It would also serve as a link to the Bien Hoa–Vung Tau Expressway which would ultimately provide a Southeast Asian beltway that would go through Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Ho Chi Minh City, and Vung Tau together.

[8] The groundbreaking ceremony took place on July 18, 2015, with the presence and support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

[9] Financing issues were cited as causing delays for the bridge and the overall Ben Luc-Long Thanh expressway project in Vietnam.

[11] On February 21, 2021, an 8,000 ton container ship Phuc Khanh (Phúc Khánh)[12] had its engine stalled while in the Long Tau River and drifted freely until crashing into a crane on the construction site of the Phuoc Khanh bridge project.

[13] This incident caused four containers to fall off the ship, and the collapse of construction-related scaffolding along the crane.