HCM City’s metro line No 1 is being built between Ben Thanh Market in District 1 and Suoi Tien Tourist Park in District 9 (File Photo) HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi MinhCity requires huge investment in infrastructure, and authorities have solicitedinvestment of some 42 billion USD in the five-year period until 2020.
Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee, said challenges like traffic problems and flooding have been actingas road blocks to economic development and competitiveness.
Insufficient resources for infrastructuredevelopment are one of the major reasons for these hindrances, he said.
The city requires nearly 924 trillion VND(around 42 billion USD) for 85 transport infrastructure projects, including 55roads and bridges, seven for waterway transport, eight railway and 15 roadworks, he said.
The city requires 833 million USD worth ofprivate investment in its metro lines.
They include the sections of line No 2 betweenBen Thanh Market and Thu Thiem and between Tham Luong and Tay Ninh BusTerminal.
Metro line No 3A from Ben Thanh Market to Tan KienTerminal in Binh Chanh district and running through several districts willrequire 3.02 billion USD.
Metro line No 3B from Cong Hoa Crossroads to HiepBinh Chanh will cost 1.88 billion USD.
Metro line No 4 between the Thanh Xuan and HiepPhuoc urban areas will also run through multiple districts and cost 3.53billion USD.
Line No 4B between Gia Dinh Park in Binh Thanh districtand Lang Cha Ca Terminal in Go Vap district requires 1.33 billion USD.
All of them will be built in public-private partnership(PPP) mode, and the city has yet to tie up private funding for them.
Their construction has been entrusted to the HCMCity’s Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), which also plans tomanage the construction of the monorail lines No 2 and 3.
HCM City has also solicited investment in the27.2km line No 2 which is expected to cost 715 million USD and also be built inPPP mode. The 12.8km line No 1 will cost 658 million USD.
The city’s requirement to fund a total of 210infrastructure projects offers local and foreign investors a lot of businessopportunities.
Many real estate companies hope to take part inthe city’s transport infrastructure, urban infrastructure, urban renovation,and business-related services projects.
Phong said the city would create favourableconditions for enterprises to function efficiently and secure their rightfulbenefits.-VNS/VNA
Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee, said challenges like traffic problems and flooding have been actingas road blocks to economic development and competitiveness.
Insufficient resources for infrastructuredevelopment are one of the major reasons for these hindrances, he said.
The city requires nearly 924 trillion VND(around 42 billion USD) for 85 transport infrastructure projects, including 55roads and bridges, seven for waterway transport, eight railway and 15 roadworks, he said.
The city requires 833 million USD worth ofprivate investment in its metro lines.
They include the sections of line No 2 betweenBen Thanh Market and Thu Thiem and between Tham Luong and Tay Ninh BusTerminal.
Metro line No 3A from Ben Thanh Market to Tan KienTerminal in Binh Chanh district and running through several districts willrequire 3.02 billion USD.
Metro line No 3B from Cong Hoa Crossroads to HiepBinh Chanh will cost 1.88 billion USD.
Metro line No 4 between the Thanh Xuan and HiepPhuoc urban areas will also run through multiple districts and cost 3.53billion USD.
Line No 4B between Gia Dinh Park in Binh Thanh districtand Lang Cha Ca Terminal in Go Vap district requires 1.33 billion USD.
All of them will be built in public-private partnership(PPP) mode, and the city has yet to tie up private funding for them.
Their construction has been entrusted to the HCMCity’s Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), which also plans tomanage the construction of the monorail lines No 2 and 3.
HCM City has also solicited investment in the27.2km line No 2 which is expected to cost 715 million USD and also be built inPPP mode. The 12.8km line No 1 will cost 658 million USD.
The city’s requirement to fund a total of 210infrastructure projects offers local and foreign investors a lot of businessopportunities.
Many real estate companies hope to take part inthe city’s transport infrastructure, urban infrastructure, urban renovation,and business-related services projects.
Phong said the city would create favourableconditions for enterprises to function efficiently and secure their rightfulbenefits.-VNS/VNA
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