Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong has just assigned the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Finance to urgently preside over and coordinate with relevant departments, branches and units to consider the proposal of Vingroup Corporation - Joint Stock Company - Ho Chi Minh City Branch on studying investment in the sea-crossing route connecting Can Gio and Vung Tau under the BT (build - transfer) form.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee requests to complete the consultation and proposal before October 10, 2025. The directive document was also sent to the Department of Construction, the Department of Agriculture and Environment, and Vingroup Corporation for coordination in implementation.
Previously, Vingroup Corporation sent a document to Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc, proposing to study and invest in the sea route connecting Can Gio - Vung Tau.
According to Vingroup, on June 11, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 1125 approving the Project to adjust the general planning of Ho Chi Minh City to 2040, with a vision to 2060, in which it is determined that developing modern transport infrastructure and improving inter-regional and inter-regional connectivity capacity is a key strategic orientation.
After Ba Ria - Vung Tau province merged into the city, the need to develop a direct connection axis between coastal areas became urgent.
Can Gio - Ba Ria - Vung Tau (formerly) is a region with a strategic location in terms of marine economy, ports, tourism and ecological urban areas, but current infrastructure is still limited, mainly dependent on ferries and routes.
Vingroup believes that investing in an overseas route will shorten travel time, effectively connect functional areas in the city, while creating momentum for socio-economic development, trade and expanding sustainable urban space.
In the spirit of accompanying the realization of key transport infrastructure planning, this group proposed that the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee allow research on investing in the sea-crossing route connecting the Can Gio - Ba Ria - Vung Tau area (formerly) under the BT form.
According to Vingroup, this policy is an important step, creating a legal basis to launch the feasibility study process and ensuring the city's development orientation. Vingroup Corporation is also committed to long-term cooperation, contributing to improving regional connectivity capacity and sustainable development of the coastal space of Ho Chi Minh City.
In April 2025, Vingroup Corporation started construction of Can Gio Sea Tourism Urban Area with a scale of 2,870 hectares.
In addition, Vingroup was also assigned by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to study and invest in a 48.5 km long high-speed railway line, connecting Nguyen Van Linh Avenue with Can Gio Coastal Urban Tourism Area.
