The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just approved the proposal of the Department of Construction on the Detailed Plan for the implementation of component project 2: Upgrading the North - South axis road (Nguyen Huu Tho street), from Nguyen Van Linh street to Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway.
The project is invested under the public-private partnership (PPP) method, BOT contract (build - operate - transfer).
According to the plan, the work of preparing, appraising and approving the feasibility study report will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2025.
The bidding to select investors and sign a BOT contract will be completed in the second quarter of 2026.
Next, the technical design after the basic design is expected to be approved in the third quarter of 2026 and construction will begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. The project will be completed and put into operation in the fourth quarter of 2028.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee requires departments, branches, localities and related units to focus on implementing assigned tasks, ensuring progress according to plan.
The Department of Construction is assigned to be the focal point, urge and monitor the entire implementation process; in case of arising difficulties and problems beyond their authority, it must promptly report to the City People's Committee for consideration and direction.
Nguyen Huu Tho Street, the section from Nguyen Van Linh Street to Ben Luc - Long Thanh Expressway, is about 8 km long, with a total investment of nearly VND 9,894 billion. Component project 2 - including the project of expanding and constructing elevated roads, has a cost of more than VND 6,100 billion.
The road surface will be expanded to 60 m. About 6.6 km of the total length of the route will be used to build a viaduct (elevated road) with a scale of 4 lanes, designed speed of 80 km/h.
Below, the two routes are parallel with 3 lanes on each side, allowing a maximum speed of 60 km/h.
Component project 1 - including compensation, resettlement support and relocation of technical infrastructure with a budget of about 1,426 billion VND from the city budget. The project will reclaim 36 households, including 19 households in the former District 7 (Nguyen Van Linh intersection area) and 17 households in the former Nha Be district.
The city also completely built the Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho intersection and built a new Nguyen Huu Tho intersection with the Ben Luc - Long Thanh Expressway, with a total investment of about VND 2,400 billion, using the Ho Chi Minh City budget.
After completion, the North-South axis will become a fast and smooth traffic axis, connecting the center of Ho Chi Minh City with the South Saigon urban area, the Hiep Phuoc urban area - port and large industrial parks in the South.
This route also plays an important focal role, connecting from Ring Road 2 to Ben Luc - Long Thanh Expressway (Ring Road 3) and in the future Ring Road 4, contributing to increasing inter-regional traffic capacity between Ho Chi Minh City and the Eastern and Southwestern provinces, while connecting the seaport system and Long Thanh international airport.
