On the morning of December 30, Can Tho City People's Committee and ODA Project Management Board held a ceremony to open Tran Hoang Na Bridge. Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Nguyen Thuc Hien said that Tran Hoang Na Bridge is a key project, playing a very important role in the socio-economic development of the city.

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Can Tho City leaders opened Tran Hoang Na bridge to technical traffic on the morning of December 30.

“The completion of Tran Hoang Na Bridge will shorten the travel time between Cai Rang and Ninh Kieu districts. At the same time, through connecting with the transportation system, it will create favorable conditions for promoting tourism and attracting investment in Can Tho City,” said Mr. Nguyen Thuc Hien.

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Tran Hoang Na Bridge opened to traffic this morning.

Tran Hoang Na Bridge across Can Tho River is a key project of Can Tho City, using loans from the World Bank.

Tran Hoang Na Bridge started construction in September 2020, with a total length of 820m, of which the main bridge is nearly 600m long, with 3 main steel spans. Of which, the main middle span is 150m long, the two side spans are both 49m long. More than 4,000 tons of steel were imported from Korea to build the 3 main spans of the bridge.

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