The bridge over the Red River will connect Bac Tu Liem and Dong Anh districts. It will be 820 metres long and have eight lanes and be completed in 2027.
The design of Thuong Cat Bridge
The Hanoi Management Board for Traffic Infrastructure Investment and Construction Projects will be the project's investor.
Hanoi authorities have also approved a project to build a VND1.5 trillion road linking Thuong Cat Bridge to National Highway 32. The road will open in 2026.
Hanoi currently has the Thang Long, Chuong Duong, Vinh Tuy, Thanh Tri, Nhat Tan, Vinh Thinh, Long Bien and Viet Tri-Ba Vi bridges crossing the Red River.