Siêu Dự Án 92.000 Tỷ: Hầm Dìm Xuyên Biển Cần Giờ - Vũng Tàu Có Gì Mà Kinh Ngạc Đến Thế?

For decades we've looked out to sea and seen a breathless paradox Da Nang and Vung Tau lie right next to each other The ferry took just a few minutes but the road route wound for hundreds of kilometers The boat ride meanwhile consumed hours of waiting for the local people But this March 2026 everything has turned a new page When the assessment file was sent a second time by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to the relevant ministries and agencies The world began to view Vietnam with a different perspective A complex of bridge and immersed tunnel spanning over 14 kilometers across the seabed Extending directly from the coastal city of Can Dau to Vung Tau Peninsula This is the true form of the ambitious Can Dau-Vung Tau sea-crossing bridge-tunnel project With a massive budget of 92.663 trillion VND equivalent to 4 billion USD This is a strategic move aimed at breaking the bottleneck caused by National Highway 51 Unblocking the financial arteries of the entire southern economic hub This is a game for giants and Vingroup is all in o form an economic golden triangle comprising Long Thành Cần Giờ and Cái Mép Vietnam no longer wants to be just a stopover we want to be the center of every game in the South China Sea Why spend billions on an underwater tunnel instead of a regular bridge Let's explore this together right after this with Miss Lạc Bộ Tỷ Phú Geographically speaking the distance between Can Dau and Vung Tau feels like a sigh on the map These two regions are separated only by a narrow strait The highway was supposed to bring relief but in reality traffic has been a nightmare stretching over decades If you choose the land route you'll have to travel over 100 kilometers inland battling the horrific congestion on National Highway 51 Even if you choose to break the sea the total waiting and travel time will still take at least an hour What if we built a bridge instead A single bridge connecting the two banks would shorten the journey to a mere ten minutes or so At the river mouth where the three river currents—the Thi Vai Dong Chan and Long Tau—converge and flow into the ocean The starting point of the super project lies right in the heart of the Can Dau seaside urban area From here the highway crosses the bay stretching across the rocky promontory Swooped across the narrow Bến Đình waterway to bypass the large western mountain and landed at the final destination at the intersection of the planned Sao Mai–Ben Dinh Road and the existing 30th April Road in Vung Tau City The total length of the entire route is 14.06 km spanning an area of approximately 137.5 hectares This connects the former Can Dua District once the city of Ho Chi Minh City's green lung but long isolated With a highly promising logistics hub in Vung Tau the project's slight positioning to the northwest of the harbor entrance is a highly calculated technical decision o avoid challenging terrain and optimize maritime traffic flow The presence of this project instantly established a new backbone for the entire Southeast region Cần Dờ has transformed from a southeastern oasis into a genuine regional transportation hub As geographical boundaries blur we witness a shift in the flow of capital people and even the nation's vision toward the sea 92 trillion and the game of the giants When the figure of 92.663 trillion VND is mentioned many people are left stunned A massive budget capable of transforming the infrastructure landscape of an entire nation Vingroup has made a bold proposal Implementing the project through a public-private partnership (PPP) model under a Build-Transfer (PT) contract What does this mean Investors will independently arrange 100% of the funding from equity to loans cluding interest expenses incurred and compensation funds for land acquisition over an area exceeding 137 hectares The state does not need to spend a single cent from the budget upfront Instead the government will repay investors with land holdings of equivalent value This is likely a high-pressure high-stakes situation where both financial and scheduling risks weigh heavily on the business By March 2026 the project dossier had undergone its most rigorous review stages After Vingroup completed its report in January The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City promptly submitted a second round of comments to the relevant ministries for final approval such as the Ministry of Public Security the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Construction This caution is entirely understandable With a super project worth nearly 4 billion dollars errors are simply not allowed Looking broader this is not just about building a bridge to collect tolls Vingroup is seeing a vast ecosystem emerging in Can Gio At the large seaside metropolis of Vinhomes Green Paradise spanning nearly 3 000 hectares the moment to take flight is just around the corner The bridge leading into this tunnel is the key to unlocking the value of tens of billions of dollars in real estate and resort services here They aren't just investing in a road they're investing in a new position for Ho Chi Minh City—a global-class coastal urban center Capital is flowing in not only from the mainland but also from transoceanic voyages Marvel of Technology: Undersea Tunnel Submersio Why would a water area just over 14 kilometers wide generate nearly 4 billion dollars The answer lies in an extremely complex engineering solution Combined bridge-tunnel structure This is the only viable solution to the life-or-death challenge facing the maritime industry The maritime strait is not just water It is the sole green corridor handling over 70% of the nation's container import and export traffic entering and exiting the Cái Mép Thị Vải port complex Building a conventional bridge would turn the province into a bottleneck choking off super-ships exceeding 200 000 tons Thus a tunnel running beneath the sea is a proud private passage The heart of the project is a 3.1-kilometer underwater tunnel located directly beneath the main shipping channel Among them the largest item is 2.1 kilometers of immersed concrete tunnels Imagine instead of digging into the ocean floor massive tunnel segments would be precast on land with a cross-section width of up to 35.1 meters equivalent to a ten-story building laid horizontally Then these massive concrete blocks were carefully towed into position and sunk to the pre-dredged locations on the ocean floor and reconnected into a continuous absolutely watertight tunnel beneath the immense water pressure The width of this sea-crossing route is designed for six to eight lanes Of this the approach roads at both ends are eight lanes wide Six lanes of motorized traffic and two lanes for collecting vehicles The bridge and immersed tunnel sections will exclusively accommodate six lanes for motor vehicles To ensure absolute safety against violent storm surges this sea crossing is expected to prohibit traffic for two-wheeled vehicles However looking at the experience from Hai Van Tunnel we can fully trust in a professional truck-based transfer service Ensure traffic flow leaves no one behind The most visually striking feature is the two artificial islands built at either end of the tunnel These are not merely dull technical or ventilation stations but developed into modern forest resort complexes featuring parks parking areas and high-end tourism services Drive across the island's heart rising up from the ocean on an artificial island to watch the sunrise over the sea It's a unique experience previously seen only in countries with advanced infrastructure like Japan or Denmark with a 22.5-meter cross-section dedicated to vehicle traffic and an emergency evacuation system An international standard safety solution—truly a technological marvel that elevates the stature of Vietnamese engineers onto the global stage ernational counterweights and monuments spanning continents Looking to Northern Europe we see the 16-kilometer-long Øresund Bridge connecting Sweden and Denmark It's a tunnel and bridge complex identical to what Vingroup is proposing for the project For decades Øresund has been more than just a passage It symbolizes the blurring of borders closely linking the two nations economically If Sweden and Denmark take a few dozen minutes for trains to cross the border The future of Can Doo and Vung Tau will be the same An unlimited economic synergy transforming both sides of the bay into a continuous coastal urban region Looking at the neighboring giant the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge system Over 50 kilometers long and backed by investments in the tens of billions of dollars it is a monstrous infrastructure project China used it to consolidate the entire Pearl River Delta region into a unified entity Vietnam is now taking similar steps The Can Doo-Vung Tau project is Vietnam's version of these superstructures Combining bridges immersed tunnels and artificial islands to maintain uninterrupted international maritime traffic Even in the United States the 28-kilometer-long Chesapeake Bay–Brick Tunnel in Virginia serves as a model we are striving to emulate Born in 1964 and continually expanding it demonstrates that the combination of bridge and tunnel It is the optimal solution for bays with heavy maritime traffic The application of this model in Can Tho demonstrates that Vietnamese policymakers have moved beyond traditional short-term thinking The emergence of the 2.1-km immersed tunnel at the southern maritime boundary More than a technological milestone it is a geopolitical message forged in steel We are no longer learning from afar We are directly building wonders comparable in difficulty to those of the world's leading powers Vietnam is confidently positioning itself on the map of countries with some of the most complex offshore infrastructure in the world When a massive concrete tunnel segment weighing tens of thousands of tons is sunk to the bottom of the bay That is also when Vietnam's internal strength gained greater prominence ready to stand as an equal to any logistics hub in Southeast Asia The vital link and the tripartite ambition of the blue economy If you look at the map of Southeastern Vietnam you'll see an economic bottleneck in the south All goods from the industrial zones of Binh Duong and Dong Nai must travel through single overburdened routes that have been strained for ten years The Cần Giờ sea-crossing bridge project emerged precisely to break through that deadlock Emerging at the intersection of an unprecedented economic golden triangle—Cần Giờ Vũng Tàu and Long Thành— This is a highly ambitious geopolitical maneuver When the immersed tube opens to traffic in 2029 it will directly connect to the international transshipment port of Cát Lái with plans to accommodate mother vessels up to 250 000 tons With the deep-sea port complex of Cái Mép Thị Vải in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu The other peak of the triangle is Long Thành International Airport These three growth poles will form a closed-loop logistics ecosystem Goods are transferred at maximum speed across waterways road networks and air corridors Vietnam no longer wants to remain a small isolated transit hub We are building a massive transit hub to directly compete with Singapore or the largest logistics hubs in Thailand and Cambodia But why is it called the lifeline Look at the shipping lane of Ganh Rai Bay This is the vital artery responsible for over 70% of the nation's container output Choosing the immersed tunnel option instead of a high bridge was essential to fully protect this green corridor A minor incident at the harbor entrance could bring the southern economy to a standstill This sea-crossing project ensures uninterrupted 24/7 land transportation while keeping international gateway access fully open Not constrained by any provincial or island boundary Furthermore this is a strategic move for Ho Chi Minh City to embark on a major maritime expansion Instead of focusing on the congested and deteriorating city center The city is borrowing the strength of giants like Vingroup to expand its development space toward the south That area will no longer be a remote isolated region but will become Vietnam's most prestigious waterfront facing the sea This is a manifesto for a maritime nation where every hidden reef beneath the waters of Vịnh Cành Rái speaks of a destiny shaped by the sea It is a cornerstone in building the nation's future status as a major maritime economic power Coming soon when the anticipated groundbreaking announcement is made in the second quarter of 2026 It is the sound of a new phase of development in Vietnam If construction is completed within three years the entire southern economic hub will undergo a complete transformation A calm river once reflecting the mangrove forests now mirrors the towering 108-story Landmark building And a bustling port will receive a fresh surge of vitality from the underwater tunnel spanning the sea 92.663 billion VND is the price paid for gaining the initiative We no longer have to endure the grim faces of old narrow roads or sluggish ferry rides Vietnam is drawing its own logistics map from scratch The combination of the super city and the Vinhom Green Paradise seaside area with the Ganh Rai Strait tunnel route s the solution to Ho Chi Minh City's challenge of relocating its urban center toward the sea Are you still ready to witness the moment when Can Tho and Vung Tau come together as one Share your thoughts in the comments below Hello and see you again