Workers are assembling the steel arch of the bridge that will span the Saigon River at the Bach Dang Wharf across Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street. The main arch, measuring more than 187 meters long and weighing about 3,400 tons, is being fabricated from dozens of steel segments before being transported for installation over the river in late August.

The arch is being assembled on a dedicated platform at the shipyard of Dai Dung Shipbuilding JSC in Dong Xuyen Industrial Park in the city’s Rach Dua Ward, which is formerly a part of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province.

The pedestrian bridge, to be built between Ba Son Bridge and the Saigon River Tunnel, will stretch 720 meters in length and range from 6 to 11 m in width, with a clearance of 10 m. The nearly VND1 trillion (US$38 million) project is being funded by Nutifood Nutrition Food JSC.