Ho Chi Minh City’s department of Transport and Public Works hosted a ceremony to mark the start of a project to install a steel bridge over the Saigon River.

Visualisation of the pedestrian bridge across the Saigon River shaped like a water coconut leaf. Credit: Chodai-Takashi Niwa Architects and Chodai Kisojiban Vietnam Joint Venture

It is hoped that the 216m bridge, which crosses the river between Bach Dang Wharf Park and Thu Thiem Riverbank Park, will become a new architectural symbol of the city.

The design is by a joint venture of Chodai-Takashi Niwa and Chodai Kisojiban Vietnam. It was inspired by a water coconut leaf, a symbol of Vietnam’s southern region. It will open in Spring 2026.