On March 14, the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board (Traffic Board) held a groundbreaking ceremony for the My Thuy intersection construction project (phase 3) in Thu Duc City.
According to the Traffic Department, this is a key traffic project of Ho Chi Minh City.
The project aims to invest in the construction of a complete My Thuy intersection to increase the capacity of traffic through the intersection, contributing to solving traffic congestion, ensuring traffic safety and order on Nguyen Thi Dinh - Dong Van Cong roads and Ring Road 2 (now Vo Chi Cong road); meeting the increasing demand for freight and passenger transport in the area, especially the Phu My bridge area and Cat Lai port cluster; serving local socio-economic development.
The project items are divided into 3 investment phases. Up to now, the Traffic Department has completed a number of items in phase 1 and phase 2 of the project, put into use from the beginning of 2019 to 2021 such as: left turn underpass, a single bridge over 4 lanes on Ring Road 2 and Ky Ha 3 bridge - left branch, My Thuy 3 bridge with 6 lanes located between My Thuy 1 bridge and My Thuy 2 bridge.
From the end of 2023 to now, the Traffic Department has also been urgently implementing the construction of a number of items that have been handed over, including the left overpass from Cat Lai to Phu My, and Ky Ha 4 bridge.
Phase 3 of the project will include an overpass on Ring Road 2 - right branch and Ky Ha 3 Bridge - right branch with 4 lanes.
Mr. Le Ngoc Hung - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board - said that the entire My Thuy intersection construction project is divided into 2 component projects, with a total investment of more than VND 3,600 billion.
In which, component project 1 is a construction project with a total investment of 1,826 billion VND (of which the items of phase 3 have an investment of 312 billion VND); component project 2 is a compensation, site clearance and resettlement project with a total investment of 1,623 billion VND invested by the Thu Duc City Construction Investment Project Management Board.
The total land use area for the project to carry out compensation, support and resettlement is 16.6 hectares, with 195 households having to hand over the land to implement the project.
Immediately after the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee approved the additional investment in phase 3 to ensure the construction of the intersection in accordance with the complete scale approved by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council, the Traffic Department urgently focused resources, coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport to speed up the appraisal of design documents, organize the selection of construction contractors, and supervision consultants to start construction today, said Mr. Hung.
According to the Deputy Director of the Traffic Department, the organization of the construction of phase 3 of the project must ensure close coordination with the items being implemented to minimize the impact on existing traffic, minimize the impact of the construction process on people's daily life and travel and strive to complete the entire project by April 30, 2026.
At the groundbreaking ceremony, Mr. Mai Huu Quyet - Vice Chairman of Thu Duc City People's Committee - said that the project has great significance, meeting the expectations of the Party, government and people of Ho Chi Minh City in general and Thu Duc City in particular. The project will complete the transport infrastructure and promote the socio-economic development of the area.
According to Mr. Quyet, compensation, support, resettlement and site clearance have been accelerated, ensuring progress according to plan.
