In August, workers were busy building embankments, sidewalks, and two roads along the canal as part of the work, many of which was largely complete, giving the area a new appearance, but a huge volume of sludge remained in the canal, unable to be dredged.
Nguyen Van Cuong, chief supervisor of a construction package, said: "The contractor has only removed the soil excavated from the two sides, transporting it to nearby disposal sites for use in constructing the roads and embankments. The sludge in the canal bed cannot yet be dealt with because there is no place to take it to."
A section of the Tham Luong–Ben Cat–Nuoc Len canal with embankments and two parallel roads is largely completed in August 2026. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Anh
The package covers more than eight kilometers of canal work, from Truong Dai Bridge to the Saigon River, and is one of the main components.
The section also contains some of the widest stretches of the entire canal, with some areas 100 meters across and with the largest volumes of sludge, estimated at around 1.7 million cubic meters, or nearly half the entire project's.
