Saigon River Tunnel

The Saigon River Tunnel is an underground tunnel that is currently under construction. It will run underneath the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city of Vietnam. The tunnel is being built with capital from the Japanese ODA, in conjunction with a consortium of Japanese contractors. The construction of the tunnel is scheduled to be completed in 2008. Upon completion, this tunnel will help connect the existing urban center of Ho Chi Minh City with Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2. The Saigon River Tunnel is part of the East-West Boulevard, an important road project under construction to ease the congestion of transport in the inner city as well as transportation from downtown to the Mekong Delta Region (Dong Bang Song Cuu Long). The existing downtown is linked with the Thu Thiem New Urban Area by many bridges, namely: Thu Thiem Bridge, Phu My Bridge, Phu My Bridge and Ba Son Bridge.