On April 29, the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board informed that the N3 bridge branch belonging to the An Phu traffic intersection construction project will be officially opened to traffic at 11:00 am on May 1, 2026. The N3 bridge branch will be put into operation, contributing to relieving traffic pressure at the eastern gateway of Ho Chi Minh City.
The An Phu traffic intersection construction project was approved by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on March 28, 2022, with a scale of investment of 3 complete grades. This is a key project to solve traffic needs for the main traffic flows between the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway (HLD), Mai Chi Tho, Luong Dinh Cua and Dong Van Cong roads.
The N3 bridge branch item under package XL10 (Construction of N3 and N4 overpasses) has a total value of 124.171 billion VND from the city budget capital. This bridge branch is located at the Mai Chi Tho - Dong Van Cong intersection, organizing one-way traffic with 2 lanes, connecting to the new Giong Ong To bridge to lead to Dong Van Cong road.
The N3 bridge branch has a total length of nearly 500 m, design speed of 50 km/h. The main bridge section is 395.7 m long, the bridge deck width is from 9 m to 10.10 m. The project uses a prestressed reinforced concrete box girder structure poured on-site on a fixed scaffolding system, placed on a 1-200 mm diameter drilled pile foundation.
Started on February 19, 2024, after more than 2 years of efforts by the investor, the Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board, and design consulting and joint venture supervision units, the item has been completed on schedule.
The opening of the N3 bridge branch not only helps complete the technical infrastructure of the Mai Chi Tho - Dong Van Cong intersection area but also improves exploitation capacity, reducing prolonged congestion in the most important intersection area in the East of the city.
