Ho Chi Minh City will install more cameras at traffic 'bottlenecks'

Ho Chi Minh City is removing a series of traffic bottlenecks at gateways such as An Phu, My Thuy, National Highway 13, National Highway 1, etc. Many key projects are being directed to focus on speeding up progress.

An Phu intersection is one of the giant traffic junctions of Ho Chi Minh City, currently under construction with 3 floors - Photo: CHAU TUAN

Currently, Ho Chi Minh City has 336 points at risk of traffic congestion, of which 186 points are identified as high risk, concentrated in the central area and gateway routes such as National Highway 13, Binh Trieu 1 Bridge, Phu Cuong Bridge, National Highway 1, National Highway 51, National Highway 22, An Phu intersection, Cat Lai port, Binh Duong port... forming giant traffic bottlenecks.

Faced with increasing traffic pressure, the city is focusing on speeding up gateway projects to reduce chronic congestion.

On the afternoon of October 16, at the Ho Chi Minh City economic and social press conference, a representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction said that the projects of Ring Road 2, 3, An Phu intersection, My Thuy intersection, etc. were organized by the city leaders and departments and branches in many meetings and field visits to grasp difficulties and direct the acceleration of progress.

With the Beltway 2 project (section 1 and section 2), construction is expected to start in November 2025 and be completed in 2027. When completed, this route will seamlessly connect the eastern and western localities, reducing the load on National Highway 13 and National Highway 1, two axes that are often congested.

The project to expand the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh expressway (section from An Phu intersection to Ring Road 2) is expected to start construction in October 2025 and be completed in 2026. This is an important route to the eastern gateway, where traffic jams often occur.

Meanwhile, the An Phu intersection project (old Thu Duc City) is under construction. The N2 overpass branch is expected to open to traffic before December 31, 2025, the HC1-02 underpass to open to traffic before January 15, 2026, and the entire project will be completed in 2026.

This project is expected to help better regulate traffic at the most complex intersection in Ho Chi Minh City, where the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway, Mai Chi Tho Street and Luong Dinh Cua Street meet.

Similarly, the My Thuy intersection construction project, connecting the road to Cat Lai port, is under construction and is expected to be completed in 2026. When completed, it will help reduce congestion that has lasted for many years on Dong Van Cong and Nguyen Thi Dinh routes.

In addition, the city is implementing projects to expand and upgrade National Highway 13 (from the beginning of Binh Trieu Bridge to the old Binh Duong border), National Highway 1 (from Kinh Duong Vuong Street to the Tay Ninh border), National Highway 22 (from An Suong to Ring Road 3) and upgrade the North-South axis (from Nguyen Van Linh Street to Ben Luc - Long Thanh Expressway).

These projects are implemented under the special mechanism of Resolution 98, invested in the form of public-private partnership (PPP), BOT, and have been approved in principle by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council.

Install more traffic cameras at "bottlenecks"

In addition, the city will review and install additional traffic cameras on national highways and complex intersections, adjust signs, and separate lanes appropriately. At the same time, monitor traffic conditions through a monitoring system.

Updated information will be posted on billboards and sent to radio and television stations, newspapers to help people choose appropriate routes, limiting travel through the construction area. In case of incidents or congestion, rapid response teams will be mobilized to regulate traffic on the spot.

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CHAU TUAN

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