Close-up of routes connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Ba Ria - Vung Tau before the merger

National Highway 51 - The main artery connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Vung Tau is seriously overloaded.

National Highway 51 is about 64km long, is the main route connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Ba Ria - Vung Tau, and plays a key role in transporting goods and passengers between Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai and Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

In fact, the infrastructure of this route is showing many shortcomings, seriously affecting inter-regional traffic. Although designed with a scale of 6 lanes, the current traffic volume has exceeded the design capacity by 5 times, reaching about 60,500 vehicles/day and night.

The pressure is so great that Highway 51 is often congested, especially during rush hours and holidays. This situation creates an urgent need to upgrade and expand the route to reduce traffic, ensure safety and promote socio-economic development in the area.

Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway overloaded after more than 10 years of operation

The 55km-long Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway serves as a vital traffic axis connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau and the Southeast provinces.

After more than a decade of operation, this expressway is facing serious overload. Traffic volume is constantly increasing, leading to frequent congestion, especially during holidays, Tet and weekends.

The overloaded Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway puts great pressure on existing infrastructure, requiring solutions to expand and upgrade the route to be implemented soon to meet travel needs and regional economic development.

Provincial Road 25B - 25C through Nhon Trach is expanded, increasing connection between Ho Chi Minh City and Cai Mep port.

Provincial Roads 25B and 25C through Nhon Trach District (Dong Nai) are being renovated and expanded to increase transportation capacity and meet the growing traffic demand between the Southeast provinces. These two routes act as short connecting axes between Ho Chi Minh City and the Cai Mep - Thi Vai international port cluster through Nhon Trach, contributing to shortening transportation time and reducing pressure on neighboring national highways and expressways.

Upgrading infrastructure here not only solves the problem of local congestion but also promotes logistics and economic development in the key southern seaport area.

Need to quickly complete Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway

The nearly 58km Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway is a key transport project, playing a strategic role in connecting the Western provinces, Ho Chi Minh City and the Southeast region, especially Ba Ria – Vung Tau. Started in 2014, the project has been adjusted many times and has not yet completed the entire route. Currently, only about 30km is temporarily exploited, the rest is under construction or waiting for completion.

The delay in putting this expressway into operation is reducing the efficiency of regional connectivity, prolonging transportation time and increasing pressure on existing national highways. Completing the entire route will contribute to promoting economic and tourism development and reducing the load on inter-regional transport infrastructure in the South.

Nhon Trach Bridge is about to open to traffic, opening the way to connect Ho Chi Minh City - Dong Nai - Ba Ria - Vung Tau

Nhon Trach Bridge, part of the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project, is a key project connecting Thu Duc City (HCMC) with Nhon Trach District (Dong Nai) and Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province. The bridge is over 2km long. When put into operation, it will shorten the travel distance between HCMC and neighboring provinces, while reducing the load on overloaded national highways and expressways such as HCMC - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway or National Highway 51.

The early opening of Nhon Trach Bridge is expected to contribute to completing the inter-regional transport network, promoting urban and economic development in the Southern region.

Luong Y - Vtcnews.vn

Source: https://vtcnews.vn/can-canh-cac-tuyen-duong-ket-noi-tp-hcm-voi-ba-ria-vung-tau-truoc-hop-nhat-ar942882.html