Meanwhile, the Long Hung Bridge project has a total investment of nearly VND 11.5 trillion (USD 442.1 million). The bridge will be about 12 km long, also with eight lanes and a design speed of 80 km per hour. It will link national highway 51 in Tam Phuoc Ward, Dong Nai, with ring road 3 in Long Phuoc Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.

Both projects are being developed under public private partnership contracts, using the BT model, by an investor consortium led by Construction Corporation 1.

Once operational, the bridges will connect northern and north-eastern areas of Ho Chi Minh City with Dong Nai and Long Thanh Airport, while easing pressure on existing routes such as national highways 1 and 51 and the Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway.

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh said the Cat Lai Bridge was not merely a standalone transport project but a strategic corridor helping to complete the interregional transport network between Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai.

He said the project would improve links with Long Thanh Airport, seaports, industrial parks, urban areas and key national transport arteries.

According to government leaders, the bridges will fundamentally address the prolonged congestion at the Cat Lai Ferry, shorten travel times, reduce logistics costs and enhance the competitiveness of the southern key economic region, while also expanding space for urban, industrial and service development.