The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has just sent an urgent document to the Departments of Construction of 3 localities Dong Nai, Tay Ninh and Lam Dong to get opinions on the planning plan for Ring Road 5 HCMC.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction, the city is researching, reviewing and proposing to supplement a plan to connect the external transport infrastructure system to strengthen regional linkages, meeting the requirements of urban, industrial, service and logistics space development.
In which, Ho Chi Minh City proposes to supplement the planning of Ring Road 5 of Ho Chi Minh City, connecting localities in the region, and creating an inter-regional traffic axis between the South Central Coast and Central Highlands regions with Ho Chi Minh City.
According to the proposed plan, Ring Road 5 is oriented as an urban expressway with a scale of 6-8 lanes, with parallel roads depending on the development needs of each locality. The line has a design speed of about 100 km/h, with a minimum width of 74.5 m.
The starting point of the route is expected at the intersection of road 992 with National Highway 51. From here, the route goes along National Highway 55 to the La Gi area (Lam Dong province), cuts through National Highway 1A and continues in the Northwest direction.
Ho Chi Minh City is proposing 2 route options.
Option 1, the route goes around Cat Tien National Park to the North, connecting with Da Teh area (Lam Dong province), then to Dong Xoai, Chon Thanh (Dong Nai City), Dau Tieng (HCMC), Go Dau, Tan An, Can Duoc (Tay Ninh province). The route continues along the southern coastal road, through Can Gio and road 992 to return to the starting point at the National Highway 51 intersection. This option has a total length of about 487 km.
Option 2 has a similar route but goes through Cat Tien National Park to connect to Dong Xoai, then through Chon Thanh, Dau Tieng, Go Dau, Tan An, Can Duoc, continuing along the southern coastal route through Can Gio and road 992 to the starting point. The total length of option 2 is about 440 km.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction requests relevant localities to study and give opinions on the route direction, scale and related contents to serve as a basis for further completing the planning plan.
If added to the plan, Ring Road 5 will create another large-scale traffic axis connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Dong Nai, Tay Ninh, Lam Dong and the South Central Coast and Central Highlands regions, thereby increasing the connectivity between urban centers, industrial parks, seaports and logistics hubs.
In addition to Ring Road 5, Ho Chi Minh City is also proposing to add Ring Road 4.5 with a length of about 192 km, a scale of 8 lanes, connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Dong Nai and Tay Ninh.
Currently, Ho Chi Minh City is deploying Ring Roads 2, 3 and 4 to gradually complete the inter-regional transportation network.
Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 2 is about 64 km long, and has now completed about 50 km. The remaining part, about 14 km long, is divided into 4 projects, expected to be closed before 2030.
Ring Road 3 of Ho Chi Minh City is more than 90 km long, passing through Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh after the merger. In which, the section of more than 76 km with a total investment of nearly 75,400 billion VND, with a scale of 4 expressway lanes, is under construction. The entire route is expected to be completed in 2026.
Ring Road 4 HCMC has a total length of about 207 km, passing through HCMC, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh after the merger. The line is being implemented, expected to be completed in 2028.
