Railway sector expects over 200 mln USD to upgrade weak bridges, tunnels
The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has proposed the Ministry of Transport allocate a total of 4.76 trillion VND (208.1 million USD) to repair and upgrade weak bridges and tunnels so as to increase the capacity of trains and ensure traffic safety.
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)According to VNR, the national railway network currently has 28 degrading and leaky tunnels which have greatly affected train operation, of which 22 are on the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route, and all built during the French colonial period (1927-1935).
As another 7-trillion-VND project has a plan to repair nine tunnels, VNR proposes allocating funds to repair and upgrade the remaining 13 tunnels with a total estimated capital of 1.9 trillion VND.
A railway tunnel (Photo: VNA)In addition, the agency also asked the ministry to provide about 1.7 trillion VND for the reparation and upgrade of weak railway bridges, and separate rail and road traffic on all road-rail bridges.
Previously, VNR proposed allocate around 2.38 trillion VND to repair and upgrade more than 40 passenger and cargo terminals in the period 2022-2023 in order to improve capacity and efficiency for road transport, thus facilitating transport recovery to after severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic./.
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