BEN LUC – LONG THANH EXPRESSWAY PROJECT

1 – Investor: Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC).

2 – Technical support consultancy: BYM Group cooperating with KEI & Nippon Koei Engineering (Japan).

Ben Luc – Long Thanh links the ring road outside the southern suburb of Ho Chi Minh City as well as being a short part of the North-South expressway in Vietnam. It will link with the Ho Chi Minh City – Vung Tau expressway plan, as part of the GMS (Greater Mekong Subregion) economic corridor route from Bangkok to Phnom Penh, Ho Chi Minh City, and Vung Tau.

Ben Luc – Long Thanh expressway project has a total length of 57.8 km, running through Ben Luc and Can Giuoc districts of Long An province; Binh Chanh, Nha Be, Can Gio districts of Ho Chi Minh City and Nhon Trach District, and Long Thanh of Dong Nai province.

(Picture of Ben Luc – Long Thanh expressway project)

(One of the bridges on the Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway)

The expressway will be built according to the Class A expressway standard, with 8 lanes and a design speed of 120km / h.

Consultancy services for Ben Luc – Long Thanh expressway projects include the following five main elements:

Component A: Data collection and survey

Component B: Detailed technical design and cost estimate

Component C: Procurement

Component D: Protection

Electronic components: operations and maintenance

Key features of the project:

1) Length, lanes: 58 km, 4 lanes (2 lanes in the first phase)

2) Intersections: 08 intersections

3) Main bridge: Binh Khanh, Phuoc Khanh (Strands with a total length of 7,576 m)

4) Overpass: Total length of 10,500 m

5) Bridge small: 12 (Total length 7,527 m)

6) Traffic control: ITS system, O/M station