HCMC – Work on the VND17-trillion Xuyen Tam Canal rehabilitation project, one of the most polluted canals in HCMC, is set to begin by April 30 this year, according to the Vietnam News Agency.
The Urban Infrastructure Construction Investment Project Management Unit under the HCMC People’s Committee announced on April 2 that preparations for the groundbreaking ceremony are being expedited.
The Xuyen Tam canal rehabilitation project includes the renovation of the main canal route, which stretches more than 6.6 kilometers from the Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal to the Vam Thuat River, and three tributary canals totaling over 2.2 kilometers in length.
Scheduled for implementation from 2023 to 2028, the project will require the clearance of 197,349 square meters of land and affect 2,215 households.
The project comprises three construction packages: XL-1, which covers the section from the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal to Bui Dinh Tuy Bridge and the Cau Son Canal; XL-2, spanning from Bui Dinh Tuy Bridge to Luong Ngoc Quyen Street and including the Binh Loi and Binh Trieu canals; and XL-3, which runs from Luong Ngoc Quyen Street to the Vam Thuat River.
Under the plan, construction package XL-3—stretching 1,300 meters through Ward 5 in Go Vap District and Ward 13 in Binh Thanh District—is scheduled to break ground this month.
So far, Go Vap has handed over 900 meters, equivalent to 69.23%, while Binh Thanh has transferred 1,140 meters, or 87.69%, of the required site.
The remaining site for the construction package is currently being cleared by local authorities. Go Vap and Binh Thanh districts are expected to complete the handover by the end of April and early May.
The project management unit said that the Xuyen Tam Canal project involves a large volume of site clearance, primarily consisting of canal-side houses with complex legal documentation.
The project owner has coordinated with Go Vap and Binh Thanh districts, as well as relevant departments and agencies, to advise the HCMC People’s Committee on issuing support policies for affected households and resolving project-related obstacles.
These efforts aim to ensure progress and allow construction packages XL-1 and XL-2 to break ground before September 2.
