Promote breakthroughs in traffic infrastructure to expand development space

Developed transport infrastructure opens up many development drivers

Highly focused on national transport infrastructure projects

According to Director of the Department of Construction Nguyen Nam Hung, a number of national transport projects are being implemented in Tay Ninh such as: Component Project 7 of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3, Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 4, Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai Expressway project (phase 1) under the public-private partnership method (BOT contract). The projects are not only of strategic significance in regional connectivity, but also a driver to promote the local and regional socio-economic development in the new period.

Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh (left cover) inspects the progress of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 through Tay Ninh Province

Component Project 7 - Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 through Tay Ninh is considered one of the typical projects. This route is 6.84km long, started in June 2023, with a total investment of about 3,040 billion VND. By mid-July 2025, the progress of the entire project has reached nearly 80% of the volume. According to records, engineers and workers are sticking to the construction site every day, every hour, "overcoming the sun and the rain" to speed up the progress.

Package XL1 has completed the foundation and is constructing a test asphalt layer. Package XL2 urgently completes the bridge deck and railings across the river. Package XL3 is entering the final stage. Currently, contractors are speeding up to basically complete the expressway section in October 2025 and complete the entire project in 2026, in accordance with the Government's direction. At that time, Tay Ninh will have an additional strategic traffic axis connecting with Ho Chi Minh City and the Southeast provinces, opening a new door with many opportunities. Mr. Nguyen Van Tien - a worker at Package XL1, shared: "Everyone understands that this is a major national project, so we work with all our determination and responsibility to soon complete the project."

Workers constructing Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 through Tay Ninh Province

Another key project is the Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai Expressway (phase 1), 51km long, of which the section through Tay Ninh is 26.3km long. With a total investment of more than 19,600 billion VND, the project is divided into 4 components.

Of which, component 1 (construction of the expressway) has a total capital of more than 10,421 billion VND, expected to start construction in January 2026. Component 2 (overpasses and access roads) will start construction earlier, from September 2025. Components 3 and 4 related to compensation, support, and resettlement in Ho Chi Minh City and Tay Ninh have a total investment of 5,270 billion VND and 1,504 billion VND, respectively.

To implement this project, by early July 2025, Tay Ninh province had approved a compensation, support, and resettlement plan worth more than 3,056 billion VND and had paid more than 1,132 billion VND. Resettlement areas in Trang Bang, Rach Son, and Dia Xu are in the process of completion, and are expected to hand over in August and September 2025. Notably, due to additional costs of about 1,806 billion VND during the implementation process, Tay Ninh province has asked Ho Chi Minh City for support.

The Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 4 project passing through Tay Ninh has a length of 74.5km, a complete scale of 8 lanes, a design speed of 100km/h. Both sides will have a parallel road with 2 lanes, a speed of 60km/h. Phase 1 will invest in 4 expressway lanes, a 25.5m wide roadbed, with a total investment of more than 68,270 billion VND. The state budget will support 39,556 billion VND (of which 75% is the central budget, 25% is balanced by the province, with a maximum of about 10,000 billion VND). The remaining part is investor capital proposed by MIK Group Vietnam in the PPP form.

Up to now, the pre-feasibility study has been completed, the National Assembly has approved the investment policy in the Resolution dated June 27, 2025. Currently, the province and relevant agencies are urgently preparing a feasibility report and selecting investors. Every stage is carefully and methodically calculated because this is a traffic route with strategic regional connectivity, expected to change the face of the western area of Ho Chi Minh City and the Tay Ninh border area.

Continuous connection creating development momentum

Regional transport is a focus of investment in the province

Along with national projects, Tay Ninh is also focusing on the intra-provincial transport system, the routes that play a role in connecting the center to remote areas and border areas. A typical example is the Go Dau - Xa Mat expressway phase 1, 28km long, 25.25m wide, designed speed of 120km/h. The project is in the process of completing the pre-feasibility study, proposed by the Fico Tay Ninh - Chuong Duong consortium under the PPP form. The deadline for submitting the documents is July 31, 2025, also showing the determination to implement early.

Meanwhile, the Truong Chinh road project (from Provincial Road 781 to 30/4 road) with a total investment of more than 1,170 billion VND has started construction since March 2025. However, the progress has only reached less than 9%, due to difficulties in compensation. Of the 269 affected households, only 48 households have been paid. The Provincial People's Committee has strongly directed localities to urgently complete this work to ensure progress.

For the N8-787B-789 connecting route, which is over 48km long, the total investment capital of 3,400 billion VND is being deployed simultaneously. The section from Provincial Road 787B has reached 91% of the volume, Provincial Road 789 has reached 53.7%, and route N8 has reached 30.5%.

For the Provincial Road 830E project (from the expressway intersection to Provincial Road 830), the total investment is 3,707 billion VND, divided into 2 components: construction (1,213 billion VND) and site clearance (2,494 billion VND).

Phase 1 will invest in 2 parallel roads, which will become an 8-lane expressway when completed. Currently, 796/878 households in My Yen and Ben Luc communes have been paid, with compensation area reaching 36.6/40.16 hectares. However, 82 households have not received money due to unanimity on unit prices, and the resettlement area has not completed technical infrastructure.

At the construction site, construction packages are being actively implemented; some sections have reached more than 50% of the volume, but there are still about 950m of unfinished land, causing difficulties in construction.

In addition, the project of access roads to 3 bridges on Provincial Road 827E with a total investment of 3,040 billion VND (of which 1,607 billion VND is for site clearance compensation and 1,433 billion VND is for construction) is being highly focused on. The project passes through 6 communes: Can Giuoc, My Le, Can Duoc, Vam Co, Tan Tru and Tam Vu. In Tam Vu commune, 112/116 households have been paid; My Le and Can Duoc communes have approved plans for 201 households, and 68 households have been paid. It is expected that the entire site will be handed over in August 2025 to start construction on August 19, 2025.

Along with the above major projects, the province is implementing new investments and upgrading and expanding many other traffic routes and urban renovation projects to complete technical infrastructure to meet development needs and attract investment. Traffic projects are designed with a long-term vision and future regional connectivity.

The traffic picture of Tay Ninh today is changing dramatically. However, in the implementation process, there are also many challenges and difficulties, especially in the stage of site clearance and mobilizing investment resources. Working with the Department of Construction recently, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Minh Lam requested relevant departments and sectors to continue reviewing, arranging priorities, and focusing on removing difficulties for important traffic projects.

"The Department of Construction and sectors and localities need to review the traffic planning of the whole province after the merger. Thereby, study and adjust, ensure smooth connection between routes, serving sustainable socio-economic development in the coming period" - Mr. Lam emphasized./.

By Le Duc - Translated by Q. Thien

Source: https://baolongan.vn/but-pha-giao-thong-mo-rong-khong-gian-phat-trien-a199192.html