Construction of a series of bridges in Ho Chi Minh City accelerates after the site is cleared.

In addition to the Long Dai bridge which is about to be put into operation, the Nam Ly, Tang Long, Phuoc Long bridges... after many years of stagnation are speeding up construction due to the difficulty of clearing the land.

In early November, at the construction site of the Long Dai Bridge over the Tac River in Thu Duc City, contractors are completing the final stages. The bridge and approach roads have been paved with asphalt, sidewalks have been paved, and lighting systems, signs, and road markings are being installed. The project is expected to be put into operation in December.

Although the bridge has not been opened to traffic, some local residents have recently bypassed the barriers to cross the bridge, because this route helps them avoid having to drive around to Truong Phuoc Bridge, nearly 10 km away. "People are looking forward to the day the project is completed so that traveling will be less difficult and trading and business will be more convenient," said Ms. Bui Ha, 55, a resident of Long Binh Ward.

Long Dai Bridge project one month before opening to traffic, November 7. Photo: Quynh Tran

Long Dai Bridge has a total length of 765 m, width of 14 m, investment cost of nearly 354 billion VND from the budget. The project started in March 2017, but after two years it had to stop due to land acquisition problems. At the end of last year, the project was restarted after households agreed to hand over.

According to the Thu Duc City Construction Investment Project Management Board (investor), Long Dai Bridge has been completed about 98%, and some small items are being completed to prepare a traffic organization plan and open to traffic next month. At that time, the two banks of the Tac River between Long Binh and Long Phuoc wards will be connected, helping people travel conveniently, reducing congestion on Nguyen Xien Street and surrounding areas.

More than 8 km away, Nam Ly Bridge on Do Xuan Hop Street, with a capital of nearly 920 billion VND, is also accelerating construction after half a year of restarting. More than a week ago, a branch of the bridge was closed, marking a new milestone in the project's implementation. At the construction site, about 60 engineers and workers, along with dozens of types of machinery and equipment, are divided into 4 groups to construct pillars, install scaffolding to prepare for load testing, drill piles, roll the roadbed... to speed up progress.

Nam Ly is also a bridge that has been stalled for many years in Ho Chi Minh City due to land acquisition issues, and has just been restarted since March this year. The 750-meter-long project began construction in 2016 with a plan to complete it in two years. However, in March 2019, when it reached 40% of the volume, the project had to stop due to 54 households and organizations. For 4 years, the completed bridge spans have been left abandoned, with materials scattered and rusting steel.

Nam Ly Bridge's main span was closed on the afternoon of October 30. Photo: Gia Minh

Mr. Luong Minh Phuc, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board (TCIP - the investor), said that after 6 months of re-construction, Nam Ly Bridge has now reached more than 66% of its volume. The project is expected to be completed on the occasion of the September 2nd holiday next year, helping to replace the narrow and degraded Cong Dap Rach Chiec Bridge, while reducing traffic congestion on Do Xuan Hop Street - a vital artery in the eastern part of Ho Chi Minh City.

Along with the above project, TCIP recently restarted the Tang Long Bridge project on La Xuan Oai Street, more than 4 km away. The bridge spans Trau Trau Canal, is 231 m long, and consists of two branches, each 11 m wide. This project has also been "covered" for the past 4 years because the contractor does not have a construction site.

"The units are focusing on moving technical infrastructure, mobilizing workers and equipment to speed up the progress," said Mr. Phuc, adding that a branch of Tang Long Bridge will be open to traffic at the end of March 2024, and the entire bridge will be completed a year later. The bridge will increase connectivity between Tang Nhon Phu A, Long Truong, and Truong Thanh wards on La Xuan Oai Street, facilitating ships and boats to pass through Trau Trau Canal below.

The representative of the Compensation and Site Clearance Board of Thu Duc City said that the compensation work at the above projects has encountered many difficulties in the past because the reclaimed area is large, many households are in dispute, property is divided, documents are lost... The process of verifying the origin and legal status of the land takes a long time. In addition, some cases have not agreed on the compensation price, causing compensation and clearance to be prolonged.

Thu Duc City leaders and investor representatives surveyed the current status of bridges with delayed site clearance in October 2022. Photo: Gia Minh

Chairman of Thu Duc City People's Committee Hoang Tung said that delayed projects have greatly affected people's lives as well as economic and social development in the area. Therefore, to speed up the progress of handing over land to investors, the locality has applied the best mechanism to calculate compensation close to the market. This creates consensus as well as helps people quickly stabilize after handing over land for projects.

On the investor side, Mr. Luong Minh Phuc also said that the biggest pressure on traffic projects in the city is the land. This factor determines more than 50% of the ability to complete projects on schedule. In fact, many projects, after being allocated land, will be completed in just 12-15 months, and some projects are even ahead of schedule, such as Long Kieng Bridge.

In addition to the projects in Thu Duc, in the south of the city, the Phuoc Long and Rach Dia bridges connecting District 7 with Nha Be District are also being accelerated by the transport sector to be completed by the end of next year. Of which, the Phuoc Long bridge across Phu Xuan Canal, nearly 400 m long, with an investment capital of 748 billion VND, after more than two years of suspension due to site clearance issues, is being simultaneously resumed.

Along with the "revival" of the above projects, since the beginning of the year, Ho Chi Minh City has put into operation two important bridges including Long Kieng (Nha Be district) and Vam Sat 2 (Can Gio) after many years of stagnation. The city has also started three key projects: Ring Road 3, the Tran Quoc Hoan - Cong Hoa connecting road, and the expansion of National Highway 50. These are all vital roads that help open up gateways and increase regional connectivity.

Gia Minh

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