Bridge crossing Sai Gon River opens

The North-South railway trains can now travel on the newly opened Binh Loi Railway Bridge, which replaces an old bridge adjacent to the new bridge in Ho Chi Minh City.
The new Binh Loi Bridge crossing Sai Gon River in HCM City opens to train traffic on September 14. (Photo: VNA/VNS)

The new Binh Loi Bridge crossing Sai Gon River in HCM City opens to train traffic on September 14. (Photo: VNA/VNS)

The North-South railway trains can now travel on the newly opened Binh Loi Railway Bridge, which replaces an old bridge adjacent to the new bridge in Ho Chi Minh City.

Construction of the new Binh Loi Bridge began in May 2016 with total investment of 1.3 trillion VND (56.1 million USD). The bridge has a length of 1.3km, allowing trains to run at a speed of 100 km per hour on the track on the bridge.

The new bridge has a vertical clearance of seven meters, while the old bridge only had 1.5 meters of vertical clearance.

Due to the low vertical clearance, only small vessels could go under the old bridge. With the much higher vertical clearance, large vessels weighing more than one tonne can now pass under the new bridge.

The new bridge is expected to improve train and waterway transport between HCM City and the neighboring provinces of Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai and Binh Duong.

Two spans at the end of the old bridge in HCM City's Thu Duc district will be preserved because of their historical and cultural significance, according to the city People's Committee. The rest of the old bridge will be removed so that ships can travel easily.

According to the city Department of Culture and Sports, the old Binh Loi Railway Bridge contributed to the development of the city and the railway industry.

The city’s People's Committee will arrange funding for bridge conservation and direct the city’s Department of Transportation to manage, maintain and operate the preserved bridge.

Binh Loi Railway Bridge was the first bridge to span the Sai Gon River. The bridge, 276m long with six spans, was built by French contractor Levalllois Perret in 1902. Whenever trains passed over the bridge, vehicles had to stop at both ends of the bridge.

VNA

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