Close-up of the trillion-dong highway connecting the northwestern provinces of Ho Chi Minh City, opening to traffic on the occasion of April 30th holiday

TPO - The Ho Chi Minh Road project, Chon Thanh - Duc Hoa section, passes through 4 provinces of the Southern Key Economic Zone in the Northwest of Ho Chi Minh City including Binh Phuoc, Binh Duong, Tay Ninh and Long An with a length of 72.75km. The road has 6 bridges, of which the longest bridge is over 600m and has been closed.

03/23/2025 | 13:53

TPO - The Ho Chi Minh Road project, Chon Thanh - Duc Hoa section, passes through 4 provinces of the Southern Key Economic Zone in the Northwest of Ho Chi Minh City including Binh Phuoc, Binh Duong, Tay Ninh and Long An with a length of 72.75km. The road has 6 bridges, of which the longest bridge is over 600m and has been closed.

The Ho Chi Minh Road project connecting Binh Phuoc, Binh Duong, Tay Ninh and Long An provinces is nearly 73km long with a total investment of more than VND2,300 billion. The route is expected to be technically opened to traffic on the occasion of the April 30 holiday and fully completed in August this year. Photo: Chi Hung

According to the plan, the Ho Chi Minh road section from Chon Thanh to Duc Hoa is a 6-lane highway with a designed speed of 100 km/h. The first phase is invested with a scale of 2 lanes.

The project is 72.75km long, starting at the border area of ​​Chon Thanh town (Binh Phuoc) and Bau Bang district (Binh Duong province); ending at the intersection with National Highway N2 (now Ho Chi Minh Road, Duc Hoa district, Long An province).

The contractor is determined to strive to open the technical traffic before April 30, 2025 and complete the entire project in August 2025 (4 months shorter than the contract schedule).

The Ho Chi Minh Road project, Chon Thanh - Duc Hoa section has 6 bridges including Phuoc Hoa Canal, Cay Truong, Ba Tu, Thi Tinh, Suoi Tre, and Thanh An. Of which, Thanh An Bridge is over 600m long, the longest bridge on the Chon Thanh - Duc Hoa route that has been completed.

Currently, 5 out of 6 bridges have completed the bridge deck, the road section has basically completed the ground construction, and is constructing the road surface foundation of all kinds and asphalt concrete pavement.

Ho Chi Minh Road, Chon Thanh - Duc Hoa section is invested to connect Ho Chi Minh Road from Pac Bo, Cao Bang province to Dat Mui, Ca Mau province, contributing to sharing traffic volume with roads along the Southeast region.

The Ho Chi Minh Road project started in 2009; however, in 2011, the project was suspended according to Resolution No. 11 of the Government and Directive No. 1792 of the Prime Minister. After 12 years of suspension, the project was restarted from the end of 2023 to continue completing unfinished construction items, avoiding wasting the invested state capital, contributing to connecting the entire Ho Chi Minh Road.

Huong Chi

Source: https://tienphong.vn/can-canh-duong-cao-toc-nghin-ty-noi-cac-tinh-phia-tay-bac-tphcm-thong-xe-dip-le-304-post1727391.tpo