Ground broken for Gia Nghia - Chon Thanh Expressway

On the morning of August 19, the groundbreaking ceremony for Component Project 1, covering the Gia Nghia (Lam Dong) - Chon Thanh (Dong Nai) section of the western North - South Expressway took place at Nha Bich commune, Dong Nai province. This initiative is one of eight projects selected by Dong Nai Province for groundbreaking and inauguration ceremonies in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - 2025)

Attending the ceremony were Comrade Ton Ngoc Hanh, Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Chairwoman of the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Council; Provincial Party Committee Member and Vice Chairwoman of the Dong Nai People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang; members of the Dong Nai Provincial Standing and the Executive Committee of Party Committee; former Member of the Party Central Committee, former Secretary of the Binh Phuoc (former) Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Tan Hung; former leaders of Binh Phuoc province through different periods; and representatives of leaders from departments, sectors, and localities along the expressway route.

The Gia Nghia - Chon Thanh Expressway is regarded as a dream road, a road of gratitude and solidarity, eagerly anticipated by local authorities and the people. It is a strategic road in terms of socio-economic development, national defense, security, and all aspects of social life.

Component Project 1, covering the Gia Nghia - Chon Thanh section of the western North - South Expressway is implemented under the Public - Private Partnership (PPP) model. The consortium of Vingroup and Techtra Infrastructure Investment and Development Joint Stock Company has been selected as the investor, with a total investment capital of nearly VND 20 trillion. Of this, investor’s capital is over VND 12 trillion (excluding loan interest), while state capital accounts for over VND 6.8 trillion. The preparation and implementation period is from 2025 to 2027, with a maximum payback period of 29 years and 8 months.

Delegates attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Component Project 1, covering the Gia Nghia - Chon Thanh section of the western North - South Expressway. Photo: Truong Hien

The Gia Nghia - Chon Thanh Expressway has a total length of about 124.13 km (approximately 23.1 km through Lam Dong province and 101.03 km through Dong Nai province). According to Resolution No. 138/2024/QH15 dated June 28, 2024, of the National Assembly on the investment policy for the Gia Nghia - Chon Thanh section of the western North - South Expressway, the expressway will have a completed scale of 6 lanes, with a roadbed width of 32.25 m and a designed speed of 120 km/h. In the initial investment phase, the project will be built with 4 full expressway lanes, with a road width of 24.75 m. The total investment capital exceeds VND 25.8 trillion.

The investor’s representative pledges to implement the project on schedule and ensure its quality. Photo: Truong Hien

To accelerate progress, the project is divided into 5 component projects. Of these, Component Project 1 on building the main expressway route is implemented under the form of PPP. In addition, Dong Nai and Lam Dong provinces each carried out two component projects on site clearance and the construction of frontage roads and overpasses along the section running through their localities.

Leaders of Dong Nai and Lam Dong provinces present gifts to disadvantaged households in the areas where the project passes through. Photo: Truong Hien

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Provincial Party Committee Member and Vice Chairwoman of the Dong Nai People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang affirmed: Component Project 1 covering the Gia Nghia - Chon Thanh section of the western North - South Expressway holds particularly important significance, not only for Dong Nai and Lam Dong but also for the entire Central Highlands and Southeastern regions. This expressway will serve as a strategic connecting axis, ensuring national defense and security in the Central Highlands, while closely linking with Ho Chi Minh City - the country’s most dynamic economic center.

With the importance of the project, Vice Chairwoman of the Dong Nai People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang requested that investors and enterprises must focus on directing and urging contractors to mobilize machinery, equipment, and human resources for construction with the spirit of “enduring sun, overcoming rain,” working “3 shifts, 4 crews,” through holidays and weekends, thereby accelerating construction progress, completing the project ahead of schedule; ensuring quality, safety, and preventing corruption, waste, and negativity; organizing construction with safety -  quality - on-time progress.

Provincial Party Committee Member and Vice Chairwoman of the Dong Nai People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Truong Hien

For its part, Dong Nai province pledged to continue its close coordination with Lam Dong province, the investor, and related units to closely monitor and promote project progress, ensuring quality and compliance with regulations. This will meet the expectations of the National Assembly, the Government, the Prime Minister, and the people of the province, contributing to resolving bottlenecks in regional connectivity, completing infrastructure according to planning, and successfully achieving socio-economic development goals set forth by the 13th National Party Congress and the 11th Provincial Party Congress.

Once completed, this expressway will connect with the Ho Chi Minh City – Thu Dau Mot – Chon Thanh Expressway, linking to Ho Chi Minh City’s Ring Roads 3 and 4, creating momentum for the development of the Central Highlands and Southeastern regions, expanding urban and industrial space. The project also contributes to realizing the goal of 5,000 km of expressways set by the Party and the Government for the 2021–2030 period.

By: Xuan Tuc - Truong Hien

Translated by: Thu Hien - Thu Ha