Records on May 7 show that all key items of the project are being implemented.
Ben Nghe sluice reached about 99% of the volume, and has been in trial operation since the beginning of February 2026. Currently, the construction unit is continuing to dredge to create channels and adjust the SCADA automatic control system.
Tan Thuan sluice has reached about 95%, and has completed the boat lock, pumping room, anchorage, tower piers T1, T2, working bridge, valve beam and main valve gate. Currently, the project is completing the management house, landscape and boat lock valve gate complex, and installing mechanical and electrical equipment (MEP), pumps and SCADA systems.
Phu Xuan sluice reached 92%, completing the main structural items such as piers, tower piers, valve beams, working bridges and installing 2 main valve gates. Currently, the project is completing the sluice embankment, management house, landscape and technical equipment system.
Muong Chuoi culvert reached 94%, completing piles, valve towers, boat shelters, valve beams and main valve gates. The remaining items are being completed including embankment protection, anchorage, riverbed reinforcement, operating roads and boat shelter gate complex.
Cay Kho culvert reached about 89%, pin piers, bottom beams, boat docks, and valve gates have been completed. Currently, sand is being pumped to build culvert embankments, stone pavement to reinforce the riverbed, make service roads, and at the same time complete the management house and install automatic control systems.
Phu Dinh sluice has reached about 90%, and boat locks, pump chambers, tower pillars, valve beams and main valve gates have been completed. Currently, construction of sluice embankment, stone paving to reinforce the riverbed, installation of MEP equipment, pumps and SCADA are underway.
The dyke and embankment items, Cau Kinh - Ba Buom culvert and the central management house have also reached from 87% to 95% of the volume.
The project started in 2016 in the form of BT (build - transfer), with a total investment of nearly 10,000 billion VND. By November 2020, the construction volume had reached more than 90% but had to be temporarily suspended due to legal obstacles, especially related to procedures for payment by land fund to investors.
In July 2025, the Government issued Resolution 212/NQ-CP to remove prolonged obstacles. The project was restarted from the beginning of February 2026 and is expected to be completed and operate synchronously in 2026.
According to the investor, Trung Nam Construction Investment Joint Stock Company (Trungnam Group), the unit is currently organizing continuous construction, strengthening quality control, safety and closely coordinating with functional agencies to ensure completion progress in 2026.
However, the key condition for the project to reach the finish line on schedule is still to complete legal procedures, especially the obligation to pay investors with land funds.
Currently, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has allocated 3 land plots but has not completed the valuation, and 2 additional land plots have not yet been included in the payment list.
Trungnam Group has proposed to the city to allow investors to participate in the project operation in the initial phase (about 5 years) to ensure stable operation of the system, and at the same time train personnel and transfer operating technology to Ho Chi Minh City.
The business also proposed extending the warranty period and technical support to reduce risks in the initial exploitation phase.
When completed, the project will help prevent high tides, control tidal flooding and proactively respond to climate change for the inner city and the center of Ho Chi Minh City, including areas belonging to wards: Saigon, Tan Dinh, Ben Thanh, Cau Ong Lanh; Xom Chieu, Khanh Hoi, Vinh Hoi; Tan Thuan, Phu Thuan, Tan My, Tan Hung; Chanh Hung, Phu Dinh, Binh Dong; and communes of Nha Be, Hiep Phuoc, Tan Nhut, Binh Chanh, Hung Long, Binh Hung (belonging to districts 1, 4, 7, 8 and former Nha Be, Binh Chanh districts).
The project proactively regulates and lowers water levels in river, canal, and ditch systems, thereby improving the efficiency of rainwater drainage according to Plan 752,...
