Building a synchronous transport system to create momentum for economic development

Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh (second from left) inspects the progress of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 through the province

Breakthrough from transport infrastructure

The Resolution of the Provincial Party Congress for the 2020-2025 term identifies one of the province's strategic breakthroughs in the current period as investing in the construction of synchronous and effective infrastructure, with priority given to the development of transport infrastructure. To concretize the Resolution of the Provincial Party Congress for the 2020-2025 term, in the past time, the province has prioritized all resources to invest in a relatively synchronous, modern, and highly connected transport system, contributing to the exploitation of potential and strengths.

With the orientation of strong development in transportation, since the beginning of the term, Tay Ninhhas been focusing on completing a series of key and inter-regional transportation projects connecting provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta, Ho Chi Minh City and the Southeast provinces to form a transportation infrastructure system connecting smoothly between localities, promoting regional connectivity, clearing bottlenecks in the transportation system, logistics, and creating a solid foundation for the socio-economic development. In particular, the province has identified 8 key projects to implement the Resolution of the Provincial Party Congress, including Tan An City Ring Road, Provincial Road 830E, 827E, Tan Nam International Border Gate, the N8-787B-789 regional connecting road, Truong Chinh Road from Provincial Road 781 to 30/4 Road, the project to renovate Cach Mang Thang Tam Road, and the project to compensate and support resettlement of Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai Expressway, the section passing through Tay Ninh Province.

After a period of implementation, up to now, many projects have been completed and put into use, opening up new spaces for socio-economic development. In particular, the project to complete the Tan An City Ring Road was completed and opened to traffic at the end of December 2023, starting at the intersection with National Highway 62 at My Phu intersection, ending at the intersection with National Highway 1 - Provincial Road 833, with a length of nearly 23km, not only contributing to reducing traffic pressure on National Highway 1 and inner-city roads but also creating an important corridor for regional economic development.

Provincial Road 830E is expected to operate in 2026

For the Provincial Road 830E project, despite many difficulties related to site clearance, up to now, the units are rushing to construct 4 packages with a progress of 37-56% to put the route into operation in 2026. This route is expected to connect the Provincial Roads with the Ring Road 3 and Ring Road 4 axes of Ho Chi Minh City, connecting industrial parks and clusters in the area from Duc Hoa, Ben Luc, Can Duoc, Can Giuoc to Long An International Port and opening up space for urban infrastructure and logistics development.

In addition, key projects such as Provincial Road 827E, Tan Nam International Border Gate, the connecting route connecting the N8 787B-789 region, etc are also being implemented to ensure progress. In particular, the Tan Nam International Border Gate project has been completed and is about to be inaugurated to serve trade activities between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Along with key projects, the province also focuses on effectively implementing the Breakthrough Program to mobilize all resources to build a synchronous transport infrastructure system to serve industrial and urban development in the key economic region with 8 projects. In particular, the project to upgrade and expand Provincial Road 824 to Ranh Canal Bridge and the Hung Vuong - National Highway 62 intersection project have been completed and put into use, the Luong Hoa - Binh Chanh road project is under construction.

Completing the transport system to create momentum for economic development

According to the Long An Construction Investment Project Management Board, in addition to key transport projects, the province is also actively implementing projects belonging to inter-regional and key national transport works, such as Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 and 4 sections passing through the province.

Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 plays a role in regional connectivity, forming a synchronous and smooth traffic network between the Southeast Region and the Mekong Delta Region, creating momentum for the province in socio-economic development

According to the Director of the Long An Construction Investment Project Management Board, Nguyen Van Hung, the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 section passing through the province is more than 6.8km long, including 2 component projects with 3 construction packages, with a total investment of more than 4,100 billion VND. After more than 2 years of construction, up to now, the average progress of 3 packages has reached nearly 80%, ensuring the completion of the expressway section in October 2025 and the entire project in 2026.

In addition, immediately after the National Assembly passed the Resolution on the investment policy of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 4, Tay Ninh has focused on preparing the necessary procedures. In particular, the province has identified 7 resettlement areas with a total area of ​​nearly 75 hectares, planning to arrange about 3,371 lots to solve the housing needs of households affected by the project's site clearance. The Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 4 project has a total length of nearly 160km, passing through Dong Nai, Tay Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City provinces with a total investment of more than 120,400 billion VND.

The section passing through the province alone is about 78.3km long, including the section passing through Ho Chi Minh City of 3.8km with the scale of the completed phase reaching 8 expressway lanes. Together with Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3, Ring Road 4 will be a very important project for the province, playing the role of regional connectivity, forming a synchronous and smooth traffic network between the Southeast Region and the Mekong Delta, promoting investment efficiency for existing provincial projects and opening up new development space and driving force for the province. Director of Long An Construction Investment Project Management Board Nguyen Van Hung affirmed: “The key and breakthrough traffic works, when completed, will create an increasingly synchronous and modern traffic infrastructure system of the province, with convenient and smooth connections within the province and between regions, creating a driving force to promote the socio-economic development of the province, realizing the goal of becoming a new growth pole, an international trade gateway of the Southeast region and the whole country”./.

By Nhat Minh - Translated by Q. Thien

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