HCM City invests $13.8 million to fix worst flood zone in Go Vap District

On May 14, the city’s Urban Infrastructure Construction Investment Project Management Board (known as the Urban Infrastructure Board) held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the project.

The plan includes upgrading the stormwater drainage system to address rain-induced flooding around Lang Hoa Park and major roads such as Nguyen Van Khoi, Le Duc Tho, Pham Van Chieu, and Street No. 51. The project is also expected to improve traffic conditions, environmental sanitation, and the urban aesthetics of the area.

According to Van Phu Thai, Deputy Director of the Urban Infrastructure Board, the work will be carried out on high-traffic arteries with a total length of over 4.7 kilometers. New concrete sewer pipelines with a diameter of 1.2 meters will be installed, and the entire road surface will be repaved with hot asphalt, aligned with existing elevation levels.

Nguyen Thi Doan Trang, Vice Chair of the Go Vap District People’s Committee, noted that Go Vap is one of the most rapidly urbanizing districts in the city. However, the development of transport and technical infrastructure has not kept pace with the area’s growing population.



“The city’s decision to approve and implement this drainage project will help connect infrastructure systems, improve the urban landscape, and raise residents' quality of life,” she said. “It will effectively address stormwater drainage, flooding, and environmental pollution in the area.”

This project follows the May 10 launch of the VND17.2 trillion (approx. USD677 million) Xuyen Tam Canal rehabilitation project. That project involves dredging, environmental improvement, and infrastructure development along the 9-kilometer canal, stretching from the Nhieu Loc–Thi Nghe Canal to the Vam Thuat River across Binh Thanh and Go Vap districts.

The Xuyen Tam project will deepen the canal bed to 3.5 meters and widen it to 20–30 meters. A synchronized system will be built to collect both rainwater and wastewater, aimed at improving water quality and preventing pollution.

Both sides of the canal will also feature new 6-meter-wide roads with two lanes in each direction, 3–4 meter-wide sidewalks, as well as parks, greenery, and lighting systems.


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