On August 6, the Management Board of Investment and Construction Projects of Traffic Works in HCMC announced the organization of the opening ceremony of the underpass at the intersection of Tran Quoc Hoan - Phan Thuc Duyen streets at 8:00 am on August 10.
This underpass has a budget of approximately VND 200 trillion, and it is part of the Tran Quoc Hoan - Cong Hoa road project, which is 4km long and was initiated by HCMC in late 2022 with a total investment of over VND 4,800 trillion.
The total length of the underpass is approximately 400m, including a 40m long enclosed section, a 180m long approach road to the underpass from Hoang Van Thu Park, and a 180m long approach road to the underpass from the Air Traffic Management Center.
The underpass has a width of 9m, allowing for two lanes of traffic in the direction from Phan Thuc Duyen Street to Cong Hoa Street.
After the opening of the underpass, vehicles can travel from Phan Thuc Duyen - Thang Long streets, turn left onto Cong Hoa, instead of converging at the Lăng Cha Cả roundabout as before.
At the same opening ceremony of the underpass on August 10, the investor and contractor will launch a 130-day competition to accelerate construction and open the entire Tran Quoc Hoan - Cong Hoa road by December 31, 2024.
This is a new 25m - 48m wide road, with 6 lanes, a speed limit of 50 km/h, and two branch roads with 3 - 4 lanes. In addition to the underpass at the intersection of Tran Quoc Hoan - Phan Thuc Duyen streets, the project includes a 1km long elevated road, 4 lanes in front of T3 terminal at Tan Son Nhat airport.
The completed project not only directly connects T3 terminal at Tan Son Nhat airport but also creates a new access road to the airport, breaking the monopoly of the Tran Son road, reducing traffic congestion in the area, which has been overloaded for many years.
