On December 1, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport submitted a report to the Ho Chi Minh City Appraisal Council (with the Department of Planning and Investment as the standing agency) on the pre-feasibility study report of the Can Gio Bridge construction investment project under the public-private partnership (PPP) method.

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Can Gio Bridge, costing over VND11,000 billion, is expected to be completed in 2028. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport.

According to the proposal, Can Gio bridge connecting Nha Be district with Can Gio district is about 7.3km long. Of which, the bridge over Soai Rap river is nearly 3km long, the two access roads at both ends of the bridge are 4.3km long.

The starting point of the project is located on Road 15B according to the planning, about 500m north of Muong Ngang canal.

The end point of the project will connect to Rung Sac road at Km2+100 (about 2.1km south of Binh Khanh ferry terminal).

Cross-section scale of 6 lanes (4 motor lanes and 2 mixed lanes), design speed 60km/h.

In addition, the project will build a drainage system, auxiliary works including a traffic safety system; lighting, artistic lighting; build a toll station system, surveillance cameras, and plan to arrange a toll station at Km4+400 in Can Gio district (applying non-stop automatic toll collection technology, organizing unified and synchronous operations to save investment costs); install a surveillance camera system.

The total preliminary investment of the project is about 11,087 billion VND, using the city budget (about 5,246 billion VND) and BOT capital of the investor (about 5,323 billion VND).

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Construction site map of Can Gio Bridge. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport.

The project will be divided into 3 component projects. Of which, component projects 1 and 2 are the compensation, support, and resettlement parts for Nha Be and Can Gio sides, using 100% of the state budget. Component project 3: Construction of Can Gio bridge invested in the form of PPP - Business - Operation - Transfer (BOT) contract with about 8,341 billion VND.

If approved, the Department of Transport expects that from now until 2024, the project preparation period will be completed; compensation, support and resettlement will be implemented from 2024 - 2025. After that, the bidding will be organized to select investors and the project will start in 2025, and be completed in 2028. The toll collection period will start from 2028 - 2051.

To implement the project soon, the Department of Transport recommends that the City People's Committee consider and submit to the City People's Council a decision on the investment policy for the construction of Can Gio Bridge. The Department of Planning and Architecture is assigned to urgently carry out local adjustments to the city's master plan and planning projects related to the Can Gio Bridge investment project as a basis for approving the feasibility study report according to regulations.

Can Gio District is located in the Southeast of Ho Chi Minh City. Currently, this locality does not have a road connecting directly to the city center. Transportation from Can Gio District to Nha Be District to go to other areas mainly through Binh Khanh ferry in the North and An Thoi Dong ferry in the West. The demand for traffic via Binh Khanh ferry is increasing, especially on weekends and holidays, causing prolonged traffic congestion, affecting people, tourism activities and limiting the socio-economic development of Can Gio District.

The Department of Transport believes that the construction of Can Gio Bridge to replace Binh Khanh Ferry, connecting Can Gio District with the city center as well as neighboring areas is very necessary. After the construction of the bridge, a new traffic route will be formed directly connecting to the southern area of ​​the city, completing the regional traffic system to exploit and effectively promote the potential and advantages of the locality, creating convenient and effective transportation services.

In addition, Can Gio district also has the Can Gio coastal urban tourism project with a scale of 2,870 hectares approved by the Prime Minister and in the future is studying to build Can Gio international transit port with a scale of more than 5 billion USD, so it is forecasted that there will be a very large traffic volume.

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