Continue to research and submit investment plans to upgrade National Highway 60.

On the afternoon of July 29, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Lu Quang Ngoi worked with Ho Chi Minh City Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company (CII Company) on the proposal of the investment idea to upgrade and expand National Highway 60 from the end of Ham Luong Bridge project to the junction of Dai Ngai Bridge project, under the public-private partnership method.

On the afternoon of July 29, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Lu Quang Ngoi worked with Ho Chi Minh City Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company (CII Company) on the proposal of the investment idea to upgrade and expand National Highway 60 from the end of Ham Luong Bridge project to the junction of Dai Ngai Bridge project, under the public-private partnership method.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Lu Quang Ngoi spoke at the meeting.

At the meeting, the representative of CII Company proposed an investment plan with a total length of over 53km; designed as a level II traffic project, with a scale of 4 motor lanes, 2 mixed lanes, a speed of 80km/h, and a level III plain road standard. The total investment cost is about 14,164 billion VND, excluding interest, of which the estimated cost of site clearance and resettlement is about 3,338 billion VND, and construction is about 8,868 billion VND.

It is expected that in the third quarter of 2025, a preliminary report will be prepared to approve the investor to prepare the project proposal; in the fourth quarter of 2025, a pre-feasibility study report will be prepared and submitted, and the investment policy will be approved; in the second quarter of 2026, a feasibility study report will be prepared and submitted, and approved; in the third quarter of 2026, a bidding will be organized to select the investor to implement the project; and in the fourth quarter, construction is expected to start.

The representative of CII Company said that after studying the overall project, the proposal to the Provincial People's Committee for approval (representative of the investor consortium) is that the investor will propose a project to upgrade and expand National Highway 60 from Ham Luong Bridge to Dai Ngai Bridge under the BOT form with support from the state budget. The investor also commits to provide a pre-feasibility study report within 3 months and submit it to the competent state agency for appraisal and approval of the investment policy in 2025.

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Lu Quang Ngoi requested CII Company to continue researching and submitting plans and solutions according to the opinions of departments and branches. At the same time, he requested departments and branches to continue coordinating with CII Company to research and have the best plan that can be implemented.

News and photos: KHANH DUY

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