On December 12, the Department of Transport of Dong Nai province sent a document to the Ministry of Transport for comments on the pre-feasibility study report of the Thu Thiem - Long Thanh railway project.
Dong Nai agrees on the project route plan according to the pre-feasibility study report.
The route goes above ground, on the left, within the 120m planning area of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 (in the direction from Ho Chi Minh City to Dong Nai). Then, turn right, go on the 7m median strip of Provincial Road 25B, cross National Highway 51, start underground, reach the T1 intersection with Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway and follow the T1 route to Long Thanh airport.
According to the Department of Transport of Dong Nai province, the route is basically consistent with the Dong Nai Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050; the general urban planning of Nhon Trach and the land use planning of Nhon Trach and Long Thanh districts.
Particularly, the section coinciding with Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 has some overlapping locations with the land clearance boundary of the completion phase of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project.
Therefore, the Department of Transport of Dong Nai province requested the Railway Project Management Board, Ministry of Transport to review to avoid overlapping with items of the completed Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project.
Regarding the location of stations, the province agreed to arrange 12 stations through Dong Nai, including 8 elevated stations (from station S9-S16) and 4 underground stations (from station S17-S20).
At the same time, it is recommended that for elevated stations, it is necessary to study and supplement the land area occupied on both sides of Provincial Road 25B and Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 to arrange parking lots and pedestrian overpasses connecting to the stations.
Dong Nai agreed on a plan to arrange a depot with an area of more than 21 hectares in the area north of Long Thanh airport, in Cam Duong commune, Long Thanh district.
Regarding site clearance, the Department of Transport of Dong Nai province said that the section passing through the province includes a route within the scope of provincial road 25B (from Km18+500 to Km29+500) and route T1, connecting Long Thanh airport (from Km32+500 to Km45+500).
These projects have completed site clearance and are under construction...
Dong Nai Province Department of Transport said that currently, the locality's ability to balance capital sources is very difficult because it has participated in 50% of the land clearance costs for the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway project and 50% of the total investment for the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project through the province.
The locality is unlikely to be able to balance the cost of site clearance for the Thu Thiem - Long Thanh railway project.
Therefore, Dong Nai province proposed to use the site clearance costs of this project from public investment capital allocated from the central budget.
Previously, in mid-2024, the Ministry of Transport sent a document requesting Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai and related units to provide comments on the pre-feasibility study report of the Thu Thiem - Long Thanh railway project prepared by the consulting consortium of Transport Design Consulting Corporation (TEDI) and Southern Transport Design Consulting Joint Stock Company (TEDI SOUTH).
In the project's pre-feasibility study report, the Thu Thiem - Long Thanh railway was proposed by the consulting consortium to be 41.83 km long, of which the section through Ho Chi Minh City is more than 11.7 km long and the section through Dong Nai is more than 30 km long.
