Ho Tram Expressway will start

After the Government leaders approved the construction of the road connecting Ho Tram to Long Thanh airport, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province focused on completing related procedures to start the project.

On March 28, according to the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, local leaders are urging units to urgently complete procedures to adjust the provincial planning to add an urban expressway connecting Ho Tram area, Xuyen Moc district to Long Thanh airport.

Currently, many connecting routes to Ho Tram are being invested.

Investing in building a new highway will open up space for urban, service and industrial development, maximizing the advantages of the economic and tourism potential of the Eastern sea.

The leaders of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province also said that they will strive to complete the procedures to start the project in January 2026 and put it into operation in the third quarter of 2027.

It is known that, regarding this issue, recently the Government Office also had the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha at the meeting on the traffic plan connecting Long Thanh airport and Ho Tram.

Accordingly, the Government leaders have approved the proposal of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province to invest in the construction of an urban expressway, connecting directly from Ho Tram to Long Thanh airport. Implement the authority to adjust the provincial planning according to the shortened procedures, ensuring compliance with current legal regulations.

A corner of Ho Tram tourism (Ba Ria - Vung Tau).

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha also assigned the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Construction to guide the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, investors and related units to implement the project with the shortest and fastest procedures, ensuring environmental friendliness, within authority, in accordance with legal regulations, and to avoid negativity and waste that cause loss of State assets and capital.

Previously, the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province sent a document to the Prime Minister, proposing a traffic plan connecting Long Thanh airport to Ho Tram. According to the province, investing in the above route is very necessary, contributing to the completion of the external traffic network, helping to strongly develop the tourism and service industry towards international standards.

This 41km long expressway starts at the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 4 section in Chau Duc district and ends at the Vung Tau - Binh Thuan coastal road in Xuyen Moc district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province. This is a complete 4-lane urban expressway (planned to have 6 lanes in the future), with a design speed of 100km/h.

The total investment for the expressway is expected to be about 17,000 billion VND, of which the cost of site clearance is 4,500 billion VND.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/se-khoi-dong-cao-toc-noi-ho-tram-va-san-bay-long-thanh-vao-quy-i-2026-192250328120022659.htm