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The Hanoitimes - The disbursed amount of official development assistance (ODA) funds in Vietnam in the first nine months of 2020 stood at only VND26 trillion (US$1.12 billion), equivalent to 32.43% of the year’s estimate. The Transport Engineering Construction and Quality Management Bureau under the Ministry of Transport (MoT) is finalizing procedures for the construction of four major transportation projects financed with official development assistance (ODA). Vietnam is pushing for the construction of four major ODA transportation projects. Photo: Tran Dung. The first project is the Northern Mountain Province Transport Connectivity Project with investment capital of VND5.34 trillion (US$230.73 million), funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and counterpart fund from the Vietnamese government. In early November, Project Management Unit No.2 is set to submit to the MoT technical design for two priority civil works for approval and kicking off the … [Read more...] about Vietnam accelerates implementation of four major ODA transportation projects

The Hanoitimes - Vital transport projects in Hanoi have been suspended until April 15 with a view to curbing mass gatherings and preventing Covid-19 from spreading. Construction of Hanoi's vital transport projects, including the Nhon - Hanoi Station sky train and the viaduct of Ring Road 2, has been temporarily stopped following the government directive on enhancing social distancing, VnExpress reported. Those works have been suspended until April 15 with a view to curbing mass gatherings and containing the Covid-19 pandemic. A section of the Nhon - Hanoi Station metro project on Kim Ma Street on April 2. Photo: VNE Currently, no workers are seen on the construction site of the Nhon - Hanoi Station sky train but only a dozen of machines which are gathered in one place and covered. Before Hanoi entered social distancing, around a thousand workers and experts were present at the site day and night. After 10 years, the project’s underground sections are still … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s vital transport projects suspended to curb Covid-19 spread

The completion of the first phase of a project on upgrading the Yen Vien – Lao Cai railway helps increase rail transport capacity (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Transport has assigned the Railway Project Management Unit to be the investor in charge of compiling a pre-feasibility study of a potential project connecting the rail tracks from Lao Cai station in the northern border province of Lao Cai with North Hekou station in China. This is part of a recent reply from the ministry to voters in Lao Cai province regarding the Yen Vien-Lao Cai-Hekou railway project . Voters have asked the ministry to early begin the second phase of the project on upgrading the Yen Vien-Lao Cai railway, so as to meet increasing demand on the route. To ensure traffic safety and meet rising demand for railway transport in the East-West corridor, the Ministry of Transport implemented the project on upgrading the Yen Vien-Lao Cai railway, and its first phase one was completed in … [Read more...] about Rail track linking project considered to connect Vietnam’s Lao Cai, China’s Hekou

HCM City plans to complete a number of major transport projects by 2025 that are expected to reduce traffic congestion at city gateways and improve connections to neighbouring provinces. A double-tunnel expected to ease traffic congestionin HCM City has recentlyopened. Photo courtesy of the HCM City Management Board for Traffic Works Construction and Investment At the city’s northwest gateway, the second branch of the An Sương tunnel at the An Sương intersection in District 12 has recently opened to traffic, easing traffic congestion. The 385-metre branch is exclusively used for automobiles traveling from Củ Chi District to the city centre, according to the HCM City Management Board for Traffic Works Construction and Investment. The work at An Sương intersection had been suspended since the end of 2018 because of delayed site clearance. Hóc Môn District was not able to hand over land to the investor of the project until October last year. Lương Minh … [Read more...] about HCM City to complete major transport projects at gateways by 2025

A project managed by Savills in Hanoi After being informed of the outbreak, Savills Hanoi Property Management Department moved to urgent action. The management boards at each project immediately reinstated COVID-19 safety protocols. Lessons from the previous outbreak had been heeded. Prior to the outbreak in Hai Duong, Savills property directors had been participating in additional training for improved pandemic prevention to provide safe but effective management. Savills Vietnam Hanoi’s office is in Leadvisors Tower. Their property management team has already distributed the necessary medical supplies around the building, and in high-footfall public areas. Signs have been posted at the entrances, reception, in and outside of elevators reminding everyone of the need to wear masks, regularly wash hands, and to use hand sanitiser. Visitors without masks are provided a free mask to wear, if they refuse to wear them, they are denied entrance. Imperia Sky Garden has also implemented … [Read more...] about Savills implements strict COVID-19 measures in managed projects