See 8 projects that help Ho Chi Minh City become the most modern city

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Possessing skyscrapers and modern constructions, Ho Chi Minh City is expanding day by day to develop into the most urban and financial center in Southeast Asia.

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After many years of construction and development, Ho Chi Minh City has now made spectacular developments, becoming the most modern “megacity” in the country. Possessing skyscrapers and modern constructions, Ho Chi Minh City is expanding day by day to develop into the most urban and financial center in Southeast Asia.

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Below are 8 projects that help Ho Chi Minh City become the most modern urban area.

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1. Landmark 81 tower

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Landmark 81 buildinglocated on Dien Bien Phu street (Binh Thanh district). This tower holds the highest position in the country with an overall area of ​​241,000 square meters and a height of 461.3 meters.

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2. Ba Son Bridge

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Ba Son Bridge was inaugurated in April 2022 with a length of nearly 1.5km, 6 lanes, and a total investment of 3,100 billion VND. This project is designed with a cable stay with the main tower considered a symbolic welcome gate from the city center to Thu Thiem New Urban Area.

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3. Bitexco Financial Tower

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Bitexco Financial Tower is a 262m high building with 3 basements and 68 floors, on the 49th floor is the Saigon Skydeck observatory and a 40m long helipad on the 52nd floor. Before Landmark 81 went up, Bitexco was the tallest building in Ho Chi Minh City at the time of its inauguration in 2010.

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4. Marina Central Tower

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Marina Central Tower with a height of 55 floors, is in the top 3 tallest towers in Ho Chi Minh City with an unobstructed view of the Saigon River, Ba Son Bridge and the entire central area. As the largest commercial tower in Ho Chi Minh City in the past 5 years (according to Avison Young Vietnam), Marina Central Tower makes its mark with modern architecture, a square facade broken up with a number of stylized stepped floors, creating space. blue floating in mid-air.

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5. Metro Line No. 1 (Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien)

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When it comes to projects that help Ho Chi Minh City become the most modern urban area in the country, it is impossible not to mention the Metro No. 1 project (Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien). The project has a total length of 19.7km including 3 underground stations and 11 elevated stations, the total investment cost after adjustment is 43,700 billion VND. Currently, the entire project has reached 98% progress and is expected to be commercially operational in December 2024.

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6. Thu Thiem Tunnel

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Thu Thiem Tunnel is also one of the breakthrough traffic projects of Ho Chi Minh City. Thu Thiem Tunnel has 6 car lanes, submerged under the Saigon River with a length of nearly 1.5km, 33m wide, connecting Mai Chi Tho Street (Thu Duc City) with Vo Van Kiet Street.

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Thu Thiem Tunnel is the most important item in the projectEast-West avenue. Besides relieving pressure on the Saigon Bridge, the new route through the tunnel shortens the time from the city center to the Western and Eastern provinces, creating a foundation to promote inter-provincial trade. Thu Thiem Tunnel contributes greatly to creating a fairly complete transportation network in the east, reducing pressure on central traffic and being a driving force for development.Thu Thiem new urban area. The amount of clearance compensation in this project is considered to be the largest in the city

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7. Me Linh construction site

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Considered the “heart” of the west bank of the Saigon River, Me Linh construction site (District 1) becomes brilliant and colorful under the lights. Me Linh Square is the intersection of 6 routes including: Ton Duc Thang, Hai Ba Trung, Ngo Duc Ke, Ho Huan Nghiep, Phan Van Dat and Thi Sach Street. In particular, this area is famous for many of the most high-end office buildings and hotels in Vietnam.

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8. Pham Van Dong Avenue

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Pham Van Dong Avenue – linking the eastern gateway to Tan Son Nhat airport – is considered the most beautiful avenue in Ho Chi Minh City, changing the appearance of the city’s inner city. The route passes through the districts of Tan Binh, Go Vap, Binh Thanh and Thu Duc City with a total length of 13.6km. The project started construction in June 2008 with a total investment of about 340 million USD. The avenue has 13 intersections, 6 pedestrian bridges and 3 large bridges crossing rivers and canals, including: Binh Loi, Lang canal, Go Dua.

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According to the National Plan

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