Ho Chi Minh City will launch or inaugurate 16 major projects and works to mark Vietnam’s National Day on September 2, including 11 groundbreaking ceremonies and five projects to be officially put into operation, according to Mr. Tran Quang Lam, Director of the municipal Department of Construction.

Among the transport projects, the Thu Thiem–Long Thanh railway has the largest investment, estimated at VND134 trillion ($5.1 billion).

The city also plans to break ground on a project to upgrade and expand National Highway 1 from Kinh Duong Vuong Street to the  former Long An provincial boundary, now in Tay Ninh province. The project will be developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) in the form of a build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract, with investment of nearly VND6.7 trillion.

Another project will upgrade and expand National Highway 13 from Binh Trieu Bridge to the former Binh Duong provincial boundary, now in Ho Chi Minh City, with investment of  nearly VND6.3 trillion.

Two components of Ring Road No. 4 will also be launched, with combined investment of more than VND11.8 trillion.

In housing, five projects are scheduled to break ground, including a social housing urban area in Ba Diem Commune, with investment of mỏe than VND64 trillion.

Since the beginning of 2026, HCMC has launched 14 projects with total investment of around VND466 trillion.