ADB is helping Viet Nam construct a 51-kilometer, four-lane, tolled expressway connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh and to a junction with National Highway 1 at Dau Giay. The project includes construction of a 1.7-kilometer bridge over the Dong Nai River at Long Thanh, and two rest and service areas.
| Project Name | Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project | ||||||||
| Project Number | 40198-023 | ||||||||
| Country | Viet Nam |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Road transport (non-urban) |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Some gender elements | ||||||||
| Description | The Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway (HLD expressway) Project comprises construction of approximately 51 kilometers of four-lane, tolled expressway. The expressway will commence at the junction of the Second Ring Road in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), and end at a junction with National Highway 1 at Dau Giay, Dong Nai Province. It will provide a direct connection from the center of HCMC to economic growth areas in provinces to the north of HCMC along National Highway 1, which connects HCMC to Hanoi. The expressway will be a toll road, with access initially restricted to three locations: the intersection with the Second Ring Road, the intersection with National Highway 51 at the southern end of Long Thanh town, and at Dau Giay. The Project includes construction of a major new 1,700-meter bridge over the Dong Nai River at Long Thanh, and two rest and service areas. | ||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The Government's Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2006- 2010 identifies the need for a network of high-capacity, high-speed expressways to complement the network of national, provincial, and city roads. Under the Government's Expressway Master Plan, developed with Asian Development Bank (ADB) funding under technical assistance for the Expressway Network Development Plan Project approved in 2005, a short-term program of priority expressway projects was identified. This program includes the HLD expressway. Greater HCMC is the largest city in Viet Nam and the country''s economic hub. However, the road network both within and around HCMC is becoming heavily congested, travel speeds are decreasing, and transport costs increasing. Relief to city roads connecting the center of HCMC and the port area with roads leading north from the city to central and northern Viet Nam is urgently needed. HCMC also lies at a critical junction on the transport network for the Greater Mekong Subregion. |
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| Impact | Business-led, pro-poor, and sustainable economic growth in HCMC and neighboring provinces. | ||||||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Transport users in HCMC and Dong Nai Province can travel from HCMC District 9 to Dau Giay with lower road user costs (vehicle operating costs plus travel time costs) on the HLD expressway |
| Progress Toward Outcome | All construction works have been fully completed. The HLD Expressway was opened to public traffic on 8 February 2015. All works under JICA-funded components were also completed in May 2017. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | HLD expressway is operating, connecting HCMC District 9 with Dau Giay as a four-lane, highspeed, limited access, tolled highway. O&M concession procurement complete Project management system operating |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | HLD expressway was opened to traffic on 8 February 2015. VEC established a subsidiary company (VEC Engineering) for O&M of the Expressway. |
| Geographical Location | Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Huyen Long Thanh, Long Thanh, Quan Tan Binh, Song Dong Nai, Tinh Dong Nai, Xa Dau Giay |
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | A |
| Involuntary Resettlement | A |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | The Project generally complied with the Environmental Management Plan. |
| Involuntary Resettlement | Land acquisition has been substantially completed. Income restoration programs have improved socio-economic conditions of the severely-affected and vulnerable households. |
| Indigenous Peoples | The project's safeguards categorization for indigenous peoples is C. Of the 800 households affected by resettlement, only 11 belong to an ethnic minority. These 11 households are disbursed across the project districts; are living within Kinh communities; and are well-integrated within mainstream Vietnamese society in terms of language, clothing, housing, and daily livelihood activities. Specific actions for ethnic minorities have been included in the resettlement plan. |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | Consultation meetings were held with project-affected people to discuss the impact of the Project in terms of resettlement and environmental impacts. Meetings were held in all of the communes within the project area and the results of these meetings were incorporated into the project resettlement plan, environmental impact assessment, and environmental management plan. |
| During Project Implementation | Consultation meetings were mainly related to the preparation and implementation of the updated resettlement plans. A series of consultations with project-affected people were held during the detailed measurement surveys and updating of the resettlement plans. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | Recruitment of consulting services has been completed. |
| Procurement | Procurement for civil works has been completed. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Islam, Mohammad Nazrul |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport and Communications Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Vietnam Expressway Corporation Mr. Tran Xuan Sanh HCMC |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 07 Mar 2008 |
| Fact Finding | 03 Mar 2008 to 14 Mar 2008 |
| MRM | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Approval | 30 Sep 2008 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 31 Mar 2008 |
| Last PDS Update | 19 Sep 2018 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 30 Sep 2008 | 20 Mar 2009 | 26 Jun 2009 | 31 Dec 2014 | 31 Dec 2016 | 22 Nov 2018 |
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 927.80 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 410.20 | 30 Sep 2008 | 178.84 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 517.60 | 30 Sep 2008 | 178.84 | 0.00 | 100% |
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | - | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | - | Satisfactory |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project: Completion Report | Project/Program Completion Reports | Jun 2019 |
| Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project | Procurement Plans | Apr 2014 |
| Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project | Project/Program Administration Manual | Jun 2009 |
| Loan Agreement for Ho Chi Minh City -- Long Thanh -- Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project between Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and Asian Development Bank dated 20 March 2009 | Loan Agreement (Ordinary Resources) | Mar 2009 |
| Project Agreement for Ho Chi Minh City -- Long Thanh -- Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project between Asian Development Bank and Vietnam Expressway Corporation dated 20 March 2009 | Project/Program Agreements | Mar 2009 |
| Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Sep 2008 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Viet Nam: Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project | Validations of Project Completion Reports | Jul 2020 |
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Procurement Plan
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project | Procurement Plans | Apr 2014 |