HCMC – HCMC has approved an investment plan for a 14-kilometer sea-crossing bridge-tunnel project linking Can Gio Commune with the former Vung Tau City area, with total capital estimated at more than VND104 trillion, reported local media.
The HCMC Party Committee agreed on the investment policy, identifying the project as a strategic infrastructure link to improve regional connectivity in the southeastern region.
The project is being studied by Vingroup under a public-private partnership using a build–transfer (BT) contract. All funding will be mobilized by the investor and repaid through land, without using public funds.
According to the proposal, the route will run from Bien Dong 2 Road in the Can Gio coastal urban area to Sao Mai–Ben Dinh Road, connecting with 30/4 Street in Vung Tau.
About 3.1 kilometers of the bridge will be immersed as a tunnel, replacing the earlier bridge-only option. There would be two artificial islands at both ends of the tunnel. The design is intended to meet technical and safety requirements and avoid affecting international shipping lanes in Ganh Rai Bay.
The HCMC People’s Committee sought opinions from relevant ministries in December 2025 to ensure consistency with planning, national defense and technical standards.
Construction is scheduled to start in mid-2026 and take about three years, with the project expected to be completed in 2029.
Once operational, travel time between central HCMC and Vung Tau would be much shorter than the current ferry service or highways via Dong Nai Province.
