BT FORM APPROVED FOR NGUYEN VAN CU BRIDGE, STREET PROJECT

By Thien Nhan

(SGT - HCMC) The project to extend Nguyen Van CU Street and build a bridge on this route will be developed in domestic build-transfer form, according to a HCMC People’s Committee decision signed last week.
Le Toan, director of the management unit of communication construction projects at the Service of Communications and Public Works, told the Daily on Tuesday that Truong Son Construction Corp. was likely to be chosen as the contractor.
The key project will require an estimated VND240 billion, half of this for site clearance and compensation. Toan said the decision meant that work could start on a design and cost estimates.
"If there are no problems with site clearance, construction will commence this year and take 24 months", he said.
The project is comprised of a 1.8-kilometer four-lane road section through districts 1, 5 and 8 from the intersection with Tran Hung Dao Boulevard to Xang Bridge, and a 530-meter bridge over Ben Nghe and Te canals.
HCMC authorities have also approved changes to the official cost estimate for the construction of Nhi Thien Duong 2 Bridge in District 8. The old figure of VND38 billion has been changed to VND 66.27 billion, including VND44 billion for site clearance and compensation.
The planned bridge over Doi Canal on Nguyen Van Cua Street leading to National Highway 50 will be located just 20 meters downstream from the existing Nhi Thien Duong Bridge. This is one of the main access routes to the Mekong Delta.

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