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 the3177 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.
The contract was signed by the
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.
