Infrastructure

Tenders help reduce investment costs of five expressway projectsBy Le Anh HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway, one of the five projects for which Vietnam Expressway Corporation is the investor - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC – The total investment capital required for five expressway projects, of which Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) is the investor, has been cut by VND13 trillion (US$559 million) compared with their initial estimates after competitive tenders were held. VEC has put into operation four expressway projects with a combined length of nearly 500 kilometers. These are the Cau Gie-Ninh Binh, Noi Bai-Lao Cai, HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay and Danang-Quang Ngai expressways. The Ben Luc-Long Thanh expressway project is still under construction and is expected to be opened to traffic in 2020. The investor of the Cau Gie-Ninh Binh project was chosen through a domestic tender as the project did not use foreign capital, while international tenders were held for the other four … [Read more...] about Tenders help reduce investment costs of five expressway projects

Airport in HCMC to have 37 more parking slotsBy Le Anh Vietnam Airlines aircraft are parked at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC – PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC - A recent report released by Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has indicated that Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC will have an additional 37 aircraft parking slots prior to the Lunar New Year early next year. The new slots are expected to ease the pressure from overload at the airport and thus help reduce flight delays and cancelations. The airport will also introduce one more taxiway. In particular, the airport’s VND1.1-trillion project to expand its aircraft parking area, which covers nearly 20 hectares of land taken from the Ministry of National Defense, is nearing completion. The area will have 29 parking slots. Another expansion plan to add eight more aircraft parking slots and one taxiway in the north wing of the airport is slated for completion by the end of this year, with a total … [Read more...] about Airport in HCMC to have 37 more parking slots

Ba Lai irrigation facility causes multiple problemsBy Trung Chanh Ba Lai irrigation facility has caused many drawbacks, including aggradation due to silt deposition - PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH CAN THO – The Ba Lai irrigation facility in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has resulted in multiple issues, including the aggradation of the Ba Lai river mouth, which will need some VND900 billion to dredge the riverbed. The irrigation facility has done its best in preventing salinity intrusion, reserving freshwater and washing alum from the soil. It provides fresh water to local residents for their daily activities as well as for watering plants and crops, said Nguyen Thanh Hung, a resident in the province’s Binh Dai District. In addition, it has helped improve the quality of 115,000 hectares of natural soil that was part of a freshwater project in northern Ben Tre. However, Hung added, shrimp farming in this region, which needs a supply of salt water, has helped the … [Read more...] about Ba Lai irrigation facility causes multiple problems

Experts propose satellite city models for HCMCBy Le Anh Participants discuss HCMC’s urban planning problems on the sidelines of the forum - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC - Many experts gathered on November 19 at the fifth Megacity Think Tank Alliance (MeTTA) forum on links between central and satellite cities to seek suitable satellite city models for HCMC. Experts said the development of HCMC’s satellite cities has been haphazard, causing many problems, such as traffic congestion, flooding and pollution. According to Pham Ngoc Hoa from the Political Institute Region IV, four satellites of the city are too close to the central business district. Therefore, they cannot function efficiently. Hoa stated that the government should consider relocating HCMC’s satellites in neighboring provinces. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Van Hong Tan from the HCMC University of Technology noted that the city will have to thoroughly reform its urban planning. He suggested the authorities should … [Read more...] about Experts propose satellite city models for HCMC

ACV asks for support to accelerate Long Thanh airport projectThe Saigon Times Daily The lotus flower-themed design is one of the three options selected for the terminal of Long Thanh International Airport HCMC - Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has called for support from the Government and agencies to ensure the progress of the Long Thanh International Airport project in Dong Nai Province, Thanh Nien newspaper reported. According to ACV, the feasibility study for the first phase of the project is being conducted as planned, and progress on the job is expected to be reported for the second time late this month. The environmental impact assessment of the project is also being carried out as scheduled. As for the site clearance, compensation and resettlement project, part of the main airport project, the Prime Minister, on November 6, issued a decision approving the feasibility report for the sub-project. The Dong Nai government has mobilized the human resources from the … [Read more...] about ACV asks for support to accelerate Long Thanh airport project