Tien Giang: Provincial Road 864 Project Phase 1 from National Highway 50 to Provincial Road 877B and Cho Gao Bridge opens to traffic

Delegates attending the opening ceremony.

Attending the opening ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Van Vinh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of departments, branches; former leaders of the province through the periods.

Delegates attending the opening ceremony.

Provincial Road 864 Project (road along Tien River) passes through Cai Be, Cai Lay, Chau Thanh, Cho Gao, Go Cong Tay, Go Cong Dong districts and My Tho City. The project has a length of about 111.2 km including: New construction section of about 36.4 km, upgraded and expanded section of about 26.3 km and fully utilizing the existing section of about 48.5 km. On the route, 6 new bridges are built, designed load HL93 with a total investment of more than 2,300 billion VND.

Phase 1 (2022 - 2025) from My Tho City to Den Do, Go Cong Dong District is about 44 km long, with a road surface of 11 m and a roadbed of 12 m. New bridges and culverts will be built on the route, with a load capacity of HL93. The section from National Highway 1 to Vam Tra Lot Bridge is about 12 km long, with a road surface of 7 m and a roadbed of 9 m.

For the bridge section on the route, 6 new bridges will be built, including: Cho Gao, Xuan Hoa, Vam Giong, Phuoc Trung, Long Uong, and Vam Kenh. Particularly, the section from My Thuan bridge to Vam Tra Lot bridge, about 12 km long, is being implemented by Cai Be District People's Committee.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Van Trong spoke at the opening ceremony.

Phase 2 (2026 - 2030), from My Thuan Bridge to National Highway 30, the province plans to call for investment and mobilize other legal capital sources to synchronously invest in the entire route.

On February 1, 2023, the Provincial People's Committee started the construction package of Vam Giong Bridge and the access road to the bridge to launch the entire Provincial Road 864 Project.

Contractor representative speaking at the opening ceremony.

To date, the project has completed the section from National Highway 50 to Provincial Road 877B and Cho Gao Bridge, including 4 packages: Construction of the section from National Highway 50 to Cho Gao Bridge, construction of Cho Gao Bridge and access road, construction of the section from Cho Gao Bridge to Provincial Road 877B and Vam Giong Bridge with a total length of more than 14 km, total value of more than 647 billion VND.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Van Trong said that Provincial Road 864 Project is a key project of the province, contributing significantly to the socio-economic development of Tien Giang province.

Cho Gao Bridge opening ceremony.

The route helps improve regional connectivity, greatly facilitating trade, travel and transport of goods between Tien Giang province and the provinces in the Tien River region and the Mekong Delta. This is a route connecting 3 economic-urban regions in the province. Upon completion, this key project will have strategic significance for the socio-economic development and security-defense of the locality.

Delegates visit the project.

The completion of Provincial Road 864 Project Phase 1 from National Highway 50 to Provincial Road 877B and Cho Gao Bridge will contribute to the completion of Provincial Road 864 Project as well as the completion of the road network as directed by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1762/QD-TTg dated December 31, 2023 on approving the Planning of Tien Giang province for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050.

Comrade Pham Van Trong said that today's opening ceremony was possible thanks to the strong direction and attention of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, Provincial People's Committee, provincial departments and branches, localities and especially the consensus of the people whose projects pass through.

Cho Gao Bridge seen from above.

On behalf of the Provincial People's Committee, comrade Pham Van Trong acknowledged the efforts of the agencies participating in the project implementation in the past time.

At the same time, commend the determination and drastic actions of the investor along with the effective implementation of the localities in site clearance work; the construction units have made efforts and determined to accompany the investor since the day the first package was started until now.

Along with the Provincial Road 864 Project Phase 1 from National Highway 50 to Provincial Road 877B and Cho Gao Bridge invested by the Tien Giang Provincial Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board, which has been completed, Cai Be District People's Committee is also urgently upgrading the section in Cai Be District.

In the coming time, the province will continue to construct the section from Long Binh to Den Do (land clearance has been completed) and continue to invest in the section from Den Do to Tan Thanh beach to complete the entire route to ensure traffic from National Highway 30 to Tan Thanh beach as soon as possible.

ANH PHUONG - M. THANH

Source: https://baoapbac.vn/kinh-te/202504/tien-giang-thong-xe-du-an-duong-tinh-864-giai-doan-1-tu-quoc-lo-50-den-duong-tinh-877b-va-cau-cho-gao-1040717/