Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3: 15km section through Thu Duc opens to traffic

The Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project is expected to technically open a nearly 15km section through Thu Duc City on December 19, but will officially be put into operation in April 2026 to synchronize infrastructure.

The Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project is accelerating its progress, with the nearly 15 km long section through Thu Duc City expected to be technically opened to traffic on December 19, 2025. However, the official opening date has been adjusted to April 2026 to ensure synchronization with other important infrastructure projects.

Ho Chi Minh City Beltway 3 passes through Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh. Phase 1 of the project is more than 76 km long, with a scale of 4 expressway lanes and parallel roads.

Overview of Ring Road 3 project

Beltway 3 is a national key project, playing a strategic role in connecting traffic infrastructure and promoting socio-economic development for the Southern Key Economic Zone. Phase 1 of the project has a total length of more than 76 km, with a scale of 4 expressway lanes and parallel roads, passing through Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Long An .

The project is divided into 8 sub-projects, with each locality responsible for site clearance and construction. To date, the site handover has been 100% completed, creating favorable conditions for contractors to focus on construction.

Belt Road 3 is a national key project, of strategic significance for the development of transport infrastructure and socio -economy of the Southern Key Economic Zone as well as the whole country.

Progress details of main items

According to a report from the Ministry of Construction, on December 19, about 29.2 km of highway under the Ring Road 3 project will be technically opened to traffic. Specifically, the section through Ho Chi Minh City is 14.7 km long (mainly an overpass in Thu Duc City), the section through Dong Nai is 5 km long, the section through Binh Duong is 3.1 km long, and the section through Long An is 6.4 km long.

The route through Thu Duc City and Tan Van Interchange

The section of Ring Road 3 passing through Thu Duc City is over 13 km long and is designed as an elevated road with 4 lanes. The route starts from the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway and ends at the Tan Van intersection. This is the largest intersection on the entire route, expected to be completed synchronously in 2026.

The section passing through Thu Duc area has more than 13 km designed as an elevated road, 4 lanes in phase 1. This route starts from Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway, passes through Thu Duc city and ends at Tan Van intersection.

The official operation of the 14.7 km overpass section will be postponed to April 30, 2026 to ensure synchronous connection and effective operation with Tan Van intersection. This intersection is implemented by a consortium of 7 contractors, including Deo Ca Group Joint Stock Company, Deo Ca Construction Joint Stock Company, and other units, with a contract construction period of 1,050 days.

Tan Van Interchange is one of the most important projects in Ho Chi Minh City, implemented by 7 joint ventures. In the picture is the overpass connecting to the current Tan Van Interchange area.

Progress in other areas

In the western area of ​​Ho Chi Minh City (Cu Chi and Hoc Mon districts), the 32.6 km long crushed stone road is expected to be opened on December 19, 2025 and the entire section will be opened to traffic on April 30, 2026. Problems with construction materials such as sand and stone have been resolved, ensuring supply for the project.

In the western area of ​​the city (old Cu Chi and Hoc Mon districts), the 32.6 km gravel road is expected to be opened on December 19, and this section will be opened to traffic on April 30, 2026.

Investment capital disbursement situation

Up to now, the disbursement on the entire Ring Road 3 route in 2025 has reached 4,424/8,141 billion VND (equivalent to 54.3%). Particularly for Component Project 1 (construction and installation of the section through Ho Chi Minh City), the cumulative disbursement has reached 2,619/4,481 billion VND (60.1%).

Investors of component projects are focusing on accelerating construction progress and related procedures to strive to disburse 100% of the assigned capital plan in 2025 and January 2026.

Regarding the disbursement situation of Component Project 1 (road construction) of Ring Road 3 through Ho Chi Minh City (old), the cumulative disbursement reached VND 2,619 billion out of the total VND 4,481 billion of capital allocated in 2025 (reaching 60.1%).

Impact on infrastructure and real estate

When completed, Ring Road 3 will create a vital traffic axis, connecting satellite urban areas and industrial parks. The route passes through many large urban areas such as Vinhomes Grand Park, and is expected to increase the value of neighboring real estate projects such as MT Eastmark and Dong Tang Long residential area.

Beltway 3 passes through the high-rise area of ​​the current Vinhomes Grand Park urban area.

The overpass belongs to the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3, passing through the high-rise buildings of Vinhomes Grand Park. In addition to this urban area, a series of other projects also directly benefit from this road axis.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/vanh-dai-3-tphcm-lo-trinh-thong-xe-doan-15km-qua-thu-duc-406849.html