A new bus route carrying passengers from Noi Bai International Airport to Hanoi’s My Dinh bus station and vice versa was launched by the Transport Corporation Hanoi (Transerco) last weekend. Bus Route No109 linking My Dinh bus terminal with Noi Bai International Airport was opened on October 20 (Source: VNA) Route No 109’s 60-seat busses are fully equipped with LED lights, free wifi, modern GPS management software and technology to provide information on the route’s operation. With 96 journeys a day, the buses operate from 5am to 9pm and take 20-30 minutes per journey. The connection between the international airport and the inner city will make it easier for long-journey passengers to transit, reducing their waiting time, said a Transerco official. The new bus route is also set to ease pressure on other buses to the airport, including Cau Giay-Noi Bai bus route 07, Long Bien-Noi Bai route 17 and Kim Ma-Noi Bai route 90. VNA … [Read more...] about New bus route transports passengers from airport to Hanoi’s centre
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New regulations on int’l multi-modal transportation business
Decree 144 amends and supplements some articles of Decree 87/2009/ND-CP, dated October 19, 2009 on international multi-modal transportation and Decree 89/2011/ND-CP, dated October 10, 2011 on multimodal transport, and granting of international multi-modal transportation business. Each foreign enterprise and cooperative which is qualified for international multi-modal transportation in Viet Nam is required to submit a dossier to the Ministry of Transport by post or other modals in regulations. Within five working days, the Ministry of Transport grants business licenses for businesses. A license is valid in five years./. By Khanh Phuong … [Read more...] about New regulations on int’l multi-modal transportation business
Transport ministry ordered inspection into pothole-riddled central expressway as repairs finished
Đà Nẵng-Quảng Ngãi expressway. — VNA/VNS File PhotoViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — After three days, the repairs of defects on a key highway in the central region have been finished and are awaiting final assessment, according to the project’s investor. State-run Việt Nam Expressway Corporation (VEC), the main investor of the Đà Nẵng-Quảng Ngãi expressway, said that despite the total area of defective road coming to less than 70sq.m of the whole expressway’s three million sq.m in surface area, 3,000sq.m of road surface had been replaced. The corporation also said transport ministry leaders were present at the site to check the repair results. Previously on Tuesday, transport minister Nguyễn Văn Thể ordered a 45-day inspection into the implementation and the management of the first expressway in the region due to public concern over its poor construction quality. The 139km highway … [Read more...] about Transport ministry ordered inspection into pothole-riddled central expressway as repairs finished
Transport Ministry inspects Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway
The inspection will cover all implementation phases of the project. Mr. The has authorized the ministry’s chief inspector to approve inspection plan and extend inspection time. The inspection decision has been made after experts blamed the expressway's damage for unsuitable design and construction. According to them, Investor VEC has loosened management, the work's inspection and contractor’s ability fail to meet requirements, consultancy and supervision is weak and there are questions about rake-off on materials and auction sale. EVC said that implementing the Transport Minister’s requirement, it was urgently repairing damage in Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway and reviewed responsibilities of relevant teams and individuals. Review results will be reported to the ministry on October 19. On the same day, deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung presided over a meeting on the settlement of damage in Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway. Reports by the Ministry of Transport say … [Read more...] about Transport Ministry inspects Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway
Transport ministry makes low capital disbursements
Transport ministry makes low capital disbursementsBy Le Anh The ODA-funded Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway in southern Vietnam has fallen behind on its capital disbursement schedule – PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC – The Ministry of Transport disbursed some VND13.7 trillion (US$588 million) for transport projects, equivalent to 52.2% of the full-year target, as of late last month, according to a report by the Planning and Investment Department under the ministry. The report said a total of more than VND26.3 trillion (US$1.12 billion) in investment capital has been allocated to the ministry this year. The amount includes some VND14.1 trillion in foreign capital, VND5.8 trillion in domestic capital and VND2.6 trillion in government bonds. The undisbursed capital was mainly tied to projects using official development assistance loans (ODA) and government bonds. The ministry ascribed the lower-than-expected capital disbursement to low demolition and site clearance works; heavy and … [Read more...] about Transport ministry makes low capital disbursements