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Major projects expected to give Can Tho a new ambience

Can Tho authorities are pinning their hopes on several major infrastructure projects to give the city a new ambience and look, making it a worthy centre of the Mekong Delta region.
Can Tho authorities are pinning their hopes on several majorinfrastructure projects to give the city a new ambience and look, makingit a worthy centre of the Mekong Delta region.

Among the major projects, the project upgrading urban Can Tho city,sponsored by the World Bank (WB), was completed on schedule, bringingback odourless water and green space to a canal once full of black andsmelly water and shanties.

The project alsoupgraded and removed flooding in main streets such as Hoa Binh Avenue,Ly Tu Trong Street and April 30 Street while Le Huu Phuoc Park received afacelift.

The second project, part of a biggerproject to upgrade cities in the Mekong Delta region, has been underimplementation for two years with total capital of 90.4 million USD.

The project has now completed the bidding of 26 outof 30 construction packages and is scheduled to complete all biddingsby the end of this year. All construction initiatives of the project arescheduled to be finished by 2017.

The thirdproject on developing Can Tho city and increasing the city’s adaptationcapacity has a total investment capital of 312.5 million USD, of whichthe WB provided 250.3 million USD in loans.

Theproject aims to help Can Tho city develop sustainably and mitigateadverse impacts of climate change while improving transport links in thecity and between the city and other localities.

The project will improve water drainage in Ninh Kieu and Binh Thuydowntown districts and build and upgrade a number of bridges and roadsin the city.-VNA
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