Approval of investment policy for the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway Expansion Project in June 2025

The Ministry of Construction recommends that units complete procedures to approve the investment policy for the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway Expansion Project in June 2025. Photo: document

According to the proposed plan, the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway Expansion Project has a length of nearly 22km. The starting point is at Km4+000 (Ring Road 2 Intersection) in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City; the ending point is at Km25+920 (Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway Intersection) in Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province. In particular, the section from Ring Road 2 Intersection to Ring Road 3 Intersection (Km4+00 to Km8+770) is proposed to be invested in expanding to 8 lanes according to the plan. The section from Ring Road 3 Intersection to Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway Intersection (Km8+770 to Km25+920) is invested in 10 lanes according to the plan.

For Long Thanh bridge, a new bridge unit will be built with the same scale as the current bridge, and traffic will be organized with a scale of 10 lanes. The total investment of the project is expected to be more than 15 trillion VND.

At the end of April, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed and issued a document on the implementation plan of the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway Expansion Project. Accordingly, the Deputy Prime Minister agreed to assign VEC as the competent authority to implement the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway Expansion Project in accordance with the law on public investment.

Regarding the project's funding, the Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Finance to propose state budget funding for investment. At the same time, he directed VEC to review and calculate the project's specific financial plan and organize its implementation, ensuring the project's basic completion in 2026.

Pham Tung

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/kinh-te/202505/phe-duyet-chu-truong-dau-tu-du-an-mo-rong-doan-cao-toc-thanh-pho-ho-chi-minh-long-thanh-trong-thang-6-2025-f306241/