It is one of two large bridges on the Mỹ An – Lộ Tẻ – Rạch Sỏi freeway [vi] and part of the larger North–South Expressway West effort.

[3] In 2011, national transportation agencies in Vietnam proposed a transportation plan for the Mekong River Delta region, part of which included the construction of the Vàm Cống bridge to help integrate the greater highway system.

[6] The initial investment of 5.7 trillion VND is shared between the Korea International Cooperation Agency and the Vietnamese government.

[2][8] The project took five years to complete and is reported to have cost 5.7 trillion VND[9] (approximately 240 billion KRW, US$202 million).

[2] The Asian Development Bank is working on an infrastructure project which will construct an additional approach road to the bridge.