Add a bridge over the Saigon River - Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam

On 1 / 2, Phu Long Bridge spanning nearly 1,500 Saigon River, linking the Pacific City was officially open to traffic.
Morning 1 / 2, Department of Transportation City and Binh Duong Province have jointly organized ceremony, Phu Long Bridge to traffic, connecting district projects 12 (Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam) and Thuan An town (Pacific). Scores of bridges linking Ha Huy Giap (District 12), connected to the end of Highway 13 (Thuan An).

Surface 26m wide bridge, walk up to 34 m wide with four lanes for motorized vehicles and two lanes rudimentary. This is one of the large bridge across the Saigon River by both City and Binh Duong local partnership building. The total capital construction investment was 898 billion, of which the city budget was 688 billion, Binh Duong budget is 210 billion.
Binh Duong and Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam is the local two largely contiguous but divided by Sai Gon river, trading with each other right across the bridge backbone. Previously, in the river to build a new question on Long Phu Phu Long sentences had helped cu linking Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong. However, Phu Long cu very narrow question, the workloads have been small and severe degradation. Therefore, trade between the City and Binh Duong based mainly on National Highway 1A through Binh Phuoc and along Highway 13 through the Binh Trieu.
As the new Long Phu come into operation will shorten the geographical distance between Binh Duong and Saigon Vietnam, will reduce traffic division currently overload traffic on National Highway 1A and Highway 13, contribute to limit traffic congestion in the gateway city, perfect transport network's global city region.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Huu Tin, Vice Chairman Ho said: "Phu Long Bridge in operation will contribute to strengthen the capacity of local transportation for both City and Binh Duong Province, promoting the ability of economic - between local social and economic areas of the South ".