The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction said Kỳ Hà 4 Bridge is expected to open in October 2026. The project is intended to ease traffic pressure at the Mỹ Thủy intersection at the entrance to Cát Lái Port, an area with heavy truck and container traffic.
While the city waits for the entire Mỹ Thủy intersection project to be completed in the first quarter of 2027, it is taking measures to reduce traffic pressure, limit conflicts between container trucks and motorbikes, and speed up construction.
Kỳ Hà 4 Bridge expected to open in October
The department will work with city police to increase traffic control during construction. It also asked the Ho Chi Minh City Transport Infrastructure Construction Project Management Board to speed up work and open the bridge as soon as possible in October 2026.
The bridge branch will serve vehicles turning right from Võ Chí Công Street onto Nguyễn Thị Định Street and is expected to reduce traffic entering the Mỹ Thủy area.
The department will also work with port operators to shift some cargo transport to waterways, reducing pressure on roads around Cát Lái Port. Traffic information will be provided through electronic message signs and mass media so residents can choose routes including the Bến Lức – Long Thành Expressway.
After that expressway opened on October 1, 2026, traffic through the Phú Mỹ Bridge and Mỹ Thủy intersection area fell significantly. Passenger-car traffic fell by 2–12%, buses and trucks up to 4 tonnes by 10–20%, and trucks under 10 tonnes by 3–33%. Traffic by trucks under 18 tonnes and tractor-trailers without containers fell by 14–29%, while container tractor-trailers fell by 9–20%.
Up to 26,000 vehicles use Mỹ Thủy intersection on weekends
The intersection serves vehicles entering and leaving Cát Lái Port and connects freight routes from the southwestern provinces with southeastern Vietnam through Võ Chí Công Street and the Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thành–Dầu Giây Expressway. About 22,000 vehicles pass through every 24 hours, rising to about 26,000 on weekends.
Nguyễn Thị Định Street has only two car lanes in each direction, so traffic exceeds its capacity. Road barriers installed during construction also affect conditions. The department adjusted the traffic lights and created a separate phase for two-wheeled vehicles from all four directions, separating them from container trucks and helping remove an accident hotspot.
Concrete dividers were installed on Võ Chí Công, Nguyễn Thị Định and Đồng Văn Cống streets. For holidays and the Lunar New Year, the department, police, local authorities and port operators prepare time-based traffic plans to prevent vehicles from gathering at Cát Lái Port at once and reduce congestion.
Sources: Thanh Niên
