Thủ Thiêm Bridge is a 6-lane

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Ho Chi Minh City , population_density_km2 = 4,292 , population_density_metro_km2 = 697.2 , population_demonym = Saigonese , blank_name = GRP (Nominal) , blank_info = 2019 , blank1_name = – Total , blank1_ ...

, the largest city of

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, opened in 2008. The bridge links

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with Bình Thạnh District, near downtown District 1. This bridge is an important link between existing downtown of Ho Chi Minh City with Thu Thiem New Urban Area. The cost estimate for construction of the bridge was US$60 million, implemented by a consortium of Vietnamese contractors. The progress was delayed due to delay in land compensation – a big problem in project management faced by many investors in Vietnam.

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Road bridges in Vietnam Transport in Ho Chi Minh City Buildings and structures in Ho Chi Minh City Bridges completed in 2008 {{Vietnam-bridge-struct-stub