Dong Nai proposes special mechanism to extend metro to the Provincial Administrative Center and Long Thanh Airport

(DN) - Dong Nai province proposed to supplement the content of Resolution No. 98/2023/QH15 to create conditions for the People's Committee of Dong Nai province to apply specific mechanisms and policies of Resolution No. 188/2025/QH15 to facilitate the acceleration of the implementation progress of the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line extension project to the provincial administrative center and Long Thanh international airport.

The project to extend the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line to the Provincial Administrative Center and Long Thanh Airport is being studied with a total route length of about 63km. Photo courtesy

The Provincial People's Committee has issued Document No. 11333/UBND-KTN dated December 5, 2025 to the National Assembly's Economic and Financial Committee; Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on requesting to supplement the content in the Resolution amending Resolution No. 98/2023/QH15 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City, allowing the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien Metro Line Extension Project to the Provincial Administrative Center and Long Thanh Airport to enjoy the specific and special mechanisms of Resolution No. 188/2025/QH15 on piloting a number of specific and special mechanisms and policies to develop the urban railway network system in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City of the National Assembly.

According to the Provincial People's Committee, implementing the Prime Minister's conclusion, the province is coordinating with the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to study the shortest urban railway route to connect Tan Son Nhat Airport and Long Thanh Airport. Specifically, from Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat Airport, passengers take urban railway route No. 6 to Thu Duc Station. Here, passengers take urban railway route No. 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) extending to the Dong Nai Provincial Administrative Center and connecting to Long Thanh Airport.

The total length of the route is about 63km, the two localities will study organizing a number of trains running continuously at certain fixed time frames, stopping only at two stations ( Dong Nai Provincial Administrative Center Station and Thu Duc Station). Travel time from Long Thanh Airport to Tan Son Nhat Airport and vice versa is about 38-40 minutes.

On October 21, 2025, at the meeting between the Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and the Standing Committee of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee, the two localities agreed to assign the People's Committee of Dong Nai province as the competent authority for the railway line extending the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line to the Dong Nai Provincial Administrative Center and Long Thanh Airport. From there, an urban railway line connecting the two airports will be formed.

According to the Provincial People's Committee, the addition of the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien Metro Line Extension Project to the Provincial Administrative Center and Long Thanh Airport will help Dong Nai fully apply the resolution's specific mechanisms. Thereby, helping to effectively mobilize social resources and revenue from land fund development according to the TOD model; maximize the value of land fund and urban space along the metro line; shorten investment preparation time through special procedural mechanisms.

At the same time, create momentum for urban - service - commercial development along the corridor connecting Ho Chi Minh City - Dong Nai - Long Thanh Airport; increase the efficiency of inter-regional connections; soon form an urban railway connecting Tan Son Nhat Airport and Long Thanh Airport.

On the other hand, Ho Chi Minh City has been assigned by the Prime Minister to implement the Thu Thiem - Long Thanh Airport railway line. Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee is proposing to add the above project to the list of urban railway projects of Resolution No. 188 to apply the resolution's special mechanisms.

Therefore, adding the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien Metro Line Extension Project to the Provincial Administrative Center and Long Thanh Airport to the list of urban railway projects applying special mechanisms under Resolution No. 188 will create conditions for the two projects to be implemented synchronously and with unified mechanisms and policies.

Pham Tung

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/kinh-te/202512/dong-nai-de-xuat-co-che-dac-thu-keo-dai-metro-ve-trung-tam-hanh-chinh-tinh-san-bay-long-thanh-9730690/