Following recent approval by the Da Nang People’s Committee, over 723 billion VND from the city budget will be spent on the implementation of a traffic project at the western end of the Tran Thi Ly Bridge during the 2019 – 2021 period.

Covering an area of 131,521m² in the wards of Hoa Cuong Bac and Hoa Thuan Dong, Hai Chau District, the project borders Binh Minh 6 Street to the north, 29 March to the south, the Han River to the east, and military agencies and residential areas to the west.

As planed, the traffic project will consist of 3 levels. The lowest level will be a 4-lane road tunnel taking Duy Tan under the busy junctions with Le Dinh Tham and the western end of the Tran Thi Ly Bridge. The upper level on ground will be a roundabout, whilst the highest level will be a 14m-wide 4-lane steel overpass over 2 September Street. There will also be two 6m-wide frontage roads at the both sides of the overpass.

In particular, the road tunnel will be fully equipped with ventilation, drainage, water supply, electricity, lighting and communications systems.

The width of a road running behind wedding venues facing 2 September Street will be increased to 15m, with 3m-wide sidewalks on both sides.

Once it is put into use, traffic project at the western end of the Tran Thi Ly Bridge will significantly reduce the current traffic congestion at intersections nearby during peak hours, in a tandem with reducing the volume of traffic on roads leading to the Da Nang International Airport.