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Ho Chi Minh City to build 2 pedestrian bridges over busy street to Bach Dang Wharf

Ho Chi Minh City to build 2 pedestrian bridges over busy street to Bach Dang Wharf

Ho Chi Minh City will build two pedestrian bridges over Ton Duc Thang Street to Bach Dang Wharf on the Saigon River in the city center to ease congestion and improve road users' safety.
Ba Son Bridge lit up with colors, enhancing Saigon River's nightscape

Ba Son Bridge lit up with colors, enhancing Saigon River's nightscape

HCMC to put anti-graffiti coating on iconic new bridge

HCMC to put anti-graffiti coating on iconic new bridge

Saigon River bridge unveils vertical-lift design

Saigon River bridge unveils vertical-lift design

The Thu Thiem 4 Bridge, stretching 2.16 km with an investment over $247 million, is designed to raise and lower its main span, ensuring a 45-meter clearance for large vessels on the Saigon River.
December 8, 2023 | 04:38 pm PT
HCMC bridge near Long An border built 22 years after approval

HCMC bridge near Long An border built 22 years after approval

HCMC's Nha Be District has finally got a new bridge to replace a degraded one after five years of construction 22 years after it was first approved.
September 8, 2023 | 10:00 pm PT
Stalled projects congest roads between HCMC south, downtown

Stalled projects congest roads between HCMC south, downtown

Routes linking downtown HCMC with its southern part are routinely gridlocked as infrastructure projects to ease traffic drag on.
September 3, 2023 | 08:00 pm PT
Bridge takes shape on route linking HCMC, Long An

Bridge takes shape on route linking HCMC, Long An

With construction resumed a year ago, Long Kieng Bridge on Le Van Luong Street in HCMC’s Nha Be District is set to enter service early next month.
August 12, 2023 | 02:00 am PT
Bridges to connect HCMC with Mekong Delta provinces

Bridges to connect HCMC with Mekong Delta provinces

Three new bridges will be built to create an alternate route southward from Ho Chi Minh City to Long An and Tien Giang provinces in the Mekong Delta.
July 21, 2023 | 05:17 pm PT
HCMC shields areas below bridges from encroachment

HCMC shields areas below bridges from encroachment

Fences have been erected surrounding the areas underneath bridges in HCMC to prevent people from using them as spaces for business or as garbage dumps.
July 14, 2023 | 06:46 pm PT
Bridge to replace ferry between HCMC districts

Bridge to replace ferry between HCMC districts

A new bridge will open in 2025 to link Can Gio and Nha Be districts as the existing ferry system is overloaded.
July 11, 2023 | 05:05 pm PT
HCMC to raise major river bridges

HCMC to raise major river bridges

In order to make way for bigger ships, HCMC will spend VND244 billion (US$10.4 million) raising two bridges at its gateways.
April 18, 2023 | 02:16 am PT
Encroachment stretched to the limit under Hanoi and HCMC bridges

Encroachment stretched to the limit under Hanoi and HCMC bridges

Locals in Hanoi and HCMC have deliberately used the spaces under bridges to open stores, shops, warehouses and to even raise animals.
February 20, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
Repairs fuel traffic congestion on major HCMC bridge

Repairs fuel traffic congestion on major HCMC bridge

Repair work on Phu My Bridge linking Thu Duc City and District 7 has caused up to 2-hour-long gridlocks.
July 15, 2022 | 05:00 am PT
Thu Thiem Bridge manhole thief arrested

Thu Thiem Bridge manhole thief arrested

Police say they have identified a man who has stolen 32 manhole covers from the Thu Thiem 2 Bridge over the Saigon River.
May 13, 2022 | 06:00 pm PT
Saigon bridge loses 44 manholes within week of opening

Saigon bridge loses 44 manholes within week of opening

Thieves have stolen 44 of the 110 manhole covers on the Thu Thiem 2 Bridge over the Saigon River between District 1 and Thu Thiem peninsula.
May 5, 2022 | 10:28 pm PT
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