Muddy feet and hands at the construction site of the longest canal in Ho Chi Minh City on Tet holiday

The Tham Luong - Ben Cat - Nuoc Len canal renovation project is a key project under the flood prevention and wastewater treatment project for the 2020-2045 period, with a total investment of about VND 8,200 billion. Phase 1 of the project has been completed, basically forming the road along the canal. In February 2023, Ho Chi Minh City started phase 2. After 11 months of construction, nearly 50% of the canal volume has been formed.

Mr. Le Thanh Tung, Head of Project Management Board 4, Urban Infrastructure Construction Investment Project Management Board, said that contractors participating in the project have gathered more than 110 construction equipment of various types and nearly 400 workers to implement the main construction items of all 9 packages along the route.

According to Mr. Tung, there are works that must be carried out 24/7 such as pouring concrete for revetment girders, pouring concrete for the bottom and body of secondary culverts, and manufacturing and transporting precast components. According to the proposed schedule, the project will be completed on April 30, 2025.

Latest images of the longest canal in Ho Chi Minh City recorded by Giao thong Newspaper reporters:

Tham Luong - Ben Cat - Nuoc Len canal, canal length: 31.46km. The section from Phu Dinh port to Truong Dai bridge is more than 30m wide, the section from Truong Dai bridge to Saigon river is more than 40m wide. In 2023, the project has disbursed 1,989.9 billion VND, reaching 100% of the disbursement rate of the assigned capital plan.

In the canal embankment construction category, as of January 2024, the construction teams used vibrators to lower the SW prestressed concrete sheet piles, reaching 42.87% of the total volume, equivalent to 22,113 piles. The number of piles driven on the canal embankment was continuously increased to meet the progress, so many workers said that at the beginning of the work, "even when I closed my eyes at night, I could still feel the ground shaking".

Workers are working hard at the construction site of package XL-04 from Tan Ky Tan Quy bridge to Bung bridge.

Along the canals, the "slum" residential areas have disappeared. However, many sections along the canal have moss and garbage. The Urban Infrastructure Investment and Construction Project Management Board has proposed that the Waterway Management Center make a plan to collect garbage, remove grass, and large trees that have grown and thrived over the years.

In the area of ​​Hamlet 1-2-3 Road in Binh Chanh District, while the project is making efforts to improve environmental sanitation, many factories' wastewater discharge pipes continue to discharge directly into the canal.

The embankment along the Tham Luong - Ben Cat - Nuoc Len canal section through Go Vap district has been completed, helping the whole area to revive.

Mr. Ho Hoang Thoai (40 years old), construction team leader of Thanh Tuan contractor at XL05 package, said he will continue to work through Lunar New Year 2024 with the expectation of exceeding the schedule.

Two workers covered in mud after completing the driving of a prestressed concrete sheet pile with their colleagues at the construction site.

The Tham Luong - Ben Cat - Nuoc Len canal renovation project is entering the "final" phase of piling the canal banks to move on to constructing roads on both sides of the canal. However, the source of sand for filling, concrete sand and construction sand for the project is being interrupted due to legal problems in the sand supply at large mines in An Giang and Dong Thap provinces. The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to quickly coordinate with the Project Management Board to resolve the sand shortage and promote the project's construction on schedule.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/chan-lam-tay-bun-tren-cong-truong-tuyen-kenh-dai-nhat-tphcm-ngay-tet-192240208154333799.htm