HCMC prepares to widen the eastern road to 60 m, 10 - 12 lanes connecting Cat Lai bridge
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just assigned the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board to prepare a pre-feasibility study report to adjust the project to renovate, upgrade and expand Nguyen Thi Dinh Street (from My Thuy intersection to Cat Lai ferry).
The road is only about 1.6 km long but every day "carries" more than 20,000 cars in and out of Cat Lai port, mostly container trucks. This is also the route connecting Cat Lai ferry, every day thousands of cars and motorbikes travel from Nhon Trach.
Meanwhile, the existing road surface is only 4 - 6 lanes, often overloaded and seriously congested. See more...
Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh coordinate to build the largest road in the Southeast
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just issued a Decision to establish a Steering Committee for the implementation of the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 4 investment project.
According to the decision, the Steering Committee consists of 15 members, headed by Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc.
Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong holds the position of Permanent Deputy Head of the Committee; Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Hoang Nguyen Dinh is in charge of directing compensation, support and resettlement work.
Other Deputy Heads of the Committee include Vice Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Ha and Vice Chairman of Tay Ninh Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Minh Lam. See more...
Proposal to transfer 1,800 tons of waste to the Northwest of Ho Chi Minh City for treatment to avoid congestion during Tet
According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City, 14 districts (formerly) were coordinated with about 4,550 tons of garbage/day (equivalent to 443 trips) to Da Phuoc landfill.
The Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City has proposed a number of solutions such as: transferring the volume of domestic waste in some urgent areas that are likely to be congested during the day to the Waste Treatment Complex in Cu Chi district (formerly), about 450 tons/day. Transfer the daily shift to transport the night shift to Da Phuoc processing area about 1,350 tons/day. See more...
Early admission for the 2026-2027 school year in Ho Chi Minh City is expected in 4 phases
Phase 1 (from January 1, 2026 to February 28, 2026): Conducting statistics on student data in 3 areas, assessing the acceptance capacity of schools, developing detailed first-level enrollment targets...
Phase 2 (from January 1 to March 31, 2026): The Department of Education and Training will draft a first-level enrollment plan, collecting opinions before officially issuing it in March.
Phase 3 (from March 31 to May 31, 2026): Propagating and disseminating the first-level enrollment plan, receiving enrollment applications, preparing facilities...
Phase 4 (from June 1 to August 31, 2026): Organize surveys to enroll students in grade 6, organize entrance exams for grade 10, and announce the results. See more...
Ho Chi Minh City has heavy rain, some places start flooding
On the afternoon of December 3, thunderstorms appeared widely in Ho Chi Minh City such as Xuan Hoa ward, Ban Co ward, Saigon ward, Ben Thanh ward...
Some roads such as Quoc Huong, Nguyen Duy Trinh... were flooded due to heavy rain.
In the next 3-4 hours, these convective cloud pockets will continue to cause showers and thunderstorms in the above area, then may expand to neighboring areas. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind, flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes. See more...
