Skip to main content

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.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • US$1.27 billion Vietnam transport infrastructure works proposed
    August 29, 2024
    Transport infrastructure works worth almost US$1.27 billion are being proposed for Vietnam.
  • US$724 million bridges for Ho Chi Minh City
    May 1, 2024
    New US$724 million bridge projects are planned for Ho Chi Minh City.
  • Vietnam's new bridge deal
    February 14, 2012
    Funding and assistance from Australia, South Korea and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help finance key road and bridge projects in Vietnam.
  • Project plans in Vietnam
    May 30, 2012
    Feasibility studies have been carried out for the No 3 and No 4 beltway projects in Vietnam. The studies were carried out by State-owned firm Transport Engineering Design Inc in the South (TEDI South). These two major beltway projects will require investments pegged at an estimated US$5.35 billion in all and if work goes ahead as planned, the links should be ready for use in 2016. The 148km No 4 beltway will connect Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) with towns in nearby provinces, such as Ben Luc Town and Trang Bom T