Mekong Delta could get two new bridges

Construction of two bridges across a Mekong tributary are proposed at a cost of VND9 trillion ($386 million) to replace ferry services currently in use.

The Ministry of Transport’s My Thuan Project Management Board has called for building the Tan Chau – Hong Ngu and Vam Nao bridges over the Tien River to link An Giang and Dong Thap provinces and within An Giang.

It said the Tan Chau – Hong Ngu Bridge would be 890 m long but the entire project including the roads leading to it would stretch more than 17 km.

The four-lane bridge will cost VND6.2 trillion.

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Ngoc Tai