Ho Chi Minh City Approves Major Infrastructure Projects, Including Can Gio-Vung Tau Sea Bridge

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Council has approved a series of major infrastructure projects, including a significant sea-crossing bridge designed to connect Can Gio district with the coastal city of Vung Tau. This project, to be implemented through a public-private partnership under a Build-Transfer (BT) contract, has an estimated investment of over 93 trillion Vietnamese dong (approximately $3.6 billion USD).

The Can Gio-Vung Tau sea-crossing route will span over 14 kilometers, featuring a six-lane roadway. It includes nearly 1.9 km of access roads, an 8 km sea-crossing bridge, a 295-meter connecting road to a tunnel, and approximately 3.85 km of undersea tunnel. This new route is expected to drastically cut travel time between Vung Tau and Can Gio from the current 90-120 minutes to just 15-20 minutes, bypassing the need to travel through Dong Nai province.

Another key transportation project greenlit is the Ho Tram-Long Thanh airport urban expressway, also under a BT contract. This more than 42 km route will cost nearly 47 trillion dong (approximately $1.8 billion USD) and pass through several communes. The project also includes the development of parallel roads in populated areas and urban development zones.

In urban development, the council approved plans for the renewal of the Ma Lang and Cho Ga-Gao areas. These are established central districts facing infrastructure and living condition challenges. The Ma Lang area renewal affects about 1,070 land plots, impacting 1,459 households (4,693 residents). The Cho Ga-Gao area involves 252 houses, affecting 192 households (744 residents). The combined investment for these urban renewal projects is over 16.3 trillion dong (approximately $640 million USD), also under BT contracts. Additionally, a cultural park and public green space project at Ben Nha Rong-Khanh Hoi and Bach Dang Wharf, with an investment of over 29.3 trillion dong (approximately $1.15 billion USD), aims to create a large cultural complex and riverside public space.