According to the report, the Cat Lai Bridge and its connecting road project spans approximately 11.642 km, located in Cat Lai Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, and Dai Phuoc Commune, Dong Nai Province. The project begins on Nguyen Thi Dinh Street, about 400 meters from the My Thuy intersection, and ends at Km13+142, connecting with the Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway at around Km33+500.
The Cat Lai Bridge will directly replace the existing Cat Lai ferry route, which currently serves around 50,000 passengers and vehicles daily, often causing congestion during peak hours. On the Dong Nai side, the bridge’s starting point is in Dai Phuoc Commune, approximately 25 km from the former center of Bien Hoa City and 15 km from Long Thanh International Airport. On the Ho Chi Minh City side, the bridge’s starting point is in Cat Lai Ward, located in the southeastern outskirts of the city center, home to the Cat Lai Urban Area, Cat Lai Residential Area, Cat Lai Port, and the largest logistics and warehousing system in the Southern region.
 Route map of the project area.
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The project is funded through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with a Build-Transfer (BT) contract paid via the state budget. The investor will raise equity and loans to finance the construction, with payment made from the state budget after the project is operational. The state budget is not used during construction but only for settling payments to the investor post-completion.
Construction is scheduled from 2025 to 2029, with a total investment (including interest) of nearly VND 17.7 trillion. This includes VND 3.4 trillion for compensation, support, and resettlement; and VND 9.5 trillion for construction costs.
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Total project investment
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The project requires approximately 140.8 hectares of permanent land, including 14.9 hectares for residential use, 13.3 hectares for roads, 13.2 hectares for rivers and canals, 1.03 hectares for other non-agricultural purposes, and over 43.5 hectares of agricultural land to be rezoned.
Cross-section of the main bridge at the tower. Source: CC1
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On October 20, the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee approved the investor’s proposal for the Long Hung Bridge and Cat Lai Bridge projects under the PPP model. In addition to the Cat Lai Bridge, the committee supports CC1’s initiative to study and implement the Long Hung Bridge (Dong Nai 2 Bridge) project. The company will collaborate with relevant departments and localities to research the route, develop related plans, and determine compensation costs, resettlement support, and land requirements. Once an agreement is reached with Ho Chi Minh City on designating Dong Nai Province as the competent authority for the Long Hung Bridge project, the committee will consider assigning the project proposer as per PPP regulations.
As of Q3 2025, CC1 holds total assets of nearly VND 15.8 trillion, with equity of over VND 4.5 trillion. Loans and financial leases amount to more than VND 6 trillion.
On December 11, the CC1 Board of Directors approved a credit confirmation letter from Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank – Transaction Office 2 (MB, HOSE: MBB) valued at nearly VND 3,537 billion. Earlier, the Board approved a VND 1,770 billion loan from the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV, HOSE: BID) – Ho Chi Minh City Branch, including a maximum credit limit of VND 590 billion for payment guarantees and L/C. In early December, CC1 also secured a VND 6,000 billion loan from BIDV, with a maximum credit limit of VND 2,000 billion for payment guarantees and L/C.
On January 9, 2026, CC1 will hold an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting to approve capital increases, dismiss and appoint new Board members for the 2021-2026 term, and address other matters within the meeting’s authority.
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