At the construction site of the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project, hundreds of workers and machinery are working in 3 shifts, 4 shifts, around the clock to ensure the technical opening of the entire route in 2025, in time to connect to Long Thanh airport.
As a strategic traffic project, helping to reduce traffic pressure in Ho Chi Minh City, creating momentum for socio-economic development in the Southeast region as well as the whole country, the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project has received special attention from the Government and localities. (In the photo, the overpass section of the XL3 package passing through Thu Duc City is being installed and girders are being placed).
Recently, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected and urged the progress of the Long Thanh airport project and requested the units to complete all work before December 31, 2025, and put Long Thanh airport into operation before February 28, 2026. Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 is one of the main roads connecting to Long Thanh airport, so the construction progress must also be ensured to connect synchronously when the airport is put into operation.
Mr. Le Ngoc Hung, Deputy Director of the Traffic Construction Investment Management Board (Traffic Board) said that up to now, 10 bidding packages of the Ring Road 3 project through Ho Chi Minh City are in the acceleration phase, focusing on the substructure of the bridge, girder installation, weak soil treatment, etc. The output of 10 bidding packages has reached about 30% of the construction value, basically meeting the progress according to the plan. (In the photo, workers are constructing on the overpass surface of the XL3 bidding package, through Thu Duc City).
According to the reporter of Giao thong Newspaper, in recent days, at the construction site of the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project, there have always been hundreds of engineers, workers, machinery and equipment working continuously day and night, through holidays and Tet.
The units are accelerating construction to ensure the goal set by the Traffic Department to complete some items of the XL1 package (scope of the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway Interchange) before April 30, 2025 to synchronize with the Nhon Trach Bridge construction package. (In the photo, the XL1 contractor at the intersection with the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway is urgently constructing).
At the same time, the larger goal of the project is to technically open the entire 14.7km of Ring Road 3 (viaduct) belonging to 5 construction packages in Thu Duc City on December 31, 2025; technically open the entire 32.62km of Ring Road 3 belonging to 5 construction packages in Cu Chi, Hoc Mon, Binh Chanh districts on April 30, 2026; and open the entire Ring Road 3 section through Ho Chi Minh City on June 30, 2026. (In the photo, workers of package XL5 (near Tan Van intersection) are working on bored piles and installing the viaduct).
Mr. Huu Lien (35 years old, from Nghe An, a worker of XL3 package) shared that he has been working on the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project for nearly a year. In recent days, the working atmosphere at the construction site has become more exciting because the contractors are competing to complete many goals of the project in 365 days. "I feel very honored to be able to contribute to the city's key project. My colleagues and I will try our best to complete our tasks," said Mr. Lien.
Similarly, Mr. Hai (sitting in the middle, a worker at the XL5 package) said that because he was used to being away from home, working through holidays and Tet was not a problem. “Many workers stayed at the construction site to work together, so it was fun. We encouraged each other that this was an important project, so everyone needed to be more responsible, work quickly but ensure quality,” Mr. Hai said.
Mr. Luong Minh Phuc, Director of the Traffic Department, said that during the holidays and Tet this year, some key projects must be continuously constructed to ensure progress such as the An Phu intersection project, Ring Road 3... The Traffic Department has discussed with contractors, in addition to visiting, encouraging, and giving gifts to workers at the construction site, it is also studying to have a bonus policy for projects that are ahead of schedule. At the same time, the model will be replicated for other projects to promote the spirit of competition, creativity, and completion of assigned tasks.
The Ring Road 3 project through Ho Chi Minh City has a total length of 47.3km with a total investment of VND 41,317 billion (construction VND 22,411 billion, site clearance VND 18,906 billion). The project has 10 main construction packages, of which 4 packages will start construction in 2023 and 6 packages will start construction in 2024.
The Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project, together with other routes such as Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway, Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh Expressway, Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 4, the North – South high-speed railway, the Thu Thiem – Long Thanh light rail route, etc., will form a complete transport system, not only helping to synchronously connect with Long Thanh airport but also opening a new chapter in trade of goods, attracting investment and developing logistics.
Clip of workers working three shifts, four shifts, across holidays at the construction site of Ring Road 3, Ho Chi Minh City.
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