This is a "total test", management, technical, financial and human capacity are simultaneously put under the highest pressure.
Looking at each route, it will be seen that the pressure is not only in the 4-5 year figure, but in the inherent challenges of each project.
First of all, the Ben Thanh - Tham Luong Metro line. With more than 11 km, of which about 9 km is underground, this is a project that requires extremely high technical level.
Underground metro construction is a complex geological problem, controlling subsidence, protecting adjacent works and ensuring absolute safety in the urban environment.
Next is the Ben Thanh - Thu Thiem Metro line.
Currently, investment preparation steps are not yet complete, and every delay erodes the already tight time fund.
The pressure here is not technical, but operating capacity, decisiveness in removing legal bottlenecks and coordination between agencies.
If this "bottleneck" is not overcome, the goal of starting construction on April 20 will be difficult to achieve.
As for the Thu Thiem - Long Thanh Metro line, with a length of about 42 km, the design speed is up to 120 km/h. This is not just an urban metro line but a strategic connecting axis between the city center and Long Thanh Airport.
If started in mid-2026 and completed in 2030, the implementation time is only more than 4 years, an ambitious milestone for a large-scale infrastructure project.
The pressure here is synchronization, from design, investment capital, technology to construction organization on a corridor tens of kilometers long.
But time is still not the biggest pressure.
The requirement is to do it quickly but correctly. Metro is not a project that can be learned from later.
Achieving progress without meeting standards will make all efforts meaningless.
In parallel with that is the human problem.
In a short few years, the city must prepare an operating team for all 3 routes, from train drivers, dispatchers, maintenance to system management.
Metro is not just infrastructure, but a high-tech ecosystem, requiring well-trained human resources and operating according to international standards.
When these 3 metro lines are completed, a modern traffic corridor will be formed, directly connecting from Tan Son Nhat Airport through the center to Long Thanh Airport.
At that time, the dream of reducing traffic jams, shortening travel time, and improving urban competitiveness will truly have the opportunity to become a reality.
4 years for 3 metro lines is not just a race against time, but a comprehensive test of the capacity to implement modern transport infrastructure projects.
