Footbridge across Saigon River races toward National Day completion

14/05/2026 16:15

These days, the construction site of the pedestrian bridge across the Saigon River is bustling with machinery and workers operating around the clock as the project accelerates toward completion in time for Vietnam’s National Day on September 2.

Construction is currently being accelerated.

The main bridge section has entered an intensive phase, with multiple components being carried out simultaneously, including concrete abutments and piers, the main steel arch structure, pumping stations, landscape water tanks, spiral staircases, escalators, elevators, and an artistic lighting system.

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Ho Chi Minh City vice-chairman Bui Xuan Cuong (R, 2nd) and Duong Anh Duc (R), a member of the Standing Board of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and head of the city’s Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, along with representatives from various departments, inspect the project’s progress, May 11, 2026. Photo: Tri Duc / Tuoi Tre

According to Tran Van Thi, director of the My Thuan Project Management Board, the consulting and management unit for the project, the spatial steel arch structure inspired by the shape of the nipa palm leaf is being fabricated by Dai Dung Corporation at four factories in An Ha, Binh Chanh, Long An, and Vung Tau.

The fabrication work has now surpassed 60 percent completion.

The entire steel arch structure will be fully assembled in Vung Tau before being transported to the construction site in early August 2026 for official installation.

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After a period of investment preparation, the contractor has begun pouring concrete for the main pile foundations at the project. Photo: Tri Duc / Tuoi Tre

Earlier, on the afternoon of May 11, Ho Chi Minh City vice-chairman Bui Xuan Cuong and Duong Anh Duc, a member of the Standing Board of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and head of the city’s Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, along with representatives from various departments, visited the construction site to witness preparations for the first concrete pour of the main bridge pier foundation.

The contractor aims to complete the structural components by June.

More than 250 engineers and workers continue operating day and night both at the construction site and fabrication workshops.

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Ho Chi Minh City leaders witness contractors carrying out the first concrete pour at the main bridge pier on the afternoon of May 11, 2026. This marks an important milestone as the project enters the key structural construction phase. Photo: Tri Duc / Tuoi Tre

The Saigon River pedestrian bridge project has a total length of approximately 720 meters, including a 187-meter cable-stayed arch main span with a steel girder structure and a varying width of six to 11 meters.

The city previously selected an architectural design inspired by the nipa palm leaf, a plant associated with the culture of the southern riverine region.

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Alongside the main bridge, the approach bridge and access road package being constructed by Construction Corporation No. 1 has reached approximately 90 percent completion and is expected to finish by the end of June 2026. Photo: Tri Duc / Tuoi Tre

Nutifood is funding the project under a sponsorship agreement signed in December 2023 with the city. The total funding is estimated at over VND1 trillion (US$38 million). 

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On the Saigon Ward side, bridge piers and approach sections have already taken shape, curving toward the future connection with the main bridge span. Photo: Tri Duc / Tuoi Tre

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More than 250 engineers and workers continue working day and night at both the construction site and fabrication workshops. Photo: Tri Duc / Tuoi Tre

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The Saigon River pedestrian bridge project has a total length of approximately 720 meters, including a 187-meter cable-stayed arch main span with a steel girder structure and a varying width of six to 11 meters. Photo: Tri Duc / Tuoi Tre

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The pedestrian bridge across the Saigon River is gradually taking shape above the river, connecting the existing city center with the new administrative and political center in Thu Thiem. Photo: Tri Duc / Tuoi Tre

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Once completed, the project is expected to become a new architectural symbol of Ho Chi Minh City, enhancing the riverside landscape, boosting tourism appeal, and providing a modern public space for residents and visitors. Photo: Tri Duc / Tuoi Tre

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An artist’s impression of the pedestrian bridge across the Saigon River. Photo: Nutifood

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The proposed location for Thu Thiem 4 Bridge. Ho Chi Minh City is finalizing procedures to begin construction of the Thu Thiem 4 Bridge, a project with a total investment of more than VND5 trillion ($190 million). Together with the pedestrian bridge and existing bridges, the Thu Thiem 4 Bridge will help connect both sides of the Saigon River and strengthen transportation links within central Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tri Duc / Tuoi Tre

Thanh Ha - Tri Duc - Duc Phu / Tuoi Tre News

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