Barge carrying 3,400-tonne pedestrian bridge arch arrives in downtown Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 15:36 19/10/2026After a two-day, 124-kilometer journey, a barge carrying the steel arch of a nipa palm leaf-shaped pedestrian bridge over the Saigon River and its supporting framework, weighing a total of 3,400 metric tons, arrived at Bach Dang Wharf in downtown Ho Chi Minh City at around 3:00 pm on Monday.
3,400-tonne main arch for Saigon River pedestrian bridge ready for journey to downtown Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 14:09 16/10/2026The 3,400-metric-ton main steel arch of a nipa palm leaf-shaped pedestrian bridge across the Saigon River was successfully transferred onto a heavy-duty barge in the wee hours of Friday, paving the way for its journey to Bach Dang Wharf in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.
Hanoi mulls over recovery of 127 archways under iconic elevated railway
Travel 15:20 17/09/2017A company has proposed a project to restore 127 domes under an iconic elevated railway in Hanoi, which were previously sealed for environmental pollution and social order reasons.