Attending the ceremony were attended by many leaders of the Party and State leaders from Japan, foreign consulates in HCM City and about 500 guests, including many farmers had cleared the project .

"The completion of this route to help develop the Thu Thiem new urban area into a financial center - commercial - large service sector. This work also demonstrates the will and friendship in the relationship between two countries of Vietnam - Japan ", the city chairman Le Hoang Quan said.

State President Truong Tan Sang, and former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai inaugurated Thu Thiem tunnel. Photo: HC

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has appreciated the ability to take advantage of opportunities, raising capital, creation of HCMC. "This is the key breakthrough, have strategic significance for the development of HCM City," Vice Premier emphasized.

At the ceremony, President Truong Tan Sang awarded Labour Order, Second Class for Investment Management Construction of urban traffic in HCM City and three Labour Order, third class for individual achievement excellence in the construction organization to complete the project.

Mr. Tran Van Man, people are home in the area to be cleared for the Thu Thiem tunnel project and the East-West Highway, said his family has lived four lives in District 2 land. After learning advocates to build a modern avenue for economic development, he and his family had moved away and have a stable life. Now seen on the Thu Thiem tunnel traffic the entire route and East-West Highway is a great pleasure for him as well as many other relatives.

The first car to run on the Thu Thiem tunnel from District 2 to District 1. Photo: HC

Sharing the same mood, Tong Hoa Bui is the people in District 2 to be removed for clearance to projects of this century, cheerfully: "The process of compensation of course there are also disadvantages. But today we witnessed the traffic, then tomorrow can run a circuit from the District 1 District 2 shall never regret anything "

During implementation, the works of the project has used about 61 thousand tons of steel, 450 thousand m3 of concrete, 3 million m3 of earthworks, construction of more than 1 million m2 of road surface. Over 1,500 officials to participate in the project with a total of 5.1 million workdays, over 400 experts in the country has joined with more than 7.4 trillion to date of research, design and implementation the project.

The entire route the East - West Ho Chi Minh City after being put into the car and use will shorten the travel time of the city, solving traffic congestion. This is also the shortest path connecting the existing city with the Thu Thiem Peninsula, paving the urban development east of the city. Thanks to the project, urban city embellishment, sanitation is improved, people's quality of life improved.

Thu Thiem district hatch one side. Photo: Huu Cong

Thu Thiem Tunnel is the most important items in the construction project of East-West Highway Ho Chi Minh City. The work of this tunnel crossing Saigon scale modern Southeast Asia with a length of 1.49 km wide by 33 m, 9 m high, with six traffic lanes, each of the three lanes for cars and motorcycles . There is also a two lane exit sides. Design speed reaches 60 km / hour.

After the holiday traffic, people will be walking tour through Thu Thiem tunnel up to 20h. Starting on 21/11 the official media is run through the tunnel.