Photo series of 4 roads dubbed "the most expensive on the planet"
The project of 4 BT routes in Thu Thiem new urban area has a total length of 11.9 km; the total investment is expected to be over 12,000 billion VND. Many opinions say that these 4 routes can be ranked in the list of "the most expensive routes on the planet".
Perspective of 4 BT routes in Thu Thiem.
The project of 4 BT routes in Thu Thiem new urban area has a total length of 11.9 km; the total estimated investment is over 12,000 billion VND (including investment cost of 8,265 billion VND and contingency cost due to inflation and loan interest of 3,917 billion VND) by Dai Quang Minh Joint Stock Company, started in 2013.
These routes are denoted as R1 (Vong Cung Boulevard) 3.4 km long; R2 (Central Lake Road) 3 km long, R3 (Saigon River Road) 3 km long; R4 (Elevated Delta Road) 2.5 km long.
There are also 10 bridges including 2 viaducts.
After completing the project, the investor will be paid by the city with 79 hectares of land in Thu Thiem and An Loi Dong wards in District 2.
Notably, investors do not have to pay for site clearance for the four aforementioned routes. However, on average, each kilometer of Dai Quang Minh Road costs nearly VND1,000 billion. With such a large cost, many believe that these four routes could be listed as "the most expensive routes on the planet".
According to the committed schedule, the project was completed in February 2017. However, many items are still unfinished. The reason lies in the land clearance problem that is waiting for the City to hand over for early completion and use.
Some pictures of 4 BT routes dubbed "the most expensive on the planet" in Thu Thiem:
Route R1 – Ring Road.
Route R2 – Central Lake Road (from intersection C24 to C6).
Route R3 – Saigon Riverside Road.
Route R4 – Elevated Delta Road.
Route R1 – From Intersection C1 looking towards Intersection C2.
C4 intersection viewed from route R3.
R4 viaduct section.
