HCMC ring road 3 nears completion in Long An

The 6.8 km section of HCMC ring road 3 passing through Long An province, with a total investment of over 4,200 billion VND, is nearly 77% complete after two years of construction and is expected to open for technical trials in October.

The interchange connecting ring road 3, the HCMC - Trung Luong expressway, and the Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway is located in My Yen commune, Ben Luc district. Compared to a year ago, when many connecting sections were muddy, the roadbed is now being paved and rolled.

Ring road 3 stretches over 90 km, passing through HCMC, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, and Long An provinces, with a total investment of over 75,400 billion VND. Upon completion, the entire route will not only connect traffic but also create an urban and industrial corridor for the southern key economic zone. The section through Long An has a total investment of over 4,200 billion VND, including construction and compensation for resettlement support.

In addition to the 77% completion rate of the expressway construction, bridge construction has reached over 75%. The overpass and turnaround bridge at the interchange are now substantially complete compared to the previous disarray.

Following the overpass, the connecting road between ring road 3 and the Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway is now almost completely paved.

The remaining section of over one km from the three-expressway interchange overpass to the HCMC - Trung Luong expressway is currently being filled with gravel and leveled.

About 500 m away, the elevated section of ring road 3, part of package 2, has had its concrete deck completed.

Near the elevated section under construction, the bridge over Ben Luc river is having its piers and deck poured.

The route crosses rice fields in Tan Buu commune, Ben Luc district, where some sections have already been paved.

Dozens of machines were busy rolling and paving the roadbed on the afternoon of 24/6. The project is being implemented in phases. Phase one will construct 4 lanes with a parallel road, with a maximum speed of 100 km/h. The entire project will be completed in 2026.