Mr. Bui Xuan Cuong, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport, said that in 2019, it will prioritize the implementation of projects at the gateways of Ho Chi Minh City to meet the new development needs in satellite urban areas.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport, in 2018, units in the area have completed and put into use 13 works / work items such as: Tunnel-overpass at My Thuy intersection; branch N1 at An Suong intersection; underground intersection at National University; bridge over Diamond Island; to upgrade Le Duc Tho street; building D1 road (connecting Saigon University with Nguyen Van Linh street and Him Lam residential area); to build Rach Lang bridge (BinhThanh district).

In parallel, Ho Chi Minh City also started construction of eight projects: Construction of Thu Thiem 2 Bridge; improving Pham Van Chi bridge slope; to expand and upgrade To Ky road; to upgrade and expand Road No. 12 (the section from NH1 to the gate of the City Cemetery), Thu Duc district; to build Long Kieng bridge; expanding Do Xuan Hop street, District 9 …

Continuing to promote investment in transport infrastructure systems as planned, in 2019, Ho Chi Minh City will coordinate with a number of neighboring provinces to build inter-regional traffic works with capital scale. investment.

It is known that Ho Chi Minh City is actively coordinating with the Ministry of Transport to accelerate the implementation of necessary legal procedures for the rapid investment of the Ring Road 3 project this year.

Accordingly, the ring road 3, section Nhon Trach – Ho Chi Minh City is longer than 30km. Phase 1 will be built from the intersection of Thu Duc district (Ho Chi Minh City) to Road 25B in the center of Nhon Trach district with a length of about 17km. It is expected that in the second quarter of this year, construction will be started before the 9km long section 1A, extending from the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay highway to the 25B road. Total investment is over 5,300 billion VND, including loans and reciprocal capital.

At the same time, the Department of Transport of Ho Chi Minh City has recently actively worked with Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Dong Nai provinces to speed up the implementation of many regional transport infrastructure projects. Specifically, the localities recently had a meeting to jointly invest in the construction of a 7,200 billion VND Cat Lai bridge project connecting Nhon Trach district with District 2 of Ho Chi Minh City.

Accordingly, Dong Nai province said that it is also working with a number of potential investors to discuss investment plans, it is expected that this key bridge project will be started construction in 2019.

It is known, The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has decided to invest in expanding the road from the Rach Chiec bridge on the eastern ring to the Hanoi highway, re-establishing the water supply pipeline and the valve tunnel in District 9.

According to the proposal of the Department of Transport, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has approved the allocation of the budget capital of Ho Chi Minh City in 2019 to carry out the site clearance for the construction investment of section 1 from the Rach Chiec bridge on the Ring side. East to Hanoi Highway, including Binh Thai intersection and section 2 from Binh Thai intersection to Pham Van Dong street on Ring Road 2 of Ho Chi Minh City.

The 3-storey tunnel and overpass project at the Nguyen Van Linh – Nguyen Huu Tho intersection is expected to be built in 2019 to expand the gateway to the South of Ho Chi Minh City.

The next two projects in 2019 are the intersection of My Thuy (District 2) and An Suong intersection (Tan Binh), construction of phase 2. These are the intersections of two main roads of Ho Chi Minh City. including the Dong Van Cong – Nguyen Thi Dinh roadway in and out of Cat Lai port with the volume of goods transporting more than 20,000 times per day. The HCM City Department of Transport said that these two projects are expected to be inaugurated in the third quarter of 2019, in order to quickly solve the problem of congestion and traffic accidents at the gateways to HCMC.

At the same time, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City assigned Phu My Hung company to quickly promote the investment plan of the system of underground tunnels, 3-storey overpasses at the intersection of Nguyen Van Linh – Nguyen Huu Tho, with a capital of nearly 4,000 billion. copper. It is known that the Department of Transport is currently implementing and trying to start the project in 2019. The relocation of complex infrastructure at this intersection has been and is underway.

Especially important, on the project of expanding Nguyen Tat Thanh street, on November 30, 2013, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City issued Decision No. 6331 / QD-UBND approving the detailed planning project of 1/500 scale. Port District 4. It is known that Nguyen Tat Thanh street is about 3km long, but plays a very important role when helping to connect the center of Ho Chi Minh City with the southern districts of Ho Chi Minh City and many provinces and cities. South West.

Accordingly, Nguyen Tat Thanh is planned to expand with a width of 37 – 46m. Currently, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City is calling for investors, can be deployed for clearance compensation in 2019 to speed up the construction of the bridge.

Also in 2019, the project to expand the gateway to the Northeast (Hang Xanh – Xo Viet Nghe Tinh crossroads area – Ung Van Khiem – Dinh Bo Linh – Nguyen Xi) will be implemented after more than 16 years “lying on paper”. .

Accordingly, this project will be divided into 3 sub-projects, including: Building Ong Dau bridge (Thu Duc district); to make an intersection at the Crossroads of Martyrs (near Mien Dong Bus Station, Binh Thanh District); to upgrade and expand Ung Van Khiem street (Binh Thanh district). The total construction cost of 3 projects is 2,293 billion VND, of which site clearance cost is more than 1,364 billion VND.On the progress of implementing the above projects, Ho Chi Minh City Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company (CII) said that at present, Binh Thanh district has submitted the plan of compensation and clearance at the intersection of the Martyrs and households along the Ung Van Khiem route, from the intersection to the foot of Saigon bridge. If there is a space, CII will execute immediately.

Regarding the investment project to expand Highway 13, from Binh Phuoc intersection to the foot of Binh Trieu bridge (in the project of building Binh Trieu 2 bridge – invested by CII), HCMC Department of Transport said that from the beginning of 2018, Ho Chi Minh City is shaking hands with Binh Duong to carry out clearance compensation plans to prepare to start the construction of expanding National Highway 13 to 10 lanes.

Mr. Bui Xuan Cuong, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport, said that in 2019, it will prioritize the implementation of projects at gateways in Ho Chi Minh City, traffic connection projects in the area of ​​Tan Son Nhat International Airport. to meet the new development needs in satellite urban areas. Continue to exploit well the existing infrastructure, promote investment in transport infrastructure system as planned.

Previously, Ho Chi Minh City has petitioned the Prime Minister to consider and approve the selection of investors in special cases including traffic projects that need urgent implementation to reduce congestion at the gates. City alleys are places that are frequently congested, greatly affecting the socio-economic development of the whole city and surrounding areas.

Specifically, urgent projects need to apply a specific mechanism to soon complete in the East area such as the sections from Phu Huu bridge to Hanoi highway, from Binh Thai intersection to Pham Van Dong street, from An intersection. Lac to Nguyen Van Linh street of the ring road 2 project; the sections from Hoang Dieu street to Nguyen Van Linh street and the section from Nguyen Van Linh street to Hiep Phuoc industrial park on the North-South trunk road; Thu Thiem 4 Bridge Project …