Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City meet to discuss building Cat Lai, Dong Nai 2, Phu My 2 bridges and 2 railway lines

Scene of the working session between leaders of Dong Nai province and Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Contributor

At the meeting, the People's Committee of Dong Nai province said that in order to strengthen traffic connections, the two localities discussed and agreed to invest in the construction of 3 bridges over the Dong Nai River connecting Dong Nai with Ho Chi Minh City, including: Cat Lai ferry replacement bridge (Cat Lai bridge), Dong Nai 2 and Phu My 2. Of which, the most urgent project at present is the Cat Lai bridge project.

For this project, Dong Nai province proposed that Ho Chi Minh City balance and allocate the city budget to immediately implement site clearance work on the Ho Chi Minh City side and handle the adjustment of the 336m section of Nguyen Thi Dinh Street close to the Dong Nai River bank to ensure the technical design factors of the cable-stayed bridge.

On Dong Nai’s side, the province will arrange capital for site clearance and procedures for competent state agencies to implement the construction of Cat Lai Bridge under the BOT form. Dong Nai hopes that the two localities will make efforts to start the project by the end of 2025.

For Dong Nai 2 and Phu My 2 bridges, the two localities agreed to continue reviewing and updating the planning and research, balancing capital, and selecting investment forms for implementation in 2026.

Regarding the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line extension project to Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces, the Department of Construction of Dong Nai province and the Dong Nai Province Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board are speeding up the project research and implementation progress to strive to start the project in early 2026.

Regarding the railway project connecting Tan Son Nhat International Airport with Long Thanh Airport, Dong Nai proposed that Ho Chi Minh City be the managing agency to implement the project using the city budget.

Dong Nai province also proposed to establish a Steering Committee for the construction of key projects between Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City, develop regulations, issue plans, and determine the critical path of each project. At the same time, periodically hold quarterly meetings to review progress and promptly handle difficulties and problems.

At the meeting, the leaders of the two localities agreed on the need to invest in connecting transport projects. At the same time, the Department of Construction of Dong Nai province was assigned to coordinate with the Department of Transport and Public Works of Ho Chi Minh City to review, supplement wharves, call for and select investors to participate in exploiting inland waterway transport routes connecting the two localities.

Pham Tung

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/kinh-te/202504/dong-nai-va-thanh-pho-ho-chi-minh-hop-ban-xay-cau-cat-lai-dong-nai-2-phu-my-2-va-2-tuyen-duong-sat-ec825fb/