Road tunnel near Ho Chi Minh City airport to open to traffic tomorrow
Friday, August 09, 2024, 16:05 GMT+7
A tunnel at the intersection of Phan Thuc Duyen and Tran Quoc Hoan Streets in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City is scheduled to open to traffic on Saturday, promising to ease traffic congestion in the Tan Son Nhat International Airport area.
Dozens of employees were speeding up work on the final components of the tunnel project at the construction site on Friday, including painting lines, paving the surface of the tunnel, and installing lights, according to a Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporter’s observation.
The tunnel project, which measures 400 meters in length, nine meters in width, and has two lanes, comes with a total investment of VND200 billion (US$8 million).
This tunnel is part of a larger project to construct a four-kilometer road connecting Tran Quoc Hoan and Cong Hoa Streets in Tan Binh District, which began in late 2022.
The entire road project is estimated to cost VND4.8 trillion (US$190 million) and is scheduled for completion in late 2024.
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| A road leading to the tunnel at the intersection of Phan Thuc Duyen and Tran Quoc Hoan Streets. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
Luong Minh Phuc, head of the Transportation Works Construction Investment Project Management Authority of Ho Chi Minh City and the project's investor, announced that work on the tunnel is 99 percent complete and that it will officially open on Saturday.
Phuc also noted that flowering trees and plants have been grown in the median strip at one end of the tunnel near Thang Long Street, adding a touch of beauty to the tunnel area.
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| The asphalt surface of the tunnel at the intersection of Phan Thuc Duyen and Tran Quoc Hoan Streets. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| Lights installed inside the tunnel at the intersection of Phan Thuc Duyen and Tran Quoc Hoan Streets. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| Two temporary steel bridges were dismantled to make room for a smooth road at the gateway of Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| A 140-meter-long road leading to the tunnel near Hoang Van Thu Park is ready to open to traffic. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| The other end of the tunnel is 99 percent complete. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| Flowering trees grow in the median strip near the tunnel. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| When in place, the tunnel at the intersection of Phan Thuc Duyen and Tran Quoc Hoan Streets will help ease traffic congestion around Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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