Transport infrastructures

               Long An is the gateway linking the South East with the Mekong Delta, a common boundary with the Ho Chi Minh City. The linking provincial transportation systems are quite complete, including roads and waterways.

      Road Traffic:

• The National Highway: National Highway 1A, Highway 62, Highway 50, Highway N1, N2 routes, the Ho Chi Minh highway in Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong.

• The provincial roads: Provincial Highway 7, Provincial Highway 8, Provincial Highway 22, Highway 821, Provincial Highway 822, Provincial Highway 823, Provincial Highway 824, Provincial Highway 825, Provincial Highway 826, Provincial Highway 827, Provincial Highway 828, provincial Highway 829, provincial Highway 831, provincial Highway 833, provincial Highway 835, provincial Highway 836, provincial Highway 837, provincial Road 838 and provincial road 839.

         Waterway:

• The waterway routes: Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay rivers, Rach Cat river (Can Giuoc river).

 

• The important waterways: Ho Chi Minh City - Kien Luong; Ho Chi Minh City - Ca Mau; Ho Chi Minh City - Tay Ninh and Long An is via Nuoc Man canal, Rach Cat river, Vam Co Dong river.

        The water transports above 100 tons could follow the canal as Phuoc Xuyen, Duong Van Duong, Tra Cu, Kinh Xang, Ben Luc river, Rach Cat river, Thu Thua canal ... from the West to the Ho Chi Minh City.

 

      

    * Strategic location:

              Long An to Tan Son Nhat airport  about 1 hour by car, has 4 highway, 2 freeway through the province,has Binh Hiep international border, My Phu Tay national gate and 3 side-gate  , port capable of receiving vessels of 70,000 DWT in the Soai Rap  and many river port for 6000-10000 DWT.  Currently Long An has 23 industrial parks and 43 industrial and 50 residential urban areas over 15,000 ha.