Dong Nai proposed to be the investment management agency for Ma Da bridge connecting Binh Phuoc province.

Specifically, the projects include: Investment in the construction of Ma Da Bridge connecting Dong Nai with Binh Phuoc, Hieu Liem 2 Bridge connecting Dong Nai and Binh Duong; Thu Thiem - Long Thanh railway connecting Dong Nai with Ho Chi Minh City.

Head of the Economic and Budget Committee Nguyen Kim Phuoc speaks at the review session. Photo: Van Gia

Regarding the Ma Da Bridge Project, based on the results of the meeting between Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc provinces on March 15, 2025, it is urgent to accelerate the implementation of the Ma Da Bridge. The project has a length of about 450m (including the access roads at both ends of the bridge) with a total investment of about 231.6 billion VND (Group C project). The Provincial People's Committee proposed that the People's Council approve the investment capital from the provincial budget and Dong Nai is the competent authority to implement the project.

The Economic - Budget Committee and representatives of relevant units agreed with the proposal of the Provincial People's Committee. At the same time, it was requested that, after being unanimously approved by the Provincial People's Council, the Provincial People's Committee direct specialized agencies to urgently complete the procedures to submit to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision to assign the Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee as the competent authority to implement, and at the same time deploy related contents to ensure construction starts in June and is completed in December 2025.

Regarding the Hieu Liem 2 Bridge Project, after reviewing the submission of the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial People's Committee's submission to the Provincial People's Council to agree in principle on assigning the Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee as the governing body to implement the Hieu Liem 2 Bridge Project is necessary and consistent with the content of Notice No. 182/TB-UBND dated April 10, 2025 of the Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee and the Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee, creating conditions for the Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee to soon implement the project.

This project has an investment location of approximately 1.5km in length and a total investment capital of approximately 361.8 billion VND (Group B project), with an expected implementation progress from 2025-2028 from the budget of Binh Duong province.

Deputy Director of the Department of Finance Phan Trung Hung Ha informed about the connection projects. Photo: Van Gia

For the Thu Thiem - Long Thanh Railway Project, the length is about 42km and the total investment capital is about 3.5 billion USD (national important project). The project is expected to be implemented from the Ho Chi Minh City budget and other legal capital sources; it is expected to assign the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee as the competent authority to implement the project. The Provincial People's Committee proposed that the Provincial People's Council agree with the policy of assigning the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

Through examination, the proposal that Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee be the competent authority to implement the project is necessary and consistent with the direction of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha in Official Dispatch No. 2870/VPCP of the Government Office and the opinion of the Ministry of Construction in Official Dispatch No. 583/BXD-KHTC dated March 18, 2025.

Agreeing with the above policy, Head of the Economic - Budget Committee Nguyen Kim Phuoc also requested the Department of Finance to advise the Provincial People's Committee to clarify and supplement a number of issues regarding progress, implementation time, capital allocation, related planning... to explain before the 27th Session.

Van Gia

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/kinh-te/202504/dong-nai-de-xuat-lam-co-quan-chu-quan-dau-tu-cau-ma-da-noi-tinh-binh-phuoc-01e1034/