Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh surveys construction site of Ho Chi Minh City - Thu Dau Mot - Chon Thanh expressway

On the morning of September 26, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of Binh Duong Province, Ho Chi Minh City, and Binh Phuoc Province surveyed the construction site of the Ho Chi Minh City - Thu Dau Mot - Chon Thanh expressway.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh surveys the construction site of the Ho Chi Minh City - Thu Dau Mot - Chon Thanh expressway.

At the survey, leaders of Binh Duong Provincial Department of Transport reported on the feasibility study of the investment project to build the Ho Chi Minh City - Thu Dau Mot - Chon Thanh expressway through Binh Duong province. Namely, the project is executed in Thuan An, Tan Uyen cities, and Bac Tan Uyen, Phu Giao, and Bau Bang districts, with a total length of about 52.1km. Which phase 1 invests in a highway with 4 lanes, with continuous emergency lanes along the entire route, a roadbed width of 25.5m, and a design speed of 100km/h. The first section of the route, 6.5km long, from Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 to Khanh Van intersection, will be kept intact according to the current cross-section scale. The project is invested according to public-private partnership (PPP), build-operate-transfer (BOT) contracts, with a total estimated investment of VND8,833 billion.

Speaking at the survey, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the expressway must form and expand development space, especially connecting with Long Thanh international airport, Ring Road 4, etc.; intersections must ensure connectivity and aesthetics. The Prime Minister requested leaders of localities where the expressway passes through to speed up related procedures to soon implement construction, creating more development momentum for the entire Southeast region...

l On the same morning, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of Binh Duong province, Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Phuoc province visited the 2024 Electricity Energy Show and the 2024 Vietnam Automation World at the WTC Expo Binh Duong International Exhibition Center in Hoa Phu Ward, Thu Dau Mot City.

Translated by Ngoc Huynh