The Hanoi’s People’s Committee has chosen the final design for Tran Hung Dao bridge, which will cross Hong (Red) River and connect three urban districts of the capital city, after three months of consideration.
The final design of Tran Hung Dao bridge is a combination of an ancient and modern Hanoi. (Photo from the organiser)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Hanoi’s People’s Committee has chosen the final designfor Tran Hung Dao bridge, which will cross Hong (Red) River and connect threeurban districts of the capital city, after three months of consideration.
Thefinal design was the one that won the first prize in a design contest held bythe city’s Transport Construction Investment Project Management Board and the VietnamAssociation of Architects last October.
Accordingto the design, the main bridge will be 900m long with six spans. The projectwill have a total length of about 5.5km, connecting the districts of Hoan Kiemand Hai Ba Trung to Long Bien district on the northern bank of the Red River.
Thebridge's starting point will be at Tran Hung Dao-Tran Thanh Tong intersectionin Hoan Kiem district, where it will extend to Nguyen Van Linh road in Long Biendistrict.
Thedesign is a combination of ancient and modern Hanoi on the two sides of the RedRiver, featuring curving waves in the bridge's dome and symbolising endlessconnection.
Therewill be separate lanes leading to the bridge for vehicles and pedestrians. Thebridge will also feature spaces for sightseeing and parks for people to enjoy. There will be parks at both ends of the bridge.
Theproject's construction will take three years and will be completed in thesecond quarter of 2025. Total preliminary investment capital is estimated to beabout 8.7 trillion VND (374 million USD).
Earlier,the municipal People’s Committee assigned the Transport Construction InvestmentProject Management Board to coordinate with the Vietnam Association ofArchitects to open the design contest for the bridge.
Therewere 20 eligible entries from 12 domestic and foreign consulting anddesign companies. Three of them were selected to be exhibited and open forpublic opinion in March.
TheTran Hung Dao bridge will be one of 18 bridges crossing the Red River that wereapproved in the master plan for the transport sector by 2030. So far, eight ofthese bridges have already been constructed, and an additional 10 will be builtin the future.
Atpresent, there are eight bridges, including Thang Long, Chuong Duong, Vinh Tuy(phase 1), Thanh Tri, Nhat Tan, Vinh Thinh, Long Bien, and Viet Tri.
TheTran Hung Dao bridge has been included in a general construction plan for Hanoiby 2030 with a vision to 2050, as approved by the Prime Minister in 2011./.
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The final design of Tran Hung Dao bridge is a combination of an ancient and modern Hanoi. (Photo from the organiser) 
