Tay Ninh (VNA) - The southwestern province of Tay Ninh on September 12 startedthe building of five bridges in remote and border districts of Tan Chau, ChauThanh and Hoa Thanh to support local people.
These are among 21 bridges to be built inthe province with a total cost of over 56 billion VND (2.46 million USD) sourced from the Local Bridge Construction andRoad Asset Management (LRAMP) project, approved by the Government andthe Ministry of Transport.
According to the provincialDepartment of Transport, each bridge will cost over two billion VND (88,000USD).
The rest 16 bridges are expected to be built withinthis year to facilitate locals’ travel and agricultural products transport.
The LRAMP project has totalfunds of nearly 409 million USD in loans from the World Bank.
Under the project, 2,000 bridges are being builtin 50 provinces and cities across the nation from 2016-2020.-VNA