Ho Chi Minh City will relocate more than 400 trees along several roads in the center to make way for construction of metro line No. 2 between Ben Thanh and Tham Luong.
On Monday many large mahogany trees on Truong Chinh Street near the Pham Van Bach intersection were uprooted to enable construction of the S10 – Pham Van Bach underground metro station.
Several trees have trunks around one meter across, stand 20-30 meters tall and have wide canopies.
The tree removal began at the weekend. The construction area has been fenced off, with personnel deployed to regulate and divert traffic to ensure safety and minimize congestion.
Workers cut down and remove trees along Truong Chinh Street to facilitate the construction of Metro Line 2 station on April 13, 2026. Photo by Read/Ha Giang |
The Truong Chinh – Pham Van Bach intersection was earlier closed for underground station works, with traffic redirected.
Another 453 trees are expected to be removed on Le Lai, Truong Dinh, Pham Hong Thai, and Cach Mang Thang Tam streets, with only 49 relocated.
The work will cost around VND1.4 billion (US$53,150).
The Ben Thanh – Tham Luong metro line will be 11.3 km long, connect the city’s downtown with the northwest and have more than nine kilometers running underground. It will cost over VND55 trillion.
Construction began in January and is expected to be completed by 2030.
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Trees that have been chopped down and cut into logs, awaiting relocation to make space for HCMC’s Ben Thanh – Tham Luong metro line. Photo by Read/Ha Giang |
It will be the city’s second metro line after Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien, which began operating at the end of 2024.
The two lines will connect at Ben Thanh station, forming the backbone of a planned urban rail network the city plans to expand to 335 km over the next decade.
According to the HCMC Management Authority for Urban Railways, underground stations on the Ben Thanh – Tham Luong line are located in densely populated areas with extensive existing infrastructure, both underground and above ground, including electricity, water, and telecommunications systems.
Therefore, besides trees, these systems have also been relocated.
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