Based on the proposal of the Ministry of Planning and Investment upon the usage of surplus capital for urban upgrading projects in Ho Chi Minh City, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has allowed the HCM City to build more four bridges in the centre of the city.
The total capital for the above mentioned projects is about US$ 36.7 million provided by World Bank (WB) under loans.
The four bridges in the framework of the project are the Bong bridge (spanning district 1 - Binh Thanh district), Kieu bridge (district 1 - Phu Nhuan district), Le Van Sy bridge (district 3) and the Hau Giang bridge (district 6).
The Prime Minister assigned HCM City to complete the investment plan, the detailed design and the construction of the plan that has been approved under the current regulations for bidding. The construction of four bridges will be in accordance with the committed term of the loan agreement (the end date is Dec 31, 2014)
