Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway () is an expressway goes through Đồng Nai, Ho Chi Minh City and Long An province (now is Tây Ninh province), Vietnam, most of the route is part of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 (Mỹ Yên – Vĩnh Thanh section). It connect the Mekong Delta with Long Thanh International Airport, the future main airport of Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, and Central Vietnam without passing central Ho Chi Minh City.

The expressway has a length of , of which 20 km is over bridges. It was approved in 2010 with an investment value of VND 31,320 billion (US$1.5 billion), partially funded by a US$636 million Asian Development Bank loan and a VND 10,500 billion (US$450 million) JICA loan. Construction started in 2014, but was delayed due to funding issues. The route includes two large cable-stayed bridges. Construction of the two bridges was suspended since July 2018 due to funding issues over a US$70 million budget overrun. This has delayed the planned completion date from 2018 to 2023, as of July 2022 next completion date is given 3rd Quarter 2025.

As of October 1, 2026, Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway was officially opened along with the Bình Khánh Bridge and Phước Khánh Bridge.

Route details

Lanes

Bến Lức - Vĩnh Thanh: 4 lanes + 2 shoulder, 4 parallel lanes Vĩnh Thanh - Tân Hiệp: 4 lanes + 2 shoulder

Length

Total length:

Speed limit

Max: , Min: IC Đa Phước to IC Nguyễn Văn Tạo: Max , Min Bình Khánh and Phước Khánh bridges: Max , Min

Bridges Some of the bridges on the expressway, from west to east, starts at Mỹ Yên interchange, cross over canals and rivers are: Cần Giuộc Bridge, Bà Lào Bridge, Bình Khánh Bridge, Phước Khánh Bridge, Ông Kèo Bridge, KM52+060 Bridge, Thị Vải Bridge. The two most major bridges here are Bình Khánh Bridge and Phước Khánh Bridge cross the Soài Rạp and Lòng Tàu River, respectively.

Bình Khánh Bridge

Bình Khánh bridge has a total length of 2,764 meters and a main span of 375 meters, crosses the Soài Rạp River, connecting Hiệp Phước and Bình Khánh.

Phước Khánh Bridge

Phước Khánh bridge has a total length of 3,186 meters and a main span of 300 meters, crosses the Lòng Tàu River, connecting Bình Khánh, Ho Chi Minh City and Đại Phước (formerly Nhơn Trạch district), Đồng Nai. It is constructed by the Sumitomo - Cienco4 joint venture.

List of interchanges & features

IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, SA: Service area (Rest area), TG: Tollgate, TN: Tunnel, BR: Bridge The unit of distance is km. The blue part (■): The section coinciding with Ring Road 3 (Ho Chi Minh City) {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center;" |- style="border-bottom:solid 0.25em green;" !No. !Name !Dist. fromOrigin !Connections !Notes ! colspan="2" |Location |- ! colspan="7" style="text-align: center;" |Connect with  Ring Road 3 (Ho Chi Minh City) |- !style="background-color: #ddddff;"|1 |style="background:#dff9f9;"|IC Mỹ Yên |style="background:#dff9f9;"| 0.0 |style="background:#dff9f9;"| Ho Chi Minh City–Trung Luong Expressway |style="background:#ffdead;"|The expressway entrance under construction forinterchange with Ring Road 3 | rowspan="2" |Tây Ninh province | rowspan="2" |Mỹ Yên |- !style="background-color: #ddddff;"|TG |Mỹ Yên Tollgate

!style="background-color: #ddddff;"|2 |IC Bình Chánh |3.4 | National Route 1 | | rowspan="7" |Ho Chi Minh City | Bình Chánh |- !style="background-color: #ddddff;"|BR |Ông Thìn Bridge |↓ | |Passes Cần Giuộc River | rowspan="2" |Hưng Long |- !style="background-color: #ddddff;"|3 |IC Đa Phước | | National Route 50 |style="background-color: #ffdddd;"|Connect with Ho Chi Minh City–Soc Trang Expressway |- !style="background-color: #ddddff;"|BR |Bà Lào Bridge |↓ | |Passes Cây Khô Channel |Hưng Long – Hiệp Phước Boundary |- !style="background-color: #ddddff;"|4 |IC Nguyễn Văn Tạo | |Nguyễn Văn Tạo RoadNguyễn Hữu Thọ Road | |Hiệp Phước |- !style="background-color: #ddddff;"|BR |Bình Khánh Bridge |↓ | |Passes Soài Rạp River |Hiệp Phước – Bình Khánh Boundadry |- !style="background-color: #ddddff;"|5 |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|IC Rừng Sác |style="background-color: #ffdead;"| |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|Rừng Sác Road |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|Under construction |Bình Khánh |- !style="background-color: #ddddff;"|BR |Phước Khánh Bridge |↓ | |Passes Lòng Tàu River | colspan="2" |Ho Chi Minh City – Đồng Nai Boundary |- !style="background-color: #ddddff;"| - |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|IC Phước Khánh |style="background-color: #ffdead;"| |style="background-color: #ffdead;"| |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|No construction |rowspan="7"|Đồng Nai |Đại Phước |- !style="background-color: #ddddff;"|6 |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|IC Vĩnh Thanh |style="background-color: #ffdead;"| |style="background-color: #ffdead;"| Ring Road 3 (Ho Chi Minh City) |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|Under construction |rowspan="2"|Phước An |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|7 |IC Phước An |50.5 |Trường Chinh Road

!style="background-color: #BFB;"|BR |Cầu Thị Vải |↓ | |Vượt sông Thị Vải |Phước An – Long Phước Boundary |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|TG |Tollgate 7 (Phước Thái)

|rowspan="3"|Phước Thái |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|8 |IC Phước Thái |57.6 | National Route 51

!style="background-color: #BFB;"|9 |style="background-color: #dff9f9;"|IC Tân Hiệp |style="background-color: #dff9f9;"| |style="background-color: #dff9f9;"| Bien Hoa–Vung Tau Expressway |style="background-color: #dff9f9;"|End of the expresswayConnect with Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway |- !colspan="7" style="text-align: center;"|Connect directly to National Route 51C

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