One of the country’s key traffic projects, the Hai Van Tunnel 2 completed after 45 months of construction. The project is considered a highlight for Vietnam’s construction sector as it is the longest road tunnel in Southeast Asia and was built completely by domestic workers and engineers.
Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue told Carolyn Turk, World Bank (WB)’s Country Director for Vietnam that Hanoi is in need of great resources for infrastructure development amidst its fast urbanisation during their meeting in Hanoi on January 12.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 9 cut the ribbon to put the interchange connecting Belt Road No 3 and the Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway into operations.
Construction of the Long Thanh International Airport got underway on January 5, which is expected to improve the transport network in the southern region and boost socio-economic development.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has asked the People’s Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces nationwide to roll out urgent solutions to control air pollution and promptly address any “hotspots”.
The Long An Department of Transport has said the province will invest more than 16.5 trillion VND (714.3 million USD) in building a road linking it with HCM City.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a notice calling for traffic safety during upcoming holidays along with strict observation of regulations on the control and prevention of COVID-19.
Ho Chi Minh City must ensure transparent governance before establishing a “new city within a city” from the proposed merger of three districts, experts said at a seminar in the city on December 9.
Uniform measures should be put in place in central Da Nang city to recover from consequences of natural disasters and disease and promote economic recovery, Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Nho Trung said on December 7.
Five new high-speed rail lines between Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces expected to be built by 2025 would help to ensure smooth transport of goods and improve logistics services and connections between major seaports.
Ho Chi Minh City is speeding up the progress of key sub-projects under the project to turn the city into a smart city from 2017 to 2020 with a vision to 2025.
The southern coastal province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau has asked the Government to allocate capital from the central budget to speed up progress of national key projects in the province over the next five years.
The HCM City Department of Transport is urging the city People's Committee to approve investment for 55 urgent transport infrastructure projects next year, including five new overhead roads to ease traffic congestion at hotspots connecting eastern and western areas.
The Mai Dich - South Thang Long Section of Hanoi’s Ring Road No 3, using ODA loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), was officially opened to traffic on October 11 after two years and four months of construction.
Those who have travelled far and long and then returned to Hanoi have been amazed by the rapid changes in the capital’s appearance over recent years. Highways connecting the capital with nearby cities and provinces together with ring roads, bridges over the Red River, and even overpasses have been built to make it a dynamic business centre contributing significantly to the national economy.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive requiring acceleration of the application of automated non-stop toll collection services nationwide.
The central region is forecast to experience prolonged heavy rains and floods in the coming days due to a low-pressure system in the East Sea that may grow into a tropical depression.
The development of HCM City's Northwestern Urban Area is expected to attract increased investment, drive economic growth of neighbouring areas, and strengthen relations with Cambodia and other ASEAN countries.
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