The administration in Ben Tre Province in southern Vietnam has submitted to the relevant ministries the prefeasibility reports for three bridge projects worth a total VND11.2 trillion (US$450.4 million) connecting the province with three neighboring provinces.

Ma Xuan Thuan, deputy director of the provincial traffic construction investment project management board, said on Saturday that the provincial government had proposed the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance approve the prefeasibility reports.

In particular, the Cua Dai Bridge project, part of a coastal road linking Ben Tre Province and Tien Giang Province, carries a price tag of VND4.75 trillion ($191 million), which will be sourced from the state budget.

The Ben Tre People’s Committee will be the investor of the project.

The 8.9-kilometer project will have six lanes and be executed in 2026-30.

Meanwhile, the Co Chien 2 Bridge project spanning from Ben Tre Province to Tra Vinh Province requires a cost of some VND3.5 trillion ($140.8 million), also sourced from the state coffers.

The bridge project, whose investor will be the Tra Vinh administration, will be developed between 2025-30.

The bridge was designed to be around 4.7 kilometers long and 22.5 meters wide and have six lanes.

The Dinh Khao Bridge project connecting Ben Tre Province and Vinh Long Province carries a price tag of VND2.94 trillion ($118.2 million).

The project, whose investor will be the Vinh Long People’s Committee, will be conducted from 2025 to 2027.

The 4.3-kilometer-long bridge was designed to have four lanes totaling 20.5 meters wide.

According to Cao Minh Duc, director of the Ben Tre Department of Transport, the province will break ground on bridge projects in its precincts in the coming time to serve its socioeconomic development demand, in addition to bridges connecting the province with neighboring provinces.

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