Breaking down the 30-year-old wall to open a road to ease traffic congestion at Tan Son Nhat

Ho Chi Minh City: A 400-meter-long wall that separated the airport from the residential area next door was demolished to make way for a 6-lane road, reducing traffic congestion in the Tan Son Nhat area.

In recent days, the construction unit has demolished a 3-meter-high wall built along C12 Street in Ward 13, Tan Binh District, which was the boundary between the military area stationed at the airport and the residents outside.

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The demolished sections were replaced with corrugated iron fences to ensure safety when constructing the Tran Quoc Hoan - Cong Hoa connecting road project, which is more than 4 km long. This route was implemented by Ho Chi Minh City with a total capital of more than 4,800 billion VND. When completed, it will reduce traffic congestion in the area. In which, the main 6-lane route helps connect the T3 terminal of Tan Son Nhat airport under construction.

C12 Road is the final section of the Tran Quoc Hoan - Cong Hoa connecting road project, which has been a bottleneck for many years due to its narrowness at 3-4 m wide. After the fence section is removed, the existing C12 Road and the extension will be merged into the connecting road project, forming a new 6-lane traffic axis. Currently, inside the construction site on the route, many workers and machines are mobilized to level the road surface, install a drainage system...

The new route is 5-6 times wider than before, helping to solve traffic congestion in the area near Tan Son Nhat airport. Photo: Ha Giang

A representative of the HCM City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board (investor) said that the above area is within the scope of construction package No. 13 of the connecting road project. This package started implementation in September last year, with main items such as road construction, retaining walls, sidewalks, and drainage. After completion, this section is expected not to rebuild the retaining wall but to arrange auxiliary items to synchronize the landscape in the area.

The Tran Quoc Hoan - Cong Hoa connecting road project is a key traffic project in Ho Chi Minh City. The route starts at the Tran Quoc Hoan - Phan Thuc Duyen intersection and ends at the intersection of C12 - Cong Hoa - Truong Chinh streets. Along with the construction of the main 6-lane route, the project will build two branch roads of 3-4 lanes. There are also two underpasses at the intersections and a one-kilometer-long overpass connecting Tan Son Nhat Airport T3 station.

The section of the wall being dismantled belongs to the Tran Quoc Hoan - Cong Hoa project (red). Graphics: Dang Hieu

According to the plan, the entire connecting road project will be completed by the end of 2024. In addition to connecting T3 station, this will be a new route to and from the airport, breaking the monopoly of the only gate on Truong Son road and reducing congestion at the gateway to Tan Son Nhat airport.

Ha Giang

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