Eight investors have submitted documents to bid for the construction of the Cat Lai Bridge connecting Nhon Trach District, Dong Nai Province and Thu Duc City, according to the Dong Nai Province Department of Planning and Investment.

An artist’s impression of the Cat Lai Bridge project – PHOTO: DONGNAI.GOV.VN

However, the investors will have to wait until the governments of Dong Nai Province and HCMC finalize the construction plan.

The Dong Nai Province Department of Planning and Investment has proposed two construction plans for the Cat Lai Bridge.

In the first option, the bridge would start from My Thuy Intersection, run along Nguyen Thi Dinh Street in HCMC’s District 2 and cross the Dong Nai River to connect with Nhon Trach District. As per this plan, the bridge will have six to eight lanes.

Under the second plan, the bridge will stretch from the Ring Road 2 project, some 450 meters away from Phu My toll station and over one kilometer from My Thuy Intersection, crossing Ky Ha Canal in District 2, an area which now belongs to Thu Duc City, and the Dong Nai River to reach Nhon Trach. Similarly, the bridge as envisaged in the second plan will also have six to eight lanes.

The Cat Lai Bridge was projected to be a four-kilometer-long cable-stayed bridge, with a clearance height of 55 meters for ships to navigate under. It requires an estimated investment of VND7.2 trillion.

Dong Nai Province proposed that HCMC invest in the road leading to the bridge on its side, while Dong Nai will invest in the leading road running in the province. The bridge would be built under the build-operate-transfer combined with the build-transfer format. 

The two localities are evaluating the feasibility of the construction plans as well as designs of the bridge until they come up with the final plan and select the investor.

By Le Anh

The Saigon Times