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First section of Ho Chi Minh City’s Xuyen Tam Canal road opens to traffic

From Tuổi Trẻ · () Vietnamese

Translated from Vietnamese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Ho Chi Minh City opened a 1.4-kilometer section of the Xuyen Tam Canal riverside road in An Nhon Ward on Sept. 2.
  • The new route connects Pham Van Dong Street with the road along the Tham Luong-Ben Cat Canal and is expected to ease traffic on Phan Van Tri Street.
  • Remaining works in construction package XL3, including dredging, landscaping, lighting and the opposite-bank road, are scheduled for completion in November, with the full package due this year.

A 1.4-kilometer stretch of road beside Xuyen Tam Canal has opened in Ho Chi Minh City, replacing a once-polluted area lined with ramshackle homes with a newly paved two-lane route.

The section, part of construction package XL3, runs through An Nhon Ward. The city’s urban infrastructure investment project management board opened it to traffic on Sept. 2. Residents can now travel along the canal from Pham Van Dong Street to the road beside the Tham Luong-Ben Cat Canal, then cross An Phu Dong railway bridge toward the former District 12 area.

The route is expected to shorten journeys and reduce vehicle pressure on Phan Van Tri Street. Work on the package is continuing alongside the opened section. The embankment is 90% complete, wastewater collection works are 97% complete, roads are 70% complete and technical trenches are 75% complete.

The remaining work includes dredging the canal, landscaping, lighting, railings and technical trenches. It also includes the road on the opposite bank in Binh Loi Trung Ward. Those works are scheduled to finish in November, while the entire XL3 package is expected to be completed and put into use this year.

Nguyen Nhu Hoai, a 61-year-old local resident, said he welcomed the project’s rapid construction. His family handed over nearly 40 square meters of land for site clearance. He supported the city’s decision and urged the contractors to accelerate the remaining work so the route can fully serve local residents.

This is the right policy for the city, so our family strongly agrees with and supports it.

· Nguyen Nhu HoaiThe local resident expressed support after giving up land for site clearance.
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Originally published by Tuổi Trẻ in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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