bridge over mekong 26aug02

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THREE JAPANESE COMPANIES WIN CONSULTATION CONTRACT ON BUILDING CAN THO BRIDGE

   Ha Noi, Aug. 26 (VNA) -- Three Japanese companies - Nippon Koei Co. Ltd., Chodai Co. Ltd., and TEDI and TEDIS - have won a consultation contract on building the Can Tho bridge over Hau river, a tributary of the Mekong river, to connect Vinh Long and Can Tho provinces.
   The contract was signed in Ha Noi on Aug. 26 by the My Thuan project managing board and the three Japanese companies.
   The bridge, which is 2.75km long and 23.1 m wide and the second spanning over Mekong river, will have four lanes for vehicles and two others for passengers. It will be built in March 2003 at a cost of 37,006 billion JPY (318 million USD) from Japan Bank for International Cooperation's loans.--Enditem