At 7:30AM in the morning of 24/02/2016, on Ha Noi Highway near the gate of Suoi Tien Park, CII has organized the “Construction Inauguration Ceremony for incompleted sections of the project to develop the intersection at HCMC National University, which belongs to the BOT project to expand Ha Noi Highway and Highway 1, the section from Station 2 T-Junction to Tan Van Intersection.” 

Delegates attending the ceremony include Mr. Dinh La Thang, Member of the Politburo, Party Secretary of HCMC People’s Committee; Mr. Le Van Khoa, Member of HCMC Municipal, Deputy Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee; Mr. Huynh Cong Hung, Member of the People’s Assembly; Mr. Buy Xuan Cuong, Member of HCMC Municipal, Head of HCMC Department of Transportation; Ms. Phan Thi Thang, Member of HCMC Municipal. Head of HCMC Department of Finance; together with representatives from other governmental departments. 

Mr. Dinh La Thang, Party Secretary of HCMC People’s Committee and Mr. Le Van Khoa, Deputy Chairman of HMCC People’s Committee, discussed during the construction inauguration ceremony of Ha Noi Highway expansion project. 

The intersection at the main gate of HCMC National University is a very important development in Hanoi Highway – Highway 1 route, contributing significantly to the area’s transportation infrastructure network. The investment in incompleted sections in the project to develop the intersection at the main gate of HCMC National University was approved by HCMC Department of Transportation, and includes the following items: 

• Upgrade and expand the Ha Noi Highway – Highway 1 main route: 573.89m long and 36m wide;
• Construct an open tunnel on the Ha Noi Highway – Highway 1 main route: 1,273.92m long and 36m wide;
• Construct 2 bridges crossing the open tunnel, each will be 17m wide and 38m long, and will be made of reinforced concrete and prestressed reinforced concret;
• Construct 2 pedestrian overpasses in the area around the National University intersection, each will be 4.1m wide and 110m long, and will be made of reinforced concrete and prestressed reinforced concrete;
• Total construction investment value: 164 billion dong;
• Since the developer needs to ensure normal traffice flow throughout the construction period, the construction period is expected to take 18 months.

The construction packages above, developed by CII, will be added to the Hanoi Highway Expansion BOT Project from Saigon Bridge to Dong Nai.