Infrastructure

Google Maps launches “Motorcycle Mode” feature in VietnamBy Chi Thinh A screenshot features Google Maps’ new navigation mode for motorcyclists in Vietnam, which helps them identify the best routes to reach their destinations more conveniently - PHOTO: CHI THINH HCMC – Motorbike riders in Vietnam now can resort to “Motorcycle Mode” feature on Google Maps to identify the best routes to reach their destinations more conveniently. According to an announcement today, Google rolled out the new feature called “Motorcycle Mode” on Google Maps, which was specially designed for motorbike users, with the aim of better catering to their needs. The feature will recommend riders convenient shortcuts and narrow alleys, and provide them more accurate travel time by applying Machine Learning technology to imitate motorbike speeds. Besides this, it will mark out restricted roads that motorbike users are not allowed to enter, as well as offer … [Read more...] about Google Maps launches “Motorcycle Mode” feature in Vietnam

HCMC to start work on two underground parking lots in Q4By Le Anh The Trong Dong outdoor stage, where there will be an underground parking lot going up - PHOTO: ANH QUAN HCMC – An underground car park project at Le Van Tam Park and another in the Trong Dong outdoor stage area in downtown HCMC are scheduled to begin construction in the fourth quarter of the year, according to the municipal Department of Transport. Regarding the underground parking project at Le Van Tam Park, the department on Tuesday, July 17, said that the Underground Space Investment and Development JSC functions as the key investor. The 10-year suspension of the project was attributed to the investor’s financial shortage and to procedural obstacles, and its capital has grown to VND4.2 trillion from the initial VND1.748 trillion. The investor is reportedly negotiating with some financial institutions and looks to complete all essential procedures to start work on the project in the fourth quarter … [Read more...] about HCMC to start work on two underground parking lots in Q4

Three key expressways to be opened to trafficBy Le Anh In the file photo, the southern HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway is being put into service. Expressways are nearing completion across the country - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC - Three major expressways in the north and center of Vietnam will be opened to traffic by end-2018. The Danang-Quang Ngai, Halong-Haiphong and Halong-Van Don expressways will help shorten distances between key economic zones, according to the Ministry of Transport. The 139.5-kilometer-long Danang-Quang Ngai Expressway will be opened to traffic on July 30 as scheduled. The 65-kilometer-long section from Danang to Quang Nam Province was put into service in August last year, while the remainder will connect Quang Nam Province and Quang Ngai Province. Of the VND34.5 trillion (US$1.4 billion) in funding for the project’s first phase, US$798.5 million comes from the Japan International Cooperation Agency and US$590.3 million from World Bank loans. When in … [Read more...] about Three key expressways to be opened to traffic

Extension of toll collection right for HCMC-Trung Luong expy proposedBy Le Anh The HCMC-Trung Luong Expressway is the first expressway project to be built - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC - Cuu Long Corporation for Investment, Development and Project Management of Infrastructure (CIPM) has written to the Ministry of Transport proposing to continue collecting toll fees on the HCMC-Trung Luong Expressway for one year and a half after the commercial right over the expressway expires late this year. CIPM petitioned that the toll collection will continue between January 2019 and June 2020, after the road commercial contract with Yen Khanh Trade Production and Service Company expires on December 31, 2018. Yen Khanh had purchased the right to collect toll fees for five years, starting from January 1, 2014, with a transfer price of some VND2 trillion. CIPM in its petition said that the continued toll collection is meant to make the most of the public infrastructure asset to create fund for … [Read more...] about Extension of toll collection right for HCMC-Trung Luong expy proposed

Bamboo Airways gets Government's approval The Saigon Times Daily Vietnamese construction company FLC Group and its subsidiary Bamboo Airways introduce Brand Identity Division for the startup airline on April 20 – PHOTO: VGP HCMC – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has signed a decision on behalf of the Prime Minister giving approval in principle for the Bamboo Airways air transport project, the Government news website reported. Bamboo Airways, a subsidiary of property developer FLC Group, is set to be headquartered at Phu Cat Airport in the south-central coastal province of Binh Dinh, according to Prime Minister’s Decision No. 836, dated July 9. The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Transport to appraise the airline project and issue a business license for aviation transport in line with the prevailing regulations. Meanwhile, the People’s Committee of Binh Dinh will be responsible for verifying the information of the project and inspecting … [Read more...] about Bamboo Airways gets Government’s approval