File:Cau Thu thiem-tac gia concuarangme.jpg|Thủ Thiêm Bridge, the first bridge connects Saigon river west bank to Thủ Thiêm, completed in 2008 File:Cầu Ba Son, TP.HCM, 042022.jpg|The recently opened
Ba Son Bridge connects Thủ Thiêm new urban area with
District 1's downtown The urban area covers an area of 7 square kilometres and consists of several sections: residences, pools, parks and office sections. Almost all buildings here are to be of 10 to 40-story. Once completed, this new urban area will be the city's new center along with the historic center
District 1. This new urban area is connected with the existing downtown with 5 bridges tally, including finished
Thủ Thiêm Bridge (connect to
Bình Thạnh district),
Ba Son Bridge (connect to
District 1; both are completed), Saigon River Pedestrian Bridge (connect to
Mê Linh Square, District 1;
under construction), Thu Thiem 3 Bridge (connect to
District 4), Thu Thiem 4 Bridge (connect to
District 7; both are planned) and
a completed 6-lane underwater tunnel. File:Khu đô thị Thủ Thiêm.jpg|Bùi Thiện Ngộ Street in Thủ Thiêm new urban area File:Saigon River Tunnel.jpg|Saigon River Tunnel, view from Thủ Thiêm to District 1
Railway Based on the urban railway planning of Ho Chi Minh City 2025, Thủ Thiêm will have three
MRT Lines, including: • Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line 7 (
planned), run along under Trần Bạch Đằng Blvd (Crescent Blvd – Route R1), connecting with Tân Kiên Medical Campus (
Bình Chánh),
Phú Mỹ Hưng urban area, Thanh Đa – Bình Quới, Trường Thọ New Town and
Saigon Hi-Tech Park •
Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line 2 (
under construction), run along under Mai Chí Thọ Blvd (East–West Highway, Route T13) connecting with
Bến Thành and Củ Chi (Northwest urban area) • Thủ Thiêm Station is an interchange of Line 2 with
Thủ Thiêm–Long Thành Light Rail and
North–South express railway, connecting Thủ Thiêm with
Long Thanh International Airport, both railways run along with the
Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway ==References==