Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 through Thuan An: Progress and traffic opening milestones

After more than two years of construction, the Ring Road 3 through Thuan An has completed site clearance and is gradually taking shape. The project is expected to partially open to traffic in December and the entire route in June 2026.

Overview of progress of Belt Road 3 project through Thuan An

After more than two years of construction, the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project, a key transport infrastructure project in the Southeast region, is gradually taking shape. The section passing through the old Thuan An City (currently the area of ​​Thuan An and Thuan Giao wards, Ho Chi Minh City) with a length of about 8 km has completed 100% of the site clearance work.

Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 is a key transport infrastructure project in the Southeast region currently under construction. The section passing through the old Thuan An City (currently the area of ​​Thuan An and Thuan Giao wards, Ho Chi Minh City) is about 8 km long.

Currently, the main items such as the overpass on the route crossing Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street and National Highway 13 have taken shape. The site clearance work for the project has inventoried a total of 1,423 records on a total area of ​​73.11 hectares, with an estimated compensation cost of about 4,400 billion VND. Near this area, there is also the An Thanh resettlement area to serve affected households.

After more than two years of construction, the entire 8km section of the route has now completed site clearance, and the overpass on the route crossing Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street and National Highway 13 has also been formed.

Details of construction packages

The 8 km section through Thuan An belongs to Package XL3, part of Component Project 5. This project includes 4 main construction packages:

• Package XL1: Construction of Tan Van intersection (value 2,149 billion VND).
• Package XL2: Construction of Binh Chuan intersection (value 578 billion VND).
• Package XL3: Construction of the section from Binh Chuan to Saigon River (value 1,852 billion VND).
• Package XL4: Construction of Binh Goi Bridge (value 751 billion VND).

Component project 5 has 4 construction packages, of which the 8 km section through Thuan An belongs to package XL3.

The unit in charge of constructing Package XL3 is the Joint Venture of Dai Phong Infrastructure Construction Joint Stock Company - Truong Son Construction Corporation - Construction Corporation No. 1 (CC1).

The joint venture of Dai Phong Infrastructure Construction Joint Stock Company - Truong Son Construction Corporation - Construction Corporation No. 1 (CC1) is in charge of constructing Package XL3.

Challenges in progress and disbursement

According to the latest update, the implemented output of Component Project 5 reached about 42.4% of the total volume, equivalent to 83.24% of the plan. Contractors are focusing on key items such as bridges, tunnels, drainage systems and roadbed treatment.

For component project 5, contractors are currently focusing on constructing works on the route, treating the ground, and filling the roadbed with sand. The project's output is about 42.4% of the volume.

However, the project still faces a number of challenges. According to Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh's conclusion, Component Projects 3 and 5 are still 4-10% behind the contract value. About 4.6 km of Component Project 5 has not yet met the schedule. Capital disbursement in 2025 is also slow, the entire project has only reached about 36% of the plan.

According to the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh, component project 5 is still behind schedule and there are about 4.6 km left to ensure progress.

Route opening to traffic

The Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board (Traffic Board) said it is speeding up construction work after completing 100% of the site handover.

The Traffic Department said that up to now, the component projects have completed 100% of the site handover work and are speeding up construction work.

According to the plan, upcoming important milestones include:

• December 19: 24.1 km of expressway opened to traffic, including 14.7 km in the old Thu Duc area, 3 km in the old Binh Duong province and 6.4 km in Long An province (now Tay Ninh province). At the same time, 41.4 km of expressway was opened to technical traffic.
• June 30, 2026: Opening of the entire Ring Road 3 of Ho Chi Minh City.

It is expected that by June 30, 2026, the entire Ring Road 3 of Ho Chi Minh City will be open to traffic.

Impact on the real estate market

The formation of Ring Road 3 has created momentum for real estate projects in the area. Notably, the One World project of Kim Oanh Group, located close to the road under construction through Thuan Giao and Thuan An wards. This project was started last September with a planning scale of about 50 hectares and a total investment of more than 1 billion USD.

Located right next to the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 under construction is the One World project started by Kim Oanh Group in September, with a scale of about 50 hectares and a total investment of more than 1 billion USD.

One World Project is developed by Kim Oanh Group with Japanese partners Sumitomo Forestry Group, Kumagai Gumi Group and NTT Urban Development Company. Expected to provide 10,000 - 20,000 products, the project is divided into 6 sub-projects and will prioritize the construction of important facilities such as a conference center, AEON shopping center, 5-star hotel and international inter-level school.

One World project is developed with three partners from Japan, expected to have amenities such as AEON shopping mall, 5-star hotel and international school.

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