National Highway 13 expands to 60 m, builds elevated roads
The project to upgrade and expand National Highway 13 (section from Binh Trieu bridge to Vinh Binh bridge) is nearly 6 km long, will start construction in the fourth quarter of 2026 and be completed in 2028.
National Highway 13 is currently only 19 - 27 m wide, often congested, especially during peak hours. Therefore, Ho Chi Minh City will expand this route to 60 m.
In which, about 3.2 km of the section in the middle of the route will build an elevated road (land bridge) with a scale of 4 lanes, design speed of 80 km/h.
Below, parallel roads are arranged on both sides, with 3 lanes on each side, maximum speed of 60 km/h. The project also builds two underpasses at the Binh Loi and Binh Phuoc intersections.
A total of about 1,055 households and organizations were affected, of which more than 200 households had to be completely cleared.
The total investment of the project is nearly 21,000 billion VND in BOT form (build - operate - transfer). Ho Chi Minh City's budget participates with more than 14,600 billion VND for compensation, support, and resettlement; the remaining amount of about 6,281 billion VND is arranged by the investor to implement construction.
National Highway 22 expanded to 10 lanes, built 7 overpasses
The National Highway 22 upgrade project (section from An Suong intersection to Ring Road 3) will start construction in the third quarter of 2026 and be completed in 2028.
The road, about 8 km long, will be expanded to 60 m, including 10 lanes. Among them, 4 middle lanes are for fast cars with a design speed of 80 km/h, and the lanes on both sides are operated at a speed of 60 km/h.
On the route, 7 overpasses will be built at major intersections, including: Nguyen Anh Thu; Nguyen Thi Soc - Nha Vuong; Le Thi Ha; Tran Van Muoi - Ba Trieu; Ly Thuong Kiet - Nguyen Van Bua; Nguyen Thi Nuoi; Duong Cong Khi - Le Loi.
The project is expected to recover land from 1,362 households, of which 392 households are completely cleared.
The total investment capital of the project is about 10,424 billion VND under the BOT contract, of which 4,190 billion VND is arranged by the investor, and the rest is from the budget.
National Highway 1 expanded to 10 - 12 lanes
The National Highway 1 expansion project (the section from Kinh Duong Vuong street to the border of Tay Ninh after the merger) is nearly 10 km long, expected to start construction in the fourth quarter of 2026 and be completed in the fourth quarter of 2028.
The road will be expanded to 60 m, with a scale of 10 - 12 lanes, replacing the existing 6 lanes. In which, 6-8 main lanes have a design speed of 80 km/h; two parallel roads on both sides have a speed of 60 km/h.
The project will build a 3-story intersection at the Binh Thuan intersection (between National Highway 1, Nguyen Van Linh Avenue and the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong expressway access road); build a 4-lane overpass at An Lac intersection.
For Binh Dien bridge across the Cho Dem river, two more parallel bridges will be built, each with 2 lanes, located next to the existing bridge.
The project recovers land from about 2,241 households, of which 1,822 households were completely cleared.
The total investment capital is about 16,285 billion VND in BOT form, of which the Ho Chi Minh City budget participates with more than 9,600 billion VND, the rest is arranged by the investor.
Nguyen Huu Tho street builds elevated road
The Nguyen Huu Tho road upgrade project (North-South axis road) will start construction in the third quarter of 2026 and be completed in 2028.
The section from Nguyen Van Linh street to Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway, about 8.6 km long, will be expanded to 60 m.
Between the route, a 4-lane elevated road is built, with a total of 6 parallel roads on both sides.
The project also includes the completion of two major intersections: Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho and Nguyen Huu Tho - Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway.
The total investment capital of the project is nearly 9,900 billion VND under the BOT contract, of which more than 5,200 billion VND is arranged by the investor, and the rest is from the budget.
