Consider the proposal to implement the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway Expansion Project as an emergency construction project.

VEC proposed to implement the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway Expansion Project as an emergency construction project. Photo: document

Accordingly, considering VEC's proposal to request approval to implement the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway Expansion Project as an urgent construction project, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha assigned the Ministry of Finance to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Construction and relevant agencies to consider the above proposal and report to the Prime Minister before May 21, 2025.

According to the proposed plan, the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway Expansion Project has a length of nearly 22km. The starting point is at Km4+000 (Ring Road 2 intersection) in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City; the ending point is at Km25+920 (Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway intersection) in Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province.

In which, the section from the Ring Road 2 intersection to the Ring Road 3 intersection (Km4+00 to Km8+770) is proposed to be invested in expanding to a scale of 8 lanes according to the planning. The section from the Ring Road 3 intersection to the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway intersection (Km8+770 to Km25+920) is invested in 10 lanes according to the planning. For Long Thanh bridge, a new bridge unit will be invested in construction with a scale similar to the current bridge, organizing traffic exploitation with a scale of 10 lanes. The total estimated investment of the project is more than 15 trillion VND.

Regarding this project, the Ministry of Construction has proposed that the Prime Minister direct the Ministry of Finance to direct VEC to proactively deploy and complete procedures to approve the project investment policy in June 2025.

Previously, at the end of April, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed and issued a document on the implementation plan of the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway Expansion Project, in which he agreed to assign VEC as the competent authority to implement the project in accordance with the provisions of the law on public investment. Regarding the capital source for the project, the Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Finance to propose the state budget capital source to participate in the investment. At the same time, he directed VEC to review and calculate the specific financial plan of the project and organize the implementation, ensuring the basic completion of the project in 2026.

Pham Tung

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/tin-moi/202505/xem-xet-kien-nghi-trien-khai-du-an-mo-rong-doan-cao-toc-thanh-pho-ho-chi-minh-long-thanh-theo-loai-cong-trinh-xay-dung-khan-cap-c4e1a88/