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Xa Lo Ha Noi Expressway (including Vo Nguyen Giap Street, Xa Lo Ha Noi, National Highway 1) spans 15.4 km, a key traffic corridor from the Saigon Bridge to the Tan Van interchange. It is being included by Ho Chi Minh City in a large-scale upgrade plan with an estimated total investment of about 3.5 trillion dong. The objective is to enhance mobility capacity for the eastern gateway, an area that has long faced heavy traffic pressure. These are all traffic hotspots where vehicular flows routinely bottleneck during peak hours. Among them, the An Phu interchange, with high traffic density—particularly vehicles turning toward the center or onto Mai Chi Tho Avenue—will include an underpass to relieve congestion. Not only Xa Lo Ha Noi, the project is being considered within an integrated framework connecting the Vo Nguyen Giap axis, National Highway 1, and Xa Lo Ha Noi, to create a continuous cross-regional traffic flow toward Dong Nai and the broader Binh Duong region. Along the route, five major junctions have been included in the upgrade list: Tay Hoa, Thu Duc interchange, High-Tech Park area, Cat Lai, and An Phu. These are traffic hotspots where congestion peaks during peak hours. On the western side of the route, the Tay Hoa interchange remains a major bottleneck as container traffic from Truong Tho and Cat Lai ports continues to flow in, adding pressure on the existing road network. This is considered a complex five-way junction, prone to congestion and safety risks. Traffic volumes on Xa Lo Ha Noi are heavy during peak hours, reflecting substantial traffic pressure at the eastern gateway of Ho Chi Minh City. Further toward the High-Tech Park, the traffic challenge persists as container and heavy trucks increase during peak hours, causing the area to frequently experience bottlenecks. Upon completion, the project is expected not only to relieve the Xa Lo Ha Noi bottleneck but also to expand cross-regional connectivity between Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai, the Binh Duong area, and Ba Ria–Vung Tau, while shortening the journey toward Long Thanh International Airport.
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