The underpass at Phan Thuc Duyen - Tran Quoc Hoan intersection was completed on Thursday after more than a year of construction.
The project, with an investment of VND200 billion (US$7.9 million) from the state budget, passes through Hoang Van Thu Park and is part of a 4 km-long road construction project connecting Tran Quoc Hoan and Cong Hoa streets that both lead to Tan Son Nhat airport.
Work started on the road project at the end of 2022 with a total cost of over VND4.8 trillion.
The total length of the project is about 400 meters. The entire underpass has completed all tasks such as asphalt paving, striping, painting, railings, lighting, and drainage.
The enclosed section is 42 meters long, approximately 8 meters deep beneath Tran Quoc Hoan Street, and slightly curved.
The enclosed section has 24 lights installed close together to ensure illumination in this area. Previously, the contractor built two temporary bridges, each five lanes wide, to allow vehicles to pass through and facilitate construction of the enclosed section.
A worker is retouching the paint of the tunnel walls. Before opening to traffic, the contractor is completing the remaining tasks such as guide markings, signage, and cleaning.
On Phan Thuc Duyen and Tran Quoc Hoan streets, many workers, bulldozers, and cranes are busy leveling the road surface after completing the underpass.
A group of workers is paving the sidewalks and planting greenery on the road parallel to the underpass.
Greenery, curbs, and a median strip have been completed along the entrance of the underpass.
This section is part of the Tran Quoc Hoan - Cong Hoa connecting road project. The entire connecting road project aims to be completed by December 2024 to facilitate the opening of Terminal T3, the third passenger terminal of Tan Son Nhat airport.
The underpass is illuminated at night.
Once completed, the underpass and the Tran Quoc Hoan - Cong Hoa connecting road will be a new route for entering and exiting the airport, besides the single entrance on Truong Son Street, reducing congestion at the Tan Son Nhat area gateway.
Additionally, the road will provide direct access to Terminal T3, which is under construction.
The domestic terminal has a designed capacity of 20 million passengers and is expected to be completed in April 2025.
A perspective of Tran Quoc Hoan - Phan Thuc Duyen underpass upon completion.
After the underpass opens to traffic, the pedestrian bridge crossing Hoang Van Thu Park on Phan Thuc Duyen Street will be reestablished. Previously, to carry out the project, the pedestrian bridge was dismantled. Part of the park land and 300 trees in the area were cut down for construction barriers.
Upon completion of the underpass, the contractor will return nearly 700 square meters for replanting trees, and the remaining area will be used for sidewalks for pedestrians.
Photo by HCMC Transportation Works Construction Investment Project Management Authority
