The HCMC Department of Transport has proposed five road, bridge and tunnel projects worth over VND1.8 trillion (US$80.7 million) to reduce traffic congestion in Tan Son Nhat International Airport area.

The first project would initially build a steel overpass at the intersection of Truong Son Street and a road leading to Pham Van Dong Street in Tan Binh District. The Y-shaped overpass will have one branch leading to the airport’s domestic terminal and another to the international terminal.

A tunnel underneath Truong Son Street from the domestic terminal to Hong Ha Street would be constructed. The project would cost VND771 billion (US$34.6 million).

The second project would upgrade and expand the Hoang Minh Giam Street section from Gia Dinh Park to Dao Duy Anh Street at a total cost of VND166 billion (US$7.4 million).

In the third project, a Hoang Hoa Tham Street section would be widened at a total investment of VND255 billion (US$11.4 million).

The fourth project worth VND142 billion (US$6.4 million) would upgrade the Cong Hoa Street section from Tran Quoc Hoan Street to Thang Long Street.

In the fifth project, a Y-shaped steel overpass worth VND504 billion (US$22.6 million) would go up at Nguyen Thai Son-Nguyen Kiem Intersection in Go Vap District with a branch in the Nguyen Thai Son-Hoang Minh Giam direction and another in the Hoang Minh Giam-Nguyen Kiem direction.

The five projects are awaiting approval. The department has proposed signing no-bid contracts with investors to accelerate work on the projects.

A consortium comprising three local companies has proposed building a five-kilometer overhead road in Tan Son Nhat airport area at a total investment of VND3.5 trillion (US$156.9 million).

In June, another elevated road linking the airport and the city’s downtown was proposed by HCMC Infrastructure Investment JSC (CII) with a total length of 9.5 kilometers and at a cost of about VND15 trillion (US$672.6 million).

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