Recently, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee issued a decision approving the partial adjustment of the General Plan of Thu Duc City to 2040 in Thu Thiem New Urban Area.
Ho Chi Minh City determines that it is necessary to urgently implement the Center for Politics - Administration project with a commensurate scale, meeting the development requirements of the City after merging with Binh Duong, Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
Currently, An Khanh ward is organizing to collect opinions to complete the 1/500 scale Detailed Plan of the Central Political - Administrative - Cultural Area and Central Lake Park.
The planned area is more than 33 hectares wide, located in the core area of Thu Thiem New Urban Area.
In which, the Political - Administrative Center accounts for 7.84 hectares, with a maximum height of 30 floors. The remaining area is for large-scale public works and spaces such as the Symphony Orchestra - Music - Ballet (3.18 hectares), a waterlogged park of about 10 hectares and a central lake of about 12 hectares.
The new Political - Administrative Center is planned to play a core role in the multi-center development structure of Ho Chi Minh City. The project ensures connectivity, intercommunication and effective coordination between government agencies, while improving the quality of service to people and businesses.
The land for building the Political - Administrative Center is surrounded by major traffic axes.
Mai Chi Tho Avenue is 100 m wide - the backbone of the area, playing the role of the main urban axis, connecting the city center with the East and important traffic hubs.
Nguyen Co Thach street is nearly 50 m wide, stretching from Thu Thiem 4 bridge area to Thu Thiem bridge.
To Huu Street is 29 m wide, connecting from Tran Bach Dang Street to Tran Nao Street, creating an important connecting axis in Thu Thiem New Urban Area.
In which, the front of the Political - Administrative Center is located along To Huu street, towards Central Square.
Not only convenient for road traffic, this location also benefits from the metro system passing through Thu Thiem New Urban Area.
Metro line No. 2 (Ben Thanh - Thu Thiem) is nearly 6 km long, all underground with a total estimated investment of about 33,000 billion VND, following Ham Nghi street, crossing the Saigon River and continuing along Mai Chi Tho Avenue to Thu Thiem station.
Notably, this metro line has 2 underground stations including Vong Cung Avenue station and Children's Palace station adjacent to the construction site of the Political - Administrative Center.
Metro line No. 7 (Tan Kien - Depot Long Binh) is 51.2 km long, passing through the Tran Bach Dang - Tran Nao area in Thu Thiem New Urban Area, contributing to strengthening inter-regional connectivity.
The arrangement of the Political - Administrative Center in the area where two metro lines pass through helps optimize the accessibility of people from many directions in the City.
At the same time, the Political - Administrative Center is designed according to an open space model, connected by a continuous pedestrian traffic network. From the main hall of the Administrative Center and the Opera House, people can directly access the park, central lake and metro stations.
The city also orients itself to organize centralized parking lots, prioritizing access lanes for buses and transfer routes. Exploiting the advantage of being near the metro and major roads to encourage people to use public transport, bicycles, and walking, thereby reducing emissions and traffic congestion.
