Ministry of Construction comments on feasibility report for the Can Gio – Vung Tau sea bridge and tunnel, worth nearly VND 92 trillion

The Ministry of Construction has sent a letter to the HCMC People’s Committee on the feasibility study for component project 3, “Bridge and tunnel construction”, of the sea-crossing road connecting Can Gio and Vung Tau. This component has an estimated total investment of VND 91,787 billion, while the whole route exceeds VND 93,000 billion.

Scale of the sea crossing

• The route is over 14 km long, including an 8.01 km sea bridge and a 3.85 km undersea tunnel.
• Investment model: public-private partnership (PPP), BT contract.
• Once completed, travel time between Can Gio and Vung Tau will be about 10 minutes.

Shipping channel specifications through Ganh Rai Bay

• Designed for container ships up to 32,000 TEU and 300,000-tonne crude oil tankers (tide-dependent operation).
• A 4-lane channel about 1,000 m wide; a turning basin 1,600 m in diameter.
• Cargo volume through Ganh Rai Bay is forecast to reach 2.67 billion tonnes per year by 2125.

Requirements of the Ministry of Construction

• Assign the Vietnam Maritime and Inland Waterways Administration to set up a working group to appraise the dossier.
• Review the coordinates of the shipping channel.
• Add a quantitative analysis of the safe clearance between the channel bed and the top of the immersed tunnel against sedimentation and scouring risks.
• Calculate maintenance and upkeep costs over the entire life cycle of the works.

Compiled from CafeF (citing Viet Nam Hang Ngay), published 19/09/2026.