VIROVietnam Infrastructure Readiness Observatory
Projects / Roads & expressways

HCMC Ring Road 4Đường Vành đai 4 TP.HCM

The outer orbital through Bình Dương, Đồng Nai and the former Long An. The first PPP works started in October — in Tây Ninh, not in the HCMC core segment.

4/7 · Under construction · Đang thi côngLast observed 31 Oct 20263 sources
Readiness ladder · Thang sẵn sàng
Why this stage

On 15 October 2026 Tây Ninh launched construction of PPP components 2-4 and 2-5 (nearly 78 km, investor Sơn Hải Group).

Reported  15 Oct 2026 · Dân Trí (DTiNews)

Next rung — Partly operational: Some sections or functions in use; route-wide or full operation not established.

Schematic map of Southern Vietnam infrastructure projects by readiness stageApproximate positions of tracked projects in and around Ho Chi Minh City, coloured by observed delivery stage. Not for navigation.ĐỒNG NAITÂY NINHĐỒNG THÁPHỒ CHÍ MINH CITYEast SeaThủ Thiêm–Long Thành Railway — In planHCMC Ring Road 3 — Under constructionHCMC Ring Road 4 — Under constructionMetro Line 2 (Bến Thành–Tham Lương) — Under constructionHCMC–Mộc Bài Expressway — Under constructionHCMC–Thủ Dầu Một–Chơn Thành Expressway — Under constructionBiên Hòa–Vũng Tàu Expressway — Partly operationalBến Lức–Long Thành Expressway — OperationalHCMC–Long Thành–Dầu Giây Expressway (widening) — OperationalMetro Line 1 (Bến Thành–Suối Tiên) — OperationalHCMC coreThủ ĐứcBiên HòaThủ Dầu MộtBàu BàngPhú MỹVũng TàuBến LứcHiệp PhướcCủ ChiLong Thành International Airport (phase 1) — Under constructionCái Mép–Thị Vải deep-water port cluster — Usable for businessCần Giờ International Transshipment Port — Investor / contractor selectedNhơn Trạch 3 & 4 LNG power plants — OperationalHCMC Free Trade Zone (Cái Mép Hạ) — ApprovedVietnam International Financial Centre (HCMC) — OperationalDirect power purchase (DPPA) rules — ApprovedLNG Long Sơn power project — Approved
Observed stage
In plan
Approved
Investor / contractor selected
Under construction
Partly operational
Operational
Usable for business
Site / institution
Schematic, approximate geometry for orientation — not navigation or project alignments. Pole circles follow the structure of the HCMC master plan; they are not official boundaries. Observation run 31 Oct 2026.
Milestones · Mốc kế hoạch và thực tế

Planned against achieved

MilestonePlanned / targetAchievedStatusSource
HCMC core-segment groundbreaking2 Sep 2026—UnknownVietnam News Agency
Tây Ninh PPP components 2-4, 2-5 start—15 Oct 2026AchievedDân Trí (DTiNews)
Tây Ninh components complete——UnknownDân Trí (DTiNews)
Evidence · Bằng chứng

What the record shows

  • Reported
    15 Oct 2026
    Tây Ninh held a launch ceremony on 15 October 2026 for PPP components 2-4 and 2-5, from Thầy Cai canal to Hiệp Phước port: nearly 78 km, over VND 43 trillion (about US$1.63 billion), investor Sơn Hải Group. The Tây Ninh section is to open with four lanes at a 100 km/h design speed, passing 15 communes. The report gives no completion date.
  • Reported
    15 Oct 2026
    The whole Ring Road 4 route is about 159 km.
  • Fact
    12 Aug 2026
    Three PPP components (2-2, 2-4, 2-5) were in investor selection on 12 August 2026.
  • Fact
    12 Aug 2026
    Two component feasibility studies (2-1, 2-3) remained under appraisal.
  • Reported
    31 Jul 2026
    Selected public-investment enabling works were reported to have started; this does not establish construction of the core expressway.
Unknown · Chưa rõ
  • Whether the HCMC core-segment groundbreaking took place.
  • Investor for Đồng Nai component 2-2.
VIRO analysis

Ring Road 4 is the spine for the next generation of industrial land in northern Bình Dương and around Phú Mỹ.

Serves
Pole 2 · Eastern innovation pole
Pole 4 · Northern industry–logistics pole
Pole 5 · Southern port–FTZ–energy pole
Corridor · North–South corridor
Corridor · East–West corridor
Poles & corridors →
Sources · Nguồn

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