The nearly VND 10,000 billion tidal control project in Ho Chi Minh City has completed most of its components and is expected to be put into operation in 2026, with the goal of reducing flooding for the city.
Muong Chuoi Tidal control
Records taken on May 7 show that all key components of the project are under active construction.
The Ben Nghe gate has reached approximately 99% of total volume and has been operating in test mode since early February 2026. The contractor is currently continuing dredging to clear the channel and calibrating the SCADA automatic control system.
The Ben Nghe tidal control gate during its test run in February 2026
The Tan Thuan gate has reached approximately 95%. The boat lock chamber, pump chamber, mooring berth, T1 and T2 tower piers, service bridge, gate beam and main gate valves have all been completed. The project is currently finalizing the management building, landscaping and the boat lock gate assembly, while also installing mechanical-electrical-plumbing (MEP) equipment, pumps and the SCADA system.
Tan Thuan Tidal Control
The Phu Xuan gate has reached 92%. Main structural components — including the pier columns, tower piers, gate beam, service bridge — have been completed, along with the installation of two main gate valves. The project is currently finalizing the gate-flank revetment, management building, landscaping and the technical equipment system.
Phu Xuan Tidal Control
The Muong Chuoi gate has reached 94%, with the pier columns, gate towers, boat lock, gate beam and main gate valves completed. Remaining components being finalized include the bank-protection revetment, mooring berth, riverbed reinforcement, operation road and the boat lock gate assembly.
Muong Chuoi Tidal Control
The Cay Kho gate has reached approximately 89%. The pier columns, base beam, boat lock and gate valves have been completed. Sand pumping for the gate-flank revetment, riprap mattresses for riverbed reinforcement, and the construction of access roads are currently underway, alongside the completion of the management building and the installation of the automatic control system.
Cay Kho Tidal Control
The Phu Dinh gate has reached approximately 90%. The boat lock, pump chamber, tower piers, gate beam and main gate valves have been completed. The gate-flank revetment, riprap mattresses for riverbed reinforcement, and the installation of MEP equipment, pumps and SCADA are currently in progress.
Phu Dinh Tidal Control
The dyke and revetment items, the Cau Kinh – Ba Buom gate and the central management building have also reached between 87% and 95% of total volume.
The project was launched in 2016 under a Build-Transfer (BT) contract, with a total investment of nearly VND 10,000 billion. By November 2020, construction volume had reached more than 90%, but work had to be suspended due to legal obstacles, particularly relating to the procedures for compensating the investor through land allocation.
In July 2025, the Government issued Resolution No. 212/NQ-CP to resolve the prolonged obstacles.
The project was relaunched in early February 2026 and is scheduled to be completed and put into synchronized operation within 2026.
The tidal control project is scheduled for completion in 2026, with the expectation of reducing flooding in Ho Chi Minh City.
According to the investor — Trung Nam Construction Investment Joint Stock Company (Trungnam) — the unit is currently organizing continuous construction, strengthening quality and safety controls, and closely coordinating with the relevant authorities to ensure that the completion schedule in 2026 is met.
However, the key condition for the project to reach the finish line on schedule remains the completion of legal procedures, particularly the obligation to compensate the investor through land allocation.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has so far allocated three land plots, but the valuation has not yet been finalized, while two additional land plots have not yet been added to the compensation list.
Trungnam Group has proposed that the city allow the investor to take part in operating the works during the initial phase (approximately 5 years) to ensure stable system operation, while also training personnel and transferring operational technology to the Ho Chi Minh City side.
The company has also proposed extending the warranty period and providing technical support in order to reduce risks during the initial operating phase.
Once completed, the project will help prevent high tides, control tidal flooding and proactively respond to climate change for the inner-city and central areas of Ho Chi Minh City, covering parts of the wards of: Sai Gon, Tan Dinh, Ben Thanh, Cau Ong Lanh; Xom Chieu, Khanh Hoi, Vinh Hoi; Tan Thuan, Phu Thuan, Tan My, Tan Hung; Chanh Hung, Phu Dinh, Binh Dong; together with the communes of Nha Be, Hiep Phuoc, Tan Nhut, Binh Chanh, Hung Long and Binh Hung (formerly belonging to Districts 1, 4, 7, 8 and Nha Be and Binh Chanh districts).
The project proactively regulates and lowers water levels within the river, canal and channel system, thereby enhancing rainwater drainage efficiency in line with Master Plan 752.