Building Binh Duong into a regional connectivity hub

According to provincial planning for 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050 (briefly called provincial planning), by 2030, Binh Dương aims at becoming a centrally run city. To achieve this goal, Binh Duong has focused on completing the local traffic infrastructure system, becoming a regional connectivity hub.

Cooperation for development

To enhance its role and position, Binh Duong will collaborate with other Southeastern localities to develop a regional traffic network. This includes developing inter-regional railways, highways and waterways; expanding logistics services, e-commerce and ecological spaces along the Saigon river, Dong Nai river and Dau Tieng reservoir, creating high-quality ecological service zones for the entire region. Binh Duong also aims at strengthening its role as a logistics hub in the northern region of Ho Chi Minh city, facilitating connections with the Central Highlands, the Cai Mep-Thi Vai international seaport and neighboring countries Laos and Cambodia.

The newly inaugurated Bach Dang bridge, connecting Binh Duong and Dong Nai, has been put into use

Binh Duong will also cooperate with Ho Chi Minh city and Dong Nai to enhance waterway transport capacity on the Dong Nai and Saigon rivers, connecting to Cai Mep-Thi Vai and Can Gio ports. This will maximize the region’s river network, creating additional development spaces for the region.

Mai Hung Dung, Member of provincial Party Standing Committee and Permanent Vice Chairman of provincial People's Committee stated that in order to reach the goal of becoming a centrally run city by 2030, Binh Duong has implemented breakthrough mechanisms, policies and strategies. Specifically, the province is focusing on building expressways, urban railway systems and metro lines connecting to Ho Chi Minh city and other provinces in the Southern Key Economic Zone. Additionally, Binh Duong is accelerating the progress of projects like the Ho Chi Minh City belt roads 3 and 4, inter-provincial traffic routes; expanding its logistics network…

Completing traffic infrastructure

To ensure a synchronized and well-connected infrastructure system capable of meeting long-term development needs and establishing itself as a regional connectivity hub, provincial planning outlines several key traffic strategies: In terms of road network, Binh Duong will expand national highways in the province, including the western North-South expressway, the Ho Chi Minh city - Chon Thanh - Hoa Lu expressway, Ho Chi Minh city belt roads 3 and 4, National Highway 1, Ho Chi Minh Highway, National Highways 56B, 13B, and 13C. These roads will play a critical role in expanding development space for the region. Binh Duong will also develop an inter-provincial traffic system, connecting Binh Duong to Ho Chi Minh city via National Highways 1, 13, 1K, routes ĐT741, ĐT743B, ĐT745, ĐT746, the Saigon riverside road, Ho Chi Minh city belt road 4, National Highway 1K in the direction from Binh Duong to Dong Nai; the western North-South Expressway, the Ho Chi Minh city - Chon Thanh - Hoa Lu expressway, National Highway 13, National Highway 13B, National Highway 13C in the direction from Binh Duong to Binh Phuoc; the western North-South Expressway, Ho Chi Minh road in the direction from Binh Duong to Tay Ninh…

Regarding railway network, Binh Duong plans to expand its logistics services, connecting to seaports, national and international railway networks. The railway system will increase freight transport capacity and alleviate overloaded road traffic, ensuring alignment with the 2021-2030 national rail network plan, approved by the Prime Minister. Binh Duong is studying the construction of an additional railway project from Bau Bang to Moc Bai, connecting the Ho Chi Minh city - Loc Ninh railway and the railway line connecting the Central Highlands region with the Ho Chi Minh city - Tay Ninh railway. This will be a new corridor, playing an important role in the development of the northern part of the Southeastern region while also connecting to important economic corridors of the region, serving as a significant international gateway for both the region and the country.

For urban railway network, Binh Duong is studying the development of 12 urban rail lines, including Line 1 from Binh Duong New City to Suoi Tien and Line 1B from Tan Dong Hiep in Di  An city to An Binh station and Go Dua crossroads; Line 2 from Thu Dau Mot city to Binh Phuoc crossroads in Ho Chi Minh city… These lines will facilitate residents and businesses’s traveling and goods transportation from Ho Chi Minh city to Binh Duong and other localities.

In addition to the Ho Chi Minh city belt roads 3, 4, the Ho Chi Minh city - Thu Dau Mot - Chon Thanh expressway, Ho Chi Minh road at the section from Chon Thanh to Ben Luc in Long An province, passing through Binh Duong with 32km under investment, Binh Duong has added the Ho Chi Minh city belt road 5 connecting Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, the Central Highlands region into the regional planning…

Reported by Phuong Le-Hoang Phong