(VOVWORLD) - France has decided to give Hanoi a non-refundable aid of 700,000 EUR to study the feasibility of renovating the iconic Long Bien Bridge, said the French Embassy in Vietnam.
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The study, to be done by French consultancy company Artelia and sponsored by the French Treasury, aims to limit the impact of the bridge’s proposed renovation on traffic and railways over the Long Bien Bridge, a press release issued Friday by the French Embassy in Hanoi reported.
A renovation project suitable for the future use of the Long Bien Bridge, an icon of Hanoi and of the Vietnam-France connection, is being discussed.
France hopes the renovation can begin as soon as the study’s results are available, as the bridge has suffered serious deterioration.
Long Bien bridge was built in 1899–1902 by the architects Daydé & Pillé of Paris, and opened in 1903.