HCMC – Phu Long Bridge connecting HCMC’s District 12 with Thuan An Town in Binh Duong Province opened to traffic on Wednesday, helping shorten the distance between the two localities and reduce traffic overload on National Highway 13.
Bridge linking HCMC with Binh Duong opens to traffic
By Anh Quan - The Saigon Times Daily
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| Vehicles cross Phu Long Bridge on the opening day on Wednesday - Photo: Anh Quan |
HCMC – Phu Long Bridge connecting HCMC’s District 12 with Thuan An Town in Binh Duong Province opened to traffic on Wednesday, helping shorten the distance between the two localities and reduce traffic overload on National Highway 13.
Stretching 1.5 kilometers, the 26-meter-wide Phu Long Bridge was designed with two separate bridges with three lanes each and a total investment of VND898 billion, of which VND688 billion came from HCMC and the rest from Binh Duong Province.
Previously, transportation between HCMC and Binh Duong Province was limited as the old Phu Long bridge is narrow and degraded, hampering the flow of goods between the two localities, said Tran Quang Vinh, director of the Urban Traffic Management Unit No. 3 under the HCMC Department of Transport.
Two routes to travel between HCMC and Binh Duong are National Highway 13 or Binh Phuoc Bridge near National Highway 1A, he added.
“Therefore, after being put into operation, Phu Long Bridge will shorten the distance between HCMC and Binh Duong and ease traffic overloads on national highways 13 and 1A. The bridge also facilitates goods transportation between HCMC and southeast provinces,” said Vinh.
Tran Van Hai, a resident in Thuan An Town, said that the distance from the town to Thanh Xuan Ward in District 12 was now only one kilometer instead of 15 kilometers like before.