On December 30, Dong Nai province leaders worked with the consulting unit and relevant departments and agencies to listen to the progress report on the implementation of the pre-feasibility study report on the investment project to build a bridge to replace Cat Lai ferry under the form of public-private partnership (PPP), BOT contract.

According to the consulting unit, the Cat Lai bridge project has its starting point on Nguyen Thi Dinh Street, about 400m from My Thuy intersection, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. The end point of the project connects to Ben Luc - Long Thanh Expressway in Nhon Trach District. The total length of the research route is more than 11.3km, with a cross-section scale of 6 lanes for motor vehicles and 2 lanes for rudimentary vehicles.

Regarding the route of Cat Lai bridge in Nhon Trach district, during the process of preparing the pre-feasibility study report, the project route according to the planning has overlaps between a number of projects and national historical relic sites with the road construction boundary.

In particular, in the case of overlapping planning between the route and Tan Phu Huu residential area, ecological residential area and Sen Viet garden house, the consulting unit proposed a plan to locally adjust the planning. With the overlapping area between the route and the Giong San massacre relic protection area, the consulting unit proposed plans to build an elevated overpass, build an underpass and adjust the route through this area. Through analyzing related factors, the consulting unit recommended choosing the plan to adjust the route through the Giong San massacre relic protection area.

Specifically, the recommended option is the adjusted route to the West of the planned route, basically following the direction of the planned route.

Concluding the meeting, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoang, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee, agreed with the route adjustment plan proposed by the consulting unit.

At the same time, the consulting unit is requested to coordinate with the Department of Construction and Nhon Trach district to continue surveying to complete the plan to adjust the route to avoid the protection area of ​​the Giong San massacre site as well as the power grid system in the area.