PM urges transport ministry to check traffic accidentsThe Saigon Times Daily A collision involving a container truck and a passenger car leaves 13 people dead and four badly injured in Quang Nam Province on July 30 - PHOTO: VIETNAMPLUS HCMC - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued Instruction 24/CT-TTg, urging the Ministry of Transport, relevant ministries, agencies and localities to take preventive steps to cope with rising traffic accidents, ensuring safety and order in road transport. The Prime Minister voiced concern over the recent rise in fatal road accidents, especially as the national holiday and peak season for public transport draw closer, local media reported. On the afternoon of August 26, a head-on collision claimed two lives at Saigon Hi-tech Park in HCMC’s District 9. Witnesses reported that a truck, en route to Phu Huu Bridge, had crashed into a motorbike traveling in the opposite direction at the intersection connecting the D2 and D7 streets. Two men, … [Read more...] about PM urges transport ministry to check traffic accidents
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Government urges transport ministry to expedite Long Thanh airport project
Government urges transport ministry to expedite Long Thanh airport projectThe Saigon Times Daily The lotus flower-themed design is one of the three options selected for the terminal of Long Thanh International Airport. HCMC – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the transport ministry, the Dong Nai government and the relevant agencies to speed up the Long Thanh International Airport project in the southern province of Dong Nai, reported the local media. Dung noted that to fast-track the project, work on land reclamation, land clearance compensation, support and resettlement should be carried out urgently. The deputy prime minister has directed the ministry to prepare a feasibility study for the first phase of the project and send it to the National Assembly for approval at a meeting scheduled at the end of 2019. The ministry has also been asked to supervise the project and work with the Dong Nai government, the Construction Ministry, the Ministry of Natural … [Read more...] about Government urges transport ministry to expedite Long Thanh airport project
Transport ministry wants to maintain toll at gate despite protests
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The operator of a stretch of National Highway 1 in Tiền Giang Province has been facing protests from truck drivers and owners for collecting toll on the highway as well as a bypass it built. The Ministry of Transport has stepped in an effort to defuse the situation at the Cai Lậy toll gate, and after considering five different solutions, has opted to continue collecting tolls but at a lower rate. Also, on Monday Deputy Minister for Transport Nguyễn Nhật said all five options have been forwarded to the Government for a final decision. National Highway 1 Tiền Giang Investment Co Ltd, which maintains the highway section near Cai Lậy town, recently built a 12km bypass and gave a facelift to a 26.5km section of the highway through Cai Lậy town. It then set up a toll gate on the highway to recover their investments, but since it started collecting the toll, drivers have been protesting, causing frequent closure of … [Read more...] about Transport ministry wants to maintain toll at gate despite protests
Transport ministry suggests solutions to Cai Lay Tollgate impasse
Transport ministry suggests solutions to Cai Lay Tollgate impasseLe Anh Vehicles are seen passing Cai Lay BOT Tollgate without having to pay toll fees following protests by drivers over the location of the tollgate - PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH HCMC – Five capital recovery plans for the controversial Cai Lay Tollgate in the Mekong Delta of Tien Giang have been forwarded to the Prime Minister for consideration, heard a meeting between the Transport Ministry and Tien Giang authorities last week. The operator of Cai Lay tollgate, National Highway No.1 Tien Giang Investment Co Ltd, built a 12-kilometer road bypassing Cai Lay Town, and gave a facelift to a 26.5-kilometer section of National Highway 1 which runs through Cai Lay town in Tien Giang under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) format. The company set up a tollgate on National Highway 1 to recover roughly VND1.7 trillion of investment, but since toll collection started, drivers had staged strong protests, repeatedly paralyzing … [Read more...] about Transport ministry suggests solutions to Cai Lay Tollgate impasse
Transport ministry says will speed up major projects
Transport ministry says will speed up major projectsLe Anh The Tan Son Nhat International Airport expansion project is an important project this year - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC – The Ministry of Transport will accelerate key infrastructure projects such as Long Thanh International Airport, Tan Son Nhat International Airport and North-South Expressway from next quarter. At a meeting of the ministry last week, the ministry said its key job for next quarter is to prepare construction of the Eastern North-South Expressway, with feasibility studies for all 11 components to be approved by July. The ministry will also speed up preparations for the Long Thanh International Airport project to sign a contract with a consulting firm for a feasibility study in May. In addition, the ministry will put into use 10 projects and commence seven others in quarter two this year. In the first three months of the year, investors submitted final accounts for eight projects worth more than VND15.3 … [Read more...] about Transport ministry says will speed up major projects
Transport ministry reveals projects to be transferred
Transport ministry reveals projects to be transferredLe Anh By Le Anh - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – The Ministry of Transport has unveiled a list of road, railway and airport projects which would be transferred to private investors for operation, particularly foreign ones, towards 2020. The ministry has just approved a plan and incentives for foreign investments in 68 transport infrastructure projects planned for implementation in the next five years. Of the total figure, roads account for the largest number with 26 projects. In addition to seeking foreign investments for new road projects, the ministry will also transfer the operation rights to existing expressways including Noi Bai-Lao Cai, Cau Gie-Ninh Binh, HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay, Ben Luc-Long Thanh, and Danang-Quang Ngai. As for railways, the ministry will transfer the operation rights to Lao Cai-Hanoi-Haiphong stretching 381 kilometers long. Enterprises can buy the operation rights to part or all of Terminal T1 at Noi … [Read more...] about Transport ministry reveals projects to be transferred
Transport Ministry rejects proposal to end airport entry/exit fee collections
Transport Ministry rejects proposal to end airport entry/exit fee collections HCMC – The Ministry of Transport has turned down a Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) proposal to do away with airport entry/exit fee collections from automobiles, according to local newspaper reports. The ministry on Monday worked with the Ministry of Finance to discuss ways to deal with fee collections from cars coming to airports at the request of Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh. The Government Inspectorate months ago concluded the fee was illegitimate. The inspectorate said the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), the operator of airports nationwide, violated the Land Law when using fee-free land to build roads to airport terminals and collecting a fee from road users. The Ministry of Transport assigned CAAV to coordinate with ACV to review the land use plan to specify commercial and public land lots at airports, hereby clarifying responsibility of ACV and reporting to the … [Read more...] about Transport Ministry rejects proposal to end airport entry/exit fee collections
Transport Ministry to speed up projects in 2018
The Tan Vu - Lach Huyen Highway in the port city of Hai Phong (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Transport’s main task this year is to speed up transport projects, Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Dong said at a meeting to review 2017 and set goals for 2018 in January 18. Dong said that last year, 22 new transport projects were completed and became operational. The ministry also started another 12 projects. Its agencies also studied key projects, including pre-feasibility investment reports for parts of the eastern North-South Expressway over the next two years. It also did feasibility reports on land clearance, compensation and resettlement for the Long Thanh International Airport Project. The ministry has also reviewed planning and options for the expansion of Tan Son Nhat International Airport and completed a scheme to select consultants for the North-South express railway, which has received assistance from Japan. “This year, the ministry … [Read more...] about Transport Ministry to speed up projects in 2018
Transport ministry shelves plan to build airport in Mekong Delta province
In a letter sent to An Giang’s administration, the transport ministry explained that it was “not the right time” for such an investment, though leaving the door open for a future plan if demand should call. The proposed An Giang airport was envisioned to be a domestic terminal in Can Dang Commune, Chau Thanh District, whose planning was approved in 2011 following a decision by the transport ministry.According to the planning, the mixed-use airport would cover 235 hectares upon completion, including 169.59 hectares for dual use, 34.2 hectares for civil utilization, and 31.25 hectares for military purposes.It would have cost over VND3.4 trillion (US$150.53 million), with the completion date set for 2030.However, the project was immediately faced with a backlash from the local media and public, who criticized it for being a waste of money while other airports in the region were still not operating to their full capacity.With the exception of Phu Quoc International … [Read more...] about Transport ministry shelves plan to build airport in Mekong Delta province
Vietnam transport ministry shelves plan to build airport in Mekong Delta province
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has put on ice a proposal by the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to call for investment in a local airport project, citing low demand.In a letter sent to An Giang’s administration, the transport ministry explained that it was “not the right time” for such an investment, though leaving the door open for a future plan if demand should call.The proposed An Giang airport was envisioned to be a domestic terminal in Can Dang Commune, Chau Thanh District, whose planning was approved in 2011 following a decision by the transport ministry.According to the planning, the mixed-use airport would cover 235 hectares upon completion, including 169.59 hectares for dual use, 34.2 hectares for civil utilization, and 31.25 hectares for military purposes.It would have cost over VND3.4 trillion (US$150.53 million), with the completion date set for 2030.However, the project was immediately faced with a backlash from the local media and public, who … [Read more...] about Vietnam transport ministry shelves plan to build airport in Mekong Delta province