On July 9, the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Infrastructure Construction Investment Project Management Board (the investor) said it is completing the design dossier of the Van Thanh canal renovation project, expected to be approved in July 2026.
According to the plan, the project will be implemented in a rolling construction form, in accordance with the site clearance progress.
The first construction package is expected to start construction in October 2026, the remaining two packages will be implemented according to the local site handover schedule.
Currently, the Project Management Board is coordinating with the Thanh My Tay Ward Construction Investment Project Management Board and Thanh My Tay Ward People's Committee to carry out measurement, inventory, complete compensation, support and site clearance procedures.
To date, the inventory work has been completed for 903/978 cases, reaching 92.3% of households with current status drawings.
To ensure that people soon stabilize their lives after relocation, Thanh My Tay Ward People's Committee said it will implement 6 groups of tasks and solutions.
Accordingly, the ward assigns officials to monitor each household, coordinate with the Fatherland Front and mass organizations to support until accommodation is stable; guide the implementation of procedures for residence, school transfer, health insurance, preferential loans, vocational training, job introduction and related administrative procedures.
The locality also established a focal point to receive and process petitions; strengthen dialogue with people; publicize information on compensation, support, resettlement and resolve problems related to compensation prices, housing and land laws, population, disputes, employment and livelihoods.
At the same time, the ward will weekly review difficult cases to have timely support solutions; survey the needs for vocational training, loans, job search and coordinate with businesses and the Employment Service Center to connect suitable job opportunities.
Households with elderly people, people with disabilities, children and especially difficult households will be prioritized for support for transportation costs, necessities, housing repairs, scholarships, health insurance and other social security policies.
The Ward People's Committee will connect businesses, banks and organizations to support people in converting livelihoods, accessing preferential loans, registering business households, and vocational training.
The Van Thanh canal renovation project has a total investment of more than 8,555 billion VND, including two component projects.
In which, the project of compensation, support, resettlement and site clearance has a capital of more than 6.812 billion VND; the project of construction, dredging of canals and construction of technical infrastructure has a capital of more than 1.743 billion VND.
The entire Van Thanh canal will be renovated on a length of about 2.24 km, including the main canal line nearly 1.96 km long and a sub-canal branch about 275 m long.
The project will dredge the canal bed 3 m deep, 25-80 m wide, build a system of concrete embankments, and complete the drainage system for rainwater and wastewater.
Ho Chi Minh City will also build canal-side roads and parallel roads connecting to Dien Bien Phu street, with a cross-section of 11-20 m; build a new Phu An bridge 19 m wide and expand Ngo Tat To street section from Phu An bridge to Phu My street to 25 m.
Notably, about 4.2 hectares of land along the canal will be planned into parks and green areas. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2029.
