Proposal to invest 2,383 billion VND to build a steel overpass at Bon Xa intersection, Ho Chi Minh City

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport proposed that the City People's Committee allocate capital to invest in a steel overpass at Bon Xa intersection (connecting Binh Tan and Tan Phu districts) with a capital of VND2,383 billion.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has just proposed to the People's Committee to assign the task of preparing and adjusting the pre-feasibility study report for the Steel Overpass Construction Project at the Bon Xa intersection (connecting Binh Tan and Tan Phu districts).

Bon Xa intersection. Photo: Le Minh

This project is invested by the Management Board of Traffic Construction Investment Projects (formerly Urban Traffic Management Area No. 1), and was approved for investment by the City People's Council in April 2016.

At that time, the project was approved with the investment scale of a two-way overpass (steel bridge) in the direction of Thoai Ngoc Hau - Huong Lo 2, length 280 m, width 9 m. Total investment 1,860 billion VND, using the City budget.

Currently, the Project has completed the survey and project planning, but there is no basis for implementing the next steps, because from 2021 to now, the project has not been allocated a medium-term and annual public investment capital plan.

Because the Project was approved for investment nearly 10 years ago, the scale is no longer suitable. To prepare for the construction of the Project, the Department of Transport organized meetings with relevant units and agreed to adjust the investment scale of the overpass Project in the direction of Le Van Quoi - Hoa Binh, length 279 m, bridge width 12 m, 2-way traffic.

The investment plan for both the overpass and the intersection, including site clearance within the intersection and construction, has a total estimated investment of VND2,383 billion.

On May 24, 2024, the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board issued Official Dispatch No. 3485/CV-BQLDAGT-DB to the Department of Planning and Investment, proposing the City People's Committee to supplement the medium-term investment plan for the period 2021-2025 to build the project. At the same time, submit to the City People's Committee to issue a Decision assigning the Department of Transport to prepare a Report proposing adjustments to the Project's investment policy.

The Bon Xa intersection is one of 24 traffic congestion points in the city. Currently, with the density of vehicles passing through the intersection being very high and continuing to increase, traffic congestion often occurs, especially during rush hours.

The investment in building a steel overpass at Bon Xa intersection aims to solve traffic congestion at the intersection of Binh Long, Huong Lo 2, Phan Anh and Thoai Ngoc Hau streets between Binh Tan and Tan Phu districts.

According to the Project on Developing Transport Infrastructure in Ho Chi Minh City for the period 2020-2030, the project is on the list of priority investment projects for the period 2021-2025.

The Department of Transport has proposed the Department of Planning and Investment to synthesize a report to the City People's Committee on using the additional medium-term public investment capital for the 2021-2025 period to prioritize investment in the Project, but so far it has not been considered for capital allocation.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/de-xuat-dau-tu-2383-ty-dong-xay-cau-vuot-bang-thep-tai-nga-tu-bon-xa-tphcm-d219752.html