Ho Chi Minh City's future financial hub gets 4 major roads underway

Four major roads spanning nearly 12 km in Thu Thiem peninsula are nearing completion, improving connectivity in Ho Chi Minh City's planned financial and commercial hub.

The section of Tran Bach Dang between the Nguyen Co Thach intersection and the Tran Nao roundabout is taking shape six months after construction resumed.

Around 300 m of the road is being paved with asphalt. The 55-m-wide route will have six lanes.

Workers and heavy machinery are preparing the roadbed, installing drainage systems and compacting the surface.

Contractors are carrying out multiple construction activities simultaneously to meet the year-end completion target.

The central median, sidewalks and lighting systems are also being upgraded and completed along the route.

Around 2 km of Tran Bach Dang, from the Nguyen Co Thach intersection to the Thu Thiem Tunnel entrance, remains closed to traffic despite being largely completed several years ago.

Once the unfinished sections are connected, the road will provide a continuous route through the Thu Thiem New Urban Area, improving connectivity and easing traffic pressure on Mai Chi Tho and Nguyen Co Thach streets.

Adjacent to Tran Bach Dang is the construction site of To Huu Street and part of Luong Dinh Cua Street. The intersection between the two routes is temporarily fenced off for construction.

The other two roads, Bui Thien Ngo and Nguyen Thien Thanh, were largely completed nearly 10 years ago but still see little traffic as they have yet to be fully connected to Tran Bach Dang and To Huu streets.

The two-lane Bui Thien Ngo road is 2.5 km long and more than 11 m wide.

It runs through the Sala urban area and, according to the master plan, circles the Thu Thiem New Urban Area's ecological reserve.

Running along the Saigon River, Nguyen Thien Thanh is 3 km long and more than 28 m wide, with two lanes.

The four key roads, alongside other infrastructure projects, are expected to help transform the Thu Thiem New Urban Area into a modern financial, commercial and service hub for Ho Chi Minh City. Graphics by VnExpress/Hoang Thanh