On January 15, 2026, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Can Gio bridge construction investment project. This is one of the key infrastructure - transportation projects of Ho Chi Minh City that was started and grounded on January 15 to celebrate the 14th National Party Congress.
The project has a total length of about 6.3 km, designed with 6 lanes. In which, the technical highlight is the main bridge section over the Soai Rap River nearly 3 km long, connecting Nha Be commune and Can Gio area. The total investment for this project is more than 13,200 billion VND.
Regarding the implementation roadmap, the project will be implemented in the period 2025 - 2029. Construction work starts in 2026 and is expected to be completed and put into synchronous operation in 2029 with the goal of ensuring the highest progress, quality and safety.
Speaking to direct at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Cong Vinh, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee affirmed that the Can Gio Bridge Project is not only a key traffic project with a total investment of more than 13,200 billion VND, but also a symbol of the City's aspiration to reach out to the big sea.
According to Ho Chi Minh City leaders, when completed, the project will replace Binh Khanh ferry, break the "oasis" position, directly promote the Can Gio area to become a new growth pole for marine economy and ecotourism, and strongly support Can Gio International Transit Port in the future.
To realize this goal, the leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee requested departments, branches and localities to closely coordinate and create all favorable conditions for Masterise Group investors to deploy projects on schedule, ensuring quality, aesthetics and absolute safety.
Present at the groundbreaking area in Nha Be commune early, Mr. Nguyen Van Ba (68 years old) could not hide his emotion. Living in this area for almost his whole life, he has witnessed many generations having to struggle to cross rivers and ferries, especially during holidays and Tet when long lines of vehicles wait. "We people have been waiting for this bridge for decades. Today seeing the groundbreaking ceremony, I am very happy. So the dream of connecting the two banks is about to come true, traveling and doing business for our children and grandchildren in the future will be much more convenient," Mr. Ba shared.
Sharing the same excitement, Ms. Le Thi Thu Ha (32 years old), who regularly travels back and forth between Nha Be and Can Gio, said that Can Gio bridge is the biggest aspiration of people in the area. "With a bridge, travel time will be shortened, going to work or trade will be safer and faster, no longer worried about ferry jams or rain and wind," Ms. Ha said.
Representatives of the project investor, Masterise Group (Masterise Group) affirmed their clear awareness of the strategic importance of this project for the development of Ho Chi Minh City. At the groundbreaking ceremony, representatives of the investor committed to maximizing resources, human resources and the most modern equipment to implement the project. Masterise Group sets a goal of safe construction, ensuring the highest technical quality and determined to put the project into operation on schedule by 2029, meeting the expectations of the government and people of Ho Chi Minh City.
The groundbreaking event of Can Gio bridge marks a historical milestone in Ho Chi Minh City's transport infrastructure. Not only helping to complete the regional linkage network, the project also opens up a new urban development space towards the Southeast Sea.
In the future, when Can Gio bridge is completed, combined with the preservation of the mangrove forest biosphere reserve, this area will become a large-scale tourism, ecological and resort city, contributing to realizing the goal of developing Ho Chi Minh City according to the sustainable multi-center model.
