The State Appraisal Council, which will reassess the pre-feasibility study reports for the North-South high-speed railway project, will be headed by Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, according to a decision issued Thursday by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The move follows two ministries coming up with vastly different cost estimates for the project, which had already attracted controversy earlier over its multiple billion dollar price tag. The council's members will include leaders of the ministries of Transport, Finance, Construction, Natural Resources and Environment, Industry and Trade, as well as representatives from the State Bank of Vietnam, the Committee for Management of State Capital and leaders of the 20 provinces and municipalities that the railway would pass through. This council will have the rights and responsibilities of an appraisal council for a project of national importance, including the right to request relevant documents from investors and … [Read more...] about PM sets up appraisal council for high-speed railway project
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HCMC proposes adjusting HCMC-Can Tho express railway project
HCMC proposes adjusting HCMC-Can Tho express railway projectThe Saigon Times Daily The scheduled route of the HCMC-Can Tho high-speed railway project as proposed by the Ministry of Transport HCMC - The HCMC government has proposed the Ministry of Transport adjust the HCMC-Can Tho high-speed railway project to reduce the route length to make the project more feasible, the local media reported. According to the Ministry of Transport’s decision, issued on August 27, 2013, the railway was planned to be nearly 173,700 kilometers long with 14 stations, starting from An Binh station in Binh Duong Province and running through the urban areas of HCMC and four Mekong Delta provinces. However, representatives of HCMC and four localities in the Mekong Delta region later agreed to the Southern Institute of Science and Technology’s proposal to reduce the route’s length to 139 kilometers, shortening the travel time between HCMC and Can Tho City to roughly 45 minutes. The … [Read more...] about HCMC proposes adjusting HCMC-Can Tho express railway project
Transport ministry calls for progress on major projects
The trial run of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong elevated train will commence on September 20. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has ordered relevant agencies to speed up the implementation of major projects throughout the country. The projects consist of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong Elevated Urban Railway, Tan Son Nhat International Airport and Long Thanh International Airport. Reporting on the progress of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong Elevated Railway Project, Deputy Director of the Railway Project Management Unit Vu Hong Phuong said the train system was scheduled to start its trial run in September. This phase was estimated to take more than three months, he said. However, the general contractor had yet to finish and submit a detailed plan on the trial run and maintenance as well as a safety certificate for the project to the management unit, he said. This risked delaying the project’s trial run, he added. In response to the report, … [Read more...] about Transport ministry calls for progress on major projects
MoT calls for progress on major projects
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể has ordered relevant agencies to speed up the implementation of major projects throughout the country. The projects consist of the Cát Linh – Hà Đông Elevated Urban Railway, Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport and Long Thành International Airport. Reporting on the progress of the Cát Linh – Hà Đông Elevated Railway Project, deputy director of the Railway Project Management Unit Vũ Hồng Phương said the train system was scheduled to start its trial run in September. This phase was estimated to take more than three months, he said. However, the general contractor had yet to finish and submit a detailed plan on the trial run and maintenance as well as a safety certificate for the project to the management unit, he said. This risked delaying the project’s trial run, he added. In response to the … [Read more...] about MoT calls for progress on major projects
First urban railway to be operating in Hanoi next year
First urban railway to be operating in Hanoi next yearThe Saigon Times Daily The Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project is being completed and will be put into commercial operations early next year - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has ordered the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project to begin commercial operations early next year, following six months of trial runs, reported the VnEconomy news website. This will be the first urban railway project to be operating in the country. At a meeting on August 23, Vu Hong Phuong, deputy director of the Railway Project Management Unit under the Ministry of Transport, said the project has been 96% completed. The railway’s stations and depot are still under construction. Some 95% of equipment has been transported to the construction site, while 83% of the installation work has been completed. Phuong stated that the railway has been connected to the national power grid for trial operations since late last … [Read more...] about First urban railway to be operating in Hanoi next year
Hanoi Party official inspects progress of urban railway project
Construction site of the Hanoi train station - Nhon urban metro rail project in Cau Giay district. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hoang Trung Hai, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, led an inspection group to examine the progress of the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station urban rail project on May 6. Built at a total cost of 1.176 billion EUR, the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station project has a total length of 12.5km, comprising an 8.5km aerial track that will connect Nhon depot with Thu Le Zoo and a 4km-long underground track that will link Thu Le with the Hanoi Railway Station. The line will start at Nhon and reach Cau Giay via Highway 32 and Ho Tung Mau and Xuan Thuy streets. It will also pass through Kim Ma, Nui Truc and Quoc Tu Giam streets. The last stop will be the Hanoi Railway Station at the T-junction of Le Duan and Tran Hung Dao streets. At a meeting with the working group as part of the inspection, Nguyen Cao Minh, head of the municipal urban rail project management board, … [Read more...] about Hanoi Party official inspects progress of urban railway project
Hà Nội’s railway not delayed until 2021: Transport ministry
Trial run of the Cát Linh-Hà Đông elevated railway in Hà Nội is due to start in September this year. - Photo cafef.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — A transport official on Monday denied rumours that Hà Nội’s prolonged Cát Linh-Hà Đông urban railway project would be delayed for the fifth time till 2021. He said the trial run would start in September this year. News broke out last weekend that the Ministry of Transport had proposed Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc to adjust the timeline of the railway project to 2021 for the last stage of construction and for public use. This might have started speculations that the project was delayed until 2021, said deputy transport minister Nguyễn Ngọc Đông. “The year 2021 is when China’s responsibility for the project’s maintenance ends,” he said. The 13km-long railway line, running from Cát Linh in … [Read more...] about Hà Nội’s railway not delayed until 2021: Transport ministry
Delaying Cat Linh Hadong elevated urban railway to 2021 nothing but rumour
The Cat Linh-Hadong elevated urban railway will come into commercial operation in this December, despite rumours about a 2021 date. Source: Zing.vn “I do not know the origin of the information that the Cat Linh-Hadong elevated urban railway project’s construction will be delayed until 2021, but it is nothing but a rumour,” Vu Hong Phuong, deputy director of the board of management of the Railway Project Management Unit under the Ministry of Transport, confimed to Zing.vn. Phuong added that to date, the construction of the segment was 95 per cent completed and 80 per cent of the equipment has been imported and is ready to be deployed. According to the plan, the project will come into trial operation in September before starting commercial operation three months later. The project’s construction was kicked off in October 2011 with an initial estimated investment capital sum of $552 million, $419 million of which was borrowed from China. The project was … [Read more...] about Delaying Cat Linh Hadong elevated urban railway to 2021 nothing but rumour
Ministry orders the replacement of managers of railway projects
The Ministry of Transport has made several adjustments to key positions in the railway sector in order to improve services. Railway sector has major personnel changes The move comes after many complaints. One anonymous source from the Ministry of Transport said that the leaders of Railway Project Management Unit (RPMU) had been passing on their responsibilities between each other because nobody wanted to made decisions. Doan Tang Ong, head of the unit, even said that he did not want this position but accepted it because he had been promoted. As a result, the Ministry of Transport asked the Vietnam Railway Authority to replace all of the unit's leaders with more capable officials. Doan Tang Ong was promoted to director of RPMU in early May. Ong was expected to replace former director Tran Van Luc, who was suspended in over the JTC bribery investigation. Nguyen Huu Thang, Director of the Vietnam … [Read more...] about Ministry orders the replacement of managers of railway projects
Vietnam gives new deadline to sluggish Chinese-funded urban railway in Hanoi
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has given a new deadline for the sluggish construction of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong urban railway in Hanoi, as there are no more reasons to excuse for the long delayed completion of the Chinese-funded project. The ministry-run railway project management board should work closely with the Chinese contractor of the project to speed up the construction and put it into commercial run next year, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong said at a meeting in Hanoi on Friday. “Any difficulty arising during the implementation process should be reported immediately to the ministry to avoid wasting more time,” the deputy minister said. By the end of January 2018, the transport ministry will report to the government, which will set the official final deadline for the sluggish project, Dong added. The Vietnamese transport ministry turned the first sod on the Cat Linh – Ha Dong urban railway on October 10, 2011, with the project then … [Read more...] about Vietnam gives new deadline to sluggish Chinese-funded urban railway in Hanoi