According to Bui Manh Hung, team head of Machine Executing Company No.1 – the unit building main branch and bridge path in Lai Thieu area, said the project’s progress has so far reached about 95%. Earlier, in the end of Dec. 2010, the HCMC Transport Department and the Urban Traffic Management Unit No.3 opened two side branches of the Phu Long Bridge, connecting the HCMC’s district 12 and Binh Duong province’s Lai Thieu township.
Phu Long Bridge has a total length of over 1,500 meter, 595 meters of which are for main bridge span. The project includes 5 main packages and is 26 meters in width with four lanes, two for each direction, for automobiles and motorcycles. The bridge has been built since 2008 with the total value of nearly VND700bil. The main bridge section and path in Binh Duong area will complete on April 30, 2011. It is expected for completion by late 2011.
Reported by H.Van – Translated by A.C












