The first 55km of the Ben Luc – Long Thanh expressway, which connects Ho Chi Minh City and the neighboring provinces of Long An and Dong Nai, is scheduled to complete by the end of this year, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Construction.

It will help to fulfill the national goal of completing 3,000km of expressways by 2025.

Construction of the 58-km project started in 2014 and was slated for completion by October 2026 as a result of implementation delay. However, obstacles facing the implementation process have been handled and some 88.23% of the project volume has been completed.

The expressway has estimated investment capital of over VND29.58 trillion ($1.15 billion).

The four-lane expressway, not including two emergency lanes, allows a maximum speed of 100 km/h in the first phase.