Speed up the completion of Long Thanh urban master plan

Long Thanh commune is the central area of Long Thanh urban area. Photo: Dang Tung

Shaping the airport urban model

According to the planning task approved by the Prime Minister, Long Thanh is an urban area connected to Long Thanh Airport, becoming the country's gateway to the international. Long Thanh urban area is also oriented to become a logistics service center supporting Long Thanh Airport, a logistics center, warehousing, multi-industry, high-tech industry of the Southeast region. Along with that, Long Thanh urban area will be a connecting center, a traffic hub, multi-modal transportation for the country, a key development pole in the South, the Southeast region and Dong Nai province. This is also an important area for security and defense of the Southeast region and the whole country.

The task of general urban planning of Long Thanh, Dong Nai province until 2045 was approved by the Prime Minister on February 20, 2024.

Regarding spatial development orientation, Long Thanh urban area studies a development model and structure suitable for effectively exploiting the advantages of the national and regional infrastructure system, especially Long Thanh Airport, highways, urban railways; strengthening connections with other urban areas in Dong Nai province and the Southeast region.

Identifying Long Thanh Airport urban area as the core of Dong Nai province's development, in 2014, Dong Nai organized a competition for "General planning ideas for Long Thanh Airport urban area and surrounding areas". In January 2025, the Provincial People's Committee issued a decision approving the results of the competition for general planning ideas for Long Thanh Airport urban area and surrounding areas. Accordingly, the plan of the consortium of the National Institute of Architecture - Nihon Sekkei, Inc (Japan) - Coninco Construction Technology, Equipment and Inspection Consulting Joint Stock Company (VIAR-NS-Coninco consortium) won first prize.

According to the first prize winning proposal of the competition, Long Thanh Airport Urban Area is shaped to develop in the direction of Aerotropolis, a development model with airport urban areas as the center of regional economic growth, expanding beyond the boundaries of airport cities. Along with that, Long Thanh Airport Urban Area and Ho Chi Minh City Urban Area will combine to become a twin city model cooperating with each other, taking advantage of their strengths to create resonance.

According to Deputy Director of the Department of Construction Do Thanh Phuong, based on the results of the competition, the Department of Construction and the consulting consortium have implemented the preparation and submission to the Provincial People's Committee for approval of the budget estimate, and negotiated to reach an agreement to sign the consulting contract.

Focus on completing the planning project soon

The Long Thanh Urban Master Plan will be the basis for developing zoning plans to attract investment. In the context of Long Thanh Airport Phase 1 being prepared for operation, it is urgent to speed up the planning process to attract investment projects to serve the exploitation of this airport.

The preparation, submission for appraisal and approval of the Long Thanh Urban Master Plan is very urgent. Therefore, the Department of Construction must review the relevant regulations and issue a document proposing the Provincial People's Committee to direct implementation in accordance with the regulations. At the same time, focus on completing it to promptly report to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Committee.
Comrade VO TAN DUC , Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee

According to the approved planning task, the scope of Long Thanh urban master plan is the entire administrative boundary of the old Long Thanh district. However, according to the Department of Construction, after implementing the 2-level local government model, the scope of Long Thanh urban master plan research has changed to include 2 communes Thua Duc and Xuan Duong of the old Cam My district. Therefore, the Department of Construction proposed to adjust the scope of Long Thanh urban master plan research to include the entire administrative boundary of the old Long Thanh district and add 2 communes Thua Duc and Xuan Duong of the old Cam My district.

Assessing the progress of the Long Thanh Urban Master Plan, Provincial Party Committee member and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Ha said: The progress is very slow. The province set a target that the Department of Construction must submit the plan in September 2025, but it has not been completed yet. Therefore, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Ha requested the Department of Construction to coordinate with relevant agencies to speed up the progress to report the first time on the Long Thanh Urban Master Plan to the Provincial People's Committee in October 2025.

Pham Tung

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/dong-nai-cuoi-tuan/202510/tang-toc-hoan-thanh-quy-hoach-chung-do-thi-long-thanh-f0b0fb5/