The National Highway 13 expansion project has just been included in the list of typical city-level emulation projects by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and national unification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025).
In order to promptly start the expansion of National Highway 13 on April 30, 2025, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport said it is urgently organizing the preparation of a pre-feasibility study report for the project. It is expected to submit to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council for appraisal and approval of the project's investment policy in the fourth quarter of this year.
National Highway 13 connects Ho Chi Minh City through Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc provinces. On the Binh Duong side, this national highway is spacious and airy as it has been upgraded many times and is expanding from 6 to 8 lanes. Meanwhile, the section passing through Ho Chi Minh City currently has only 4-6 lanes, creating a "bottleneck" that has been congested for many years.
Previously, National Highway 13 , the 5km section from Binh Trieu bridge to Binh Phuoc intersection, was a component of the Binh Trieu 2 bridge and road project, formed more than 20 years ago in the form of BOT (build - operate). - transfer). However, the project has not been implemented because of the BOT contract and then stopped implementation on the existing route.
In 2023, Resolution 98 of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies to develop Ho Chi Minh City, allows the city to invest in BOT projects to upgrade and expand existing roads.
On this basis, in September 2023, Ho Chi Minh City People's Council approved the investment policy to expand National Highway 13 (from Binh Trieu bridge to Binh Duong province border) nearly 6km long in the form of BOT.
The above section of National Highway 13 will be expanded to 53 - 60m, total investment capital is estimated at about 13,851 billion VND, of which site clearance costs are about 9,375 billion VND.
According to the plan, the National Highway 13 expansion project will be completed and put into use in the period 2027 - 2028, making an important contribution to improving the quality of transport infrastructure and supporting urban development of Ho Chi Minh City and Ho Chi Minh City. neighboring areas.
