Posted on 22 Apr 2015
The government of HCMC will break ground for a number of key transport projects to ease chronic traffic congestion at road bottlenecks in the city.
The projects include an overpass at Go Vap Roundabout in the district of the same name, upgrade of Luong Dinh Cua Street in District 2 and construction of D3 Road in the outlying district of Nha Be.
A steel overpass will be built to connect Nguyen Oanh, Nguyen Kiem and Pham Ngu Lao streets. The project requires an investment of VND406 billion and will be opened to traffic after seven months of construction.
Luong Dinh Cua and Tran Nao streets will be upgraded this month to build better connections between the downtown area of HCMC and Thu Thiem New Urban Area.
Luong Dinh Cua Street links the downtown area and East-West Highway and the HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway. Traffic congestion is frequently seen on the street during peak hours as it is just 6-7 meters wide now.
The first phase of D3 Road project in Nha Be District has capital of VND293 billion and will be implemented within one year. This four-lane road stretches 2.3 kilometers.
The Saigon-Hiep Phuoc Port in Nha Be District has been put into service with an aim to facilitate the relocation of Saigon Port in District 4, but all goods at the former are now transported by water as there has not been any road leading to it. Therefore, D3 Road will be built to connect the port and nearby streets.
The city also plans to build an overpass or a tunnel at My Thuy Roundabout in District 2, which is also plagued by traffic jams. Thai Son Investment Development Joint Stock Company under the Defense Ministry and Tuan Loc Construction and Investment Company have suggested the HCMC government allow them to advance over VND2.8 trillion to implement the project, and the city can return the sum to Thai Son later or let them use some land in the city.
