Tunnel connects under Saigon River

HCMC chairman Le Hoang Quan grants badges to 34 persons with outstanding contributions to the project

HCMC – HCMC on Tuesday held a ceremony to mark the successful linkage of all the four elements of the Thu Thiem Tunnel that crosses beneath the Saigon River.

The place where the final concrete is poured to link up the Thu Thiem Tunnel with District 1 - Photos: Kinh Luan

Luong Minh Phuc, director of the HCMC East-West Highway and Water Environment Project Management Unit, said installation of traffic control and safety devices inside the tunnel would be completed by next March. The highway, including the tunnel, will be inaugurated in the second quarter of 2011.

The HCMC government has established the Thu Thiem Tunnel management board to operate the project after the whole East-West Highway is fully opened to traffic. 

The tunnel, which links the city’s commercial district and Thu Thiem Peninsula, is the most important work of the highway project. It is about 1.4 kilometers long and 33 meters wide.

The six-lane tunnel will allow a maximum speed of 60 kilometers an hour and help relieve traffic congestion.

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