Construction of the 96km expressway from Ho Chi Minh City to the West will begin on December 19, 2025.

A section of Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong highway.

The Ministry of Construction has just sent an official dispatch to the Vietnam Road Administration; Project Management Board 7; Consortium of Deo Ca Group Joint Stock Company, Ho Chi Minh City Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company, Tasco Joint Stock Company, Hoang Long Construction Investment Corporation - JSC, CII Services and Investment One Member Co., Ltd. on the commencement of the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway expansion investment project.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Construction requested Project Management Board 7 to coordinate with the Vietnam Road Administration and relevant agencies and units to publish information on the project approval decision; information on selected investors and project enterprises according to the Law on Investment under the PPP method; develop requirements on financial and commercial capacity to organize negotiations and complete contracts in accordance with regulations; update information on the eligibility, ability to arrange equity capital and mobilize loans of investors.

Based on Decision No. 2166/QD-BXD approving the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway expansion investment project and the investor's financial and commercial proposal, Project Management Board 7 updates the draft project contract, submits it to the contracting agency to organize negotiations, complete and sign the contract.

Project Management Board 7 must coordinate with the investor to prepare the necessary conditions to start construction on December 19, 2025 as planned.

The above-mentioned consortium of investors must promptly complete the procedures for establishing a project enterprise according to regulations; develop a financial and commercial proposal; provide complete documents as required by the Inviting Party and participate in negotiations and complete the contract when requested.

“On the basis of the signed project contract, the subjects must promptly complete procedures according to legal regulations to start construction, ensuring the required progress,” the Ministry of Construction emphasized.

Previously, the Minister of Construction signed Decision No. 2166/QD-BXD approving the investment project to expand the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway under the PPP method. The designated investor is the consortium of Deo Ca Group Joint Stock Company, Ho Chi Minh City Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company, Tasco Joint Stock Company, Hoang Long Construction Investment Corporation - JSC and CII Service and Investment One Member Co., Ltd.

The project starts at Km9+325, Cho Dem intersection, Tan Nhut commune, Ho Chi Minh City; ends at Km105+454, the northern end of My Thuan 2 bridge, An Huu commune, Dong Thap province. The total length of the route is about 96.13 km, passing through Ho Chi Minh City, Long An province and Dong Thap province.

In particular, the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong section has a completed scale of 10 - 12 lanes (Cho Dem - Ring Road 4 section has a scale of 12 lanes; Ring Road 4 - Trung Luong section has a scale of 10 lanes), with investment divided into phases according to the scale of 8 lanes, design speed of 120 km/h. The Trung Luong - My Thuan section and the An Thai Trung - My Thuan 2 bridge section are completed with a scale of 6 lanes, design speed of 100 km/h.

The project also invests in a synchronous smart traffic management system: building new and upgrading traffic management systems, non-stop electronic toll collection systems, vehicle load control works, ensuring traffic control and management in accordance with the investment scale; synchronous connection with neighboring routes.

Rest stops are located at Km28+200 (Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong section) and Km78+220 (Trung Luong - My Thuan section).

The project has 10 interconnecting intersections, including renovating 8 existing intersections and adding 2 new intersections. The total land area used by the project is about 1,070.21 hectares, of which 949.71 hectares have been cleared from the previous phase and 120.5 hectares need additional clearance (HCMC about 6.37 hectares; Long An 60.84 hectares; Dong Thap 53.29 hectares).

The total investment of the Project is 36,172.41 billion VND, including 5,425.86 billion VND of equity (15%) and 30,746.55 billion VND of mobilized capital (85%). The Project implementation period is from 2025, completed and put into operation in 2028.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/khoi-cong-nang-doi-96-km-cao-toc-tu-tphcm-ve-mien-tay-vao-ngay-19122025-d445287.html