Early on October 16, the steel arch of the pedestrian bridge over the Saigon River was moved from the shore onto the Trung Nam S05 barge at a port in Dong Xuyen Industrial Park, Ho Chi Minh City. About 30 SPMT self-propelled multi-axle modules had been deployed from 22h on October 15 to carry out the move. The barge will transport the arch by sea to central Ho Chi Minh City for installation. The bridge, about 720 metres long and 6 to 11 metres wide, began construction in March 2025 with a total investment of nearly 1,000 billion VND funded by Nutifood, and will link central HCMC with the Thu Thiem new urban area.
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Original headline: Vòm thép cầu đi bộ qua sông Sài Gòn nặng 3.400 tấn được hạ thủy thành công
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