The information was given by chairman of Ben Tre Province People’s Committee Tran Ngoc Nam.
The design of Rach Mieu 2 Bridge
The project is aimed to ease traffic on National Highway 60 and shorten the travel time from HCM City to the Mekong Delta provinces of Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu and Ca Mau.
According to Nam, the ministry has also approved a project worth VND1.158 trillion to build roads to lead to Rach Mieu 2.
Work on the Rach Mieu 2 Bridge is scheduled to be kicked off on March 29. Project capital will be sourced from the state budget.
The bridge will be 17.6 kilometres long and has six lanes. It is slated for being put into operation in 2026 at the latest.
Around 48 hectares of land will be used for bridge construction, affecting some 800 households in Ben Tre. Roughly VND457 billion will be used for site clearance and compensation for the affected households.
