HCM City is developing traffic infrastructure on its east to improvetransport links with its dynamic neighbouring provinces of Dong Nai,Binh Duong, and Ba Ria – Vung Tau and allow vehicles going past tobypass the city.
The first work to get under way is theexpansion of the Hanoi Highway stretch between Dong Nai bridge andSai Gon bridge in Binh Thanh district, a distance of 16km.
The highway will be expanded from 48m to 153m at its widest at a costof 3 trillion VND (153.8 million USD). The work is expected to befinished in 2012.
It serves as the main route forcontainer transport from and to Cat Lai Port , which handles 70percent of the country's container cargo.
Provincial Road No 25 that links the highway with Cat Lai Port is also being expanded.
In August a fly-over at the conjunction of the road and highway opened,easing the massive traffic jams that occurred here almost every day.
Two more bridges are also being built beside the old Rach ChiecBridge further down the highway to smooth traffic. Two-thirds of thework has been completed.
Other works include an upgradeand expansion of the Binh Trieu bridge in Binh Thanh district, whichserves as the second important gateway into the city even from provincessouth of the city like Ba Ria – Vung Tau, and Phu Long bridge whichlinks District 12 with Binh Duong province.
The city isalso building Beltway No 2 in two stages. The first comprises a 14-kmroad between Thu Duc district and Tan Son Nhat Airport thatwill pass through Binh Thanh, Go Vap, and Tan Binh districts.
This is meant to enable vehicles coming from the provinces to avoid the city centre.
The second stage will see the construction of a road linking Rach Chiecbridge with the iconic Phu My bridge, allowing traffic to reachDistrict 7 through District 2.
It will also directly link the two important port clusters of Cat Lai and Hiep Phuoc./.
The first work to get under way is theexpansion of the Hanoi Highway stretch between Dong Nai bridge andSai Gon bridge in Binh Thanh district, a distance of 16km.
The highway will be expanded from 48m to 153m at its widest at a costof 3 trillion VND (153.8 million USD). The work is expected to befinished in 2012.
It serves as the main route forcontainer transport from and to Cat Lai Port , which handles 70percent of the country's container cargo.
Provincial Road No 25 that links the highway with Cat Lai Port is also being expanded.
In August a fly-over at the conjunction of the road and highway opened,easing the massive traffic jams that occurred here almost every day.
Two more bridges are also being built beside the old Rach ChiecBridge further down the highway to smooth traffic. Two-thirds of thework has been completed.
Other works include an upgradeand expansion of the Binh Trieu bridge in Binh Thanh district, whichserves as the second important gateway into the city even from provincessouth of the city like Ba Ria – Vung Tau, and Phu Long bridge whichlinks District 12 with Binh Duong province.
The city isalso building Beltway No 2 in two stages. The first comprises a 14-kmroad between Thu Duc district and Tan Son Nhat Airport thatwill pass through Binh Thanh, Go Vap, and Tan Binh districts.
This is meant to enable vehicles coming from the provinces to avoid the city centre.
The second stage will see the construction of a road linking Rach Chiecbridge with the iconic Phu My bridge, allowing traffic to reachDistrict 7 through District 2.
It will also directly link the two important port clusters of Cat Lai and Hiep Phuoc./.
