This afternoon (December 13), the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport inspected traffic safety and order at road construction projects in District 7, Nha Be District and Binh Chanh District.
Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho intersection is speeding up construction after a period of delay due to technical infrastructure relocation.
At the Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho intersection project, a representative of the Traffic Department said that the investor and contractor have focused on handling and basically completing the relocation of electricity and water infrastructure, in parallel with the completion of the construction of 3 underground tunnels of the HC2 tunnel branch. The project has now completed the structure of the open tunnel segments, box culverts of the closed tunnel segments...
The investor and the Department of Transport are developing a traffic control plan when the project is forced to expand the space occupied by the road.
According to the investor, the 18m wide barrier section on Nguyen Van Linh Street at the intersection with Nguyen Phan Chanh Street (right in front of ViVo City shopping mall) will be dismantled today (December 13) and the road surface will be restored. It is expected that the bunker section of more than 200m from the beginning of the intersection towards Phu My Hung towards District 7 will be dismantled first, in June 2024, then the entire project will be completed, and the remaining 300m of barrier section will be removed by the end of 2024.
The barrier in front of Vivo City shopping mall will be removed tomorrow (December 14).
Notably, in the coming period, the units will organize traffic on a large scale and are expected to have to barricade the entire intersection to begin construction of 3 main tunnel segments right in the middle of the Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho intersection.
The hundred billion VND intersection construction site occupies about 500m along Nguyen Van Linh Street.
Directly inspecting the construction site to give comments on the implementation of the traffic diversion plan in this area when "closing" the intersection, Mr. Nguyen Kien Giang, Deputy Head of the Department of Road Traffic Infrastructure Management (under the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport) commented that the traffic volume through this area is very large, when "closing" the intersection will certainly cause disruption, making it more difficult for people to travel, and taking more time. However, the construction part of the tunnel is right in the middle of the intersection, so there is no other way.
When "closing" the intersection, the units plan to organize vehicles running on Nguyen Huu Tho Street to turn around in 2 directions on Nguyen Van Linh Street (one direction right at the turn-around near Nguyen Van Linh toll station; one direction at the intersection with Nguyen Phan Chanh Street).
The units have met many times to develop a basic plan to regulate traffic, minimizing the impact of congestion on the route. It is expected that tomorrow (December 14), the Traffic Department will re-submit the complete plan, deploy temporary road construction items for the Department of Transport to inspect next week. If it is reasonable and ensures maximum conditions, the intersection will be "closed".
"This is a key project, the progress has been delayed due to the relocation of technical infrastructure, so the Department of Transport and the Traffic Committee have determined to work through Tet, focusing on pushing as fast as possible to put the project into operation soon. At this stage, key projects to expand and connect the city's gateway are accelerating, inevitably affecting people's lives. The transport sector hopes that people will sympathize, share, and create conditions for the projects to be completed soon and promoted effectively" - Mr. Nguyen Kien Giang said.
Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho intersection is currently a traffic bottleneck in the southern area, and will become even more tense in the near future.
Started in April 2020, the construction of the Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho intersection with a total investment of VND 830 billion was expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023, but the progress has been delayed due to difficulties in site clearance. According to the design, the project will build a central circular island (60m in diameter) and 2 underpasses and branches on Nguyen Van Linh Street. The two underpasses on Nguyen Van Linh Street will go underground through the Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho intersection area, about 480m long (including the access roads at both ends of the tunnel and the closed tunnel).
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