Ho Chi Minh City plans Rach Doi bridge

Under the proposal, the bridge and its approaches will stretch about 3.3 kilometers, be built to an 80 km/h design speed and use roughly 14.6 hectares of land. The city plans to fund the project from its budget and execute it in 2026-2029, with Ho Chi Minh City serving as the lead agency after Tay Ninh’s earlier approval.

For investors and contractors, the project adds to Vietnam’s pipeline of public works spending at a time when infrastructure investment remains a key growth lever. Large bridge and road projects tend to support construction firms, materials suppliers and local land compensation activity, while also easing freight movement and property access over the medium term.

The broader message is that southern Vietnam is continuing to push transport upgrades to keep pace with urban expansion and regional trade. Ho Chi Minh City also separately proposed spending more than 6,870 billion dong to redevelop the southern bank of the Đôi canal, underscoring how infrastructure and urban renewal are moving together in the city’s 2026-2031 investment plan.

The key near-term focus is whether the bridge gets final approval and how quickly land clearance and bidding move, since those steps will determine when the project starts turning budget commitments into actual construction spending.