Component Project 1 of Bien Hoa–Vung Tau Expressway to open before May 18

On May 7, Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai City Party Committee (CPC) and Chairman of the City People’s Committee, conducted an on-site inspection of the construction progress of Component Project 1 of the Bien Hoa–Vung Tau Expressway and the 25C Road construction project. The inspection delegation also included Ho Van Ha, Member of the CPC and Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee.

Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai CPC and Chairman of the City People’s Committee, inspects the construction progress of Component Project 1 of the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway. Photo: Pham Tung

Speaking during the on-site inspection, Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai CPC and Chairman of the City People’s Committee, requested that for Component Project 1 of the Bien Hoa–Vung Tau Expressway, the project investor, contractors, and relevant units must accelerate construction progress to complete all project items and necessary procedures in order to open the route to traffic before May 18. In particular, contractors must mobilize maximum human and material resources and increase construction shifts and crews to complete the remaining items, ensuring the project is opened to traffic on schedule as required.

Leaders of the City Construction Investment Project Management Board report on the construction progress of Component Project 1 of the Bien Hoa–Vung Tau Expressway at the project site. Photo: Pham Tung

Regarding the issue of the safety clearance between the 110kV high-voltage power line and the road surface of the Bien Hoa–Vung Tau Expressway at Km5+260, leaders of the City People’s Committee assessed that coordination between the Department of Industry and Trade and the City Land Fund Development Center in carrying out the vertical clearance of the power line at this location has been ineffective, with implementation progress remaining slow. Therefore, the two units must urgently raise the clearance of the high-voltage power line at the above-mentioned location to ensure safety upon opening the project to traffic.

For the 25C Road construction project, specifically the section from National Highway 51 to Communal Road 19, the site has been substantially handed over. Therefore, Nguyen Van Ut, Chairman of the City People’s Committee, requested the project investor and construction unit to accelerate construction to ensure the project is completed in June 2026 as committed.

According to the City Construction Investment Project Management Board, Component Project 1 of the Bien Hoa–Vung Tau Expressway is approximately 16km long, passing through five wards and communes in Dong Nai City, including Phuoc Tan, Tam Phuoc, Binh An, Long Thanh, and An Phuoc. To date, the project's total implemented value has exceeded 2.2 trillion VND, equivalent to 90% of the signed contract value. In addition to directing contractors to accelerate construction and complete the remaining items, the board is also developing a traffic organization plan and requesting competent authorities to carry out acceptance procedures and finalize procedures for opening the expressway to traffic.

Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai CPC and Chairman of the City People’s Committee, discusses construction progress with a representative of the contractor for the 25C Road project during the site inspection. Photo: Pham Tung.

Regarding the 25C Road construction project, the total value implemented to date has reached approximately 55 billion VND, equivalent to 27% of the signed contract value. At present, the construction contractor has also gathered sufficient stone materials at the construction site to serve project implementation. The contractor has also committed to completing the project in June 2026 in accordance with the request of the City People’s Committee.

By Pham Tung – Translated by Minh Hong, Minho