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Vietnam: work on Phuoc Khanh cable stayed bridge to begin in August

Work on Vietnam’s 3.1km Phuoc Khanh cable stayed bridge will start in August after a deal was signed with the government in June. The contract was signed by the Vietnam Expressway Corporation and a consortium made up of Japanese contractor Sumitomo Mitsui and local partner Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (Cienco 4). The bridge is part of the 57km Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway project running through Long An Province, Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam. The highway will a
June 22, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
Work on Vietnam’s 3.1km Phuoc Khanh cable stayed bridge will start in August after a deal was signed with the government in June.

The contract was signed by the 3177 Vietnam Expressway Corporation and a consortium made up of Japanese contractor 2714 Sumitomo Mitsui and local partner Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (Cienco 4).

The bridge is part of the 57km Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway project running through Long An Province, Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam. The highway will also connect the seaports of Cai Mep-Thi Vai and Hiep Phuoc with the planned Long Thanh International Airport, and shorten travel times from Long An to Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Stage one alone is expected to cost around US$1.44 billion. Around $337 million will come from the Government of Vietnam, $635 million from Japan and around $636 million from the Asia Development Bank.

Initial investment capital is expected to be around $162 million for the four-lane 21.7m-wide bridge that will span the Long Tau River. Completion is scheduled for 2018, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

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