Saigon River Tunnel (Thu Thiem Tunnel)
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The Saigon River Tunnel (Thu Thiem Tunnel) is an underwater road tunnel in Ho Chi Minh City that connects District 1 with the Thu Thiem area in Thu Duc City, easing traffic across the Saigon River.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thu Thiem Tunnel | 1 |
| Saigon River Tunnel | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road tunnel
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ urban expressway tunnel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Thu Thiem Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thu Thiem area, Thu Duc City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | immersed tube tunnel ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| crosses | Saigon River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
cars
ⓘ
trucks ⓘ |
| designedSpeedLimit | 60 km/h ⓘ |
| hasEmergencyExits | yes ⓘ |
| hasFireProtectionSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasTrafficMonitoringSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasVentilationSystem | yes ⓘ |
| laneConfiguration | 3 lanes per direction ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1,490 m
ⓘ
approximately 1.49 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Saigon
ⓘ
surface form:
Ho Chi Minh City
|
| locatedInDistrict |
District 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thu Duc City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepthBelowWaterSurface | about 24 m ⓘ |
| notDesignedFor |
motorbikes on main carriageway (normally restricted)
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ |
| numberOfImmersedElements | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 6 ⓘ |
| openedBy | Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2011-11-20 ⓘ |
| operator | Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | East–West Highway (Ho Chi Minh City) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
connect central Ho Chi Minh City with Thu Thiem new urban area
ⓘ
ease traffic congestion across the Saigon River ⓘ |
| significance |
first underwater road tunnel in Vietnam
ⓘ
one of the key components of Ho Chi Minh City’s East–West traffic axis ⓘ |
| trafficType | motor vehicles ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thu Thiem Tunnel