Almost VND 10,000 Billion to “Save” the Ho Chi Minh – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Highway out of Congestion | Finance – Business



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The need is beyond the ability to respond

According to Cuu Long Corporation, the HLD Highway is part of the East North-South Expressway, located in the South Key Economic Zone, one of the most dynamic economic development regions and contributes the largest to the national economy. The 2019 data show that the average flow at the beginning of the route (Long Phuoc – NH51) is 52,414 UCP / day and night, on holidays and weekends the traffic reaches almost 57,000 UCP / day. In particular, with the current scale that reaches around 44,000 UCP / day and night.

In this context, the expansion of the HLD highway is a very important and urgent task to meet the transportation needs, serving the socio-economic development of the Southeast in particular and the country in particular. Generally, Cuu Long Corporation proposes: Expand a section of Phu – Ring 2 (Km0 + 500 – Km4 + 514) on each side 5.25 m to reach 8 lanes, roadway width 36.0 m (excluding rudimentary lanes); Belt Section 2 – Bien Hoa – Vung Tau highway intersection (Km4 + 514 – Km24 + 558), widening 7.5 m on each side to reach 8 lanes.

Regarding the bridge part, build one more bridge on each side outside the existing bridges in the An Phu – Ring 2 section, with a width of 5.25 m; Belt section 2 – Bien Hoa – Vung Tau highway intersection also builds one more bridge on each side outside of the existing 7.5m bridges; Long Thanh Bridge is built with one complete unit as phase 1, the distance between two bridge units is about 12.75m. In addition, invest in the expansion of the viaduct section at the intersection of Ring 2 to accommodate 8 express lanes.

The total investment is expected to exceed 9.976 billion.

In order to accelerate the expansion of the HLD highway to meet the transportation needs of the highway, as well as in accordance with the investment plan of the Long Thanh International Airport project, Cuu Long Corporation proposes to the Ministry of Transportation to submit the application. This position is responsible for organizing the pre-feasibility study report on the investment project expansion project. At the same time, the Planning and Investment Department was assigned to research and assign sources of capital to prepare the investment for the pre-feasibility study report.

Regarding the scale of investment, Cuu Long proposes to the Ministry of Transport to consider a plan to expand the scale of 8 lanes for the stretch from An Phu to the intersection of Long Thanh (24 km long), only the stretch of Long Thanh – Dau Giay remains unchanged. the current 4-lane scale. At the same time, consider the public investment plan and continue to consult with the Japan JICA sponsor to consider ODA financing for the project.

The Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay highway is 55 km long, operated since February 2015 and is currently congested due to the rapid increase in vehicle traffic. Earlier, the Dong Nai Province People’s Committee repeatedly submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Transportation to consider investing in the expansion of the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Highway (HLD Highway) to 10-12 lanes. vehicle instead of 8 lanes as planned. However, in late 2019, the Ministry of Transportation assigned Cuu Long Corporation to investigate and expand the HLD highway to 6-8 lanes, proposing an investment plan to expand to meet transportation needs, in the service of economic development. social and economic security and road safety.




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