Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City plan to renovate and repair National Highway 51

National Highway 51 is a vital traffic route connecting Dong Nai with Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Pham Tung

In the immediate future, the two localities will consider and propose to renovate and repair this national highway to serve traffic and ensure traffic safety. In the long term, the two localities assess the need to calculate synchronous and effective investment plans and forms.

National Highway 51 is about 64km long, passing through Dong Nai province and Ho Chi Minh City. This is a vital national highway, passing through many industrial parks and seaports, so it has a large traffic volume. Currently, many sections of this national highway have been damaged and degraded.

The Project to Upgrade and Expand National Highway 51 (Phase 1) under the form of BOT contract is managed by the Ministry of Transport (now the Ministry of Construction ); the project enterprise is Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway Development Joint Stock Company. The project was completed and put into operation in 2013, then toll collection was suspended from January 2023 to determine the toll collection period, but to date it has not been completely resolved.

In accordance with the provisions of the 2024 Road Law, the Ministry of Construction has directed the Vietnam Road Administration (the agency assigned to manage assets) to transfer the road traffic infrastructure assets of this national highway to the People's Committees of Dong Nai province and the People's Committees of the former Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, now Ho Chi Minh City, for management and exploitation.

In October 2025, the consortium of Construction Corporation No. 1 (CC1) and Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway Development Joint Stock Company (BVEC) proposed to the Prime Minister to carry out the Investment Project to renovate and upgrade National Highway 51 (phase 2) under the public-private partnership (PPP) method, BOT contract.

In a written response to the project proposal by the investor consortium, the Ministry of Construction said that, based on regulations, the consideration of investment in renovating and upgrading National Highway 51 (phase 2) is under the authority of the road infrastructure asset management agencies, which are the People's Committees of Dong Nai province and Ho Chi Minh City.

Pham Tung

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/kinh-te/202511/dong-nai-va-thanh-pho-ho-chi-minh-tinh-phuong-an-cai-tao-sua-chua-quoc-lo-51-a330f4f/