Approval of the Project to Expand the Expressway Connecting Long Thanh Airport with Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) has issued a decision approving the Project to expand the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway section in Dong Nai province and Ho Chi Minh City.

According to the decision approving the project investment, the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway Expansion Project on the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway route has a total investment of nearly 15 trillion VND. The project will be implemented from 2025-2027.

Of the total investment for project implementation, public investment capital (state budget) is 6.5 trillion VND (including 2.5 trillion VND from increased central budget revenue in 2024 and 4 trillion VND from medium-term capital for the period 2026-2030); VEC's equity capital (including interest during construction) is nearly 1.7 trillion VND; loans from commercial banks and credit institutions are more than 6.7 trillion VND.

The Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway Expansion Project is about 22km long, the centerline of the project basically follows the old road, expanding to both sides, except for the section across Long Thanh Bridge which is expanded to the right of the existing route (downstream). In particular, the section from the junction of Ring Road 2 to the junction of Ring Road 3, which is more than 4.8km long, will be invested in expanding from 4 to 8 lanes; the section from the junction of Ring Road 3 to the junction with Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway, which is more than 14.7km long, will be invested in expanding from 4 to 10 lanes. Along with that, a new Long Thanh Bridge unit (more than 2.3km long) with a scale of 5 complete lanes in the direction from Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh, on the right side of the existing bridge will be invested in building 5 complete interchanges on the route...

Quynh Nhi

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/kinh-te/202508/phe-duyet-du-an-mo-rong-duong-cao-toc-noi-san-bay-long-thanh-voi-thanh-pho-ho-chi-minh-21425f4/