INFRASTRUCTURE
What: New bridge to be built across Red River
When: Hanoi City will build an eight-lane bridge across the Red River to connect the districts of Bac Tu Liem and Dong Anh between 2023 and 2027. The city has approved the investment policy for Thuong Cat Bridge, 820 meters long and 33 meters wide, and 5.2 kilometers of connecting road from both ends of it. The bridge will cost an estimated VND8,300 billion, funded by the local budget. The Transportation Works Construction Investment Project Management Authority of Hanoi City has been designated to act as the project’s investor. Thuong Cat Bridge will be one of the 10 bridges across the Red River as included in the Hanoi Transport Planning Scheme for 2015-2030.
What: Ha Nam to have one more industrial park
Where: The northern province of Ha Nam has got the nod to develop a 100-hectare industrial park encompassing Bac Ly, Tran Hung Dao and Chan Ly communes in Ly Nhan District, with a total investment of VND977 billion. Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai signed a decision allowing the province to implement the second phase of the Thai Ha industrial park project, with Hop Tien Company receiving the green light to be the park developer. The deputy prime minister previously approved the Planning and Investment Ministry’s proposal to add four industrial parks in Ha Nam Province to the country’s industrial park development plan. The four parks, which cover a total area of 940 hectares of land in Kim Bang District and Duy Tien Town, comprise Dong Van V, Dong Van VI, Kim Bang I and Chau Giang I.
What: HCMC’s outlying district plans pedestrian street
How: The HCMC Department of Industry and Trade has been told to work with Hoc Mon District and the relevant agencies over a proposal to set up a night market and a pedestrian street in this outlying district. The facilities would be set up along a road running parallel to the National Highway 22 section passing through Hoc Mon, given that the urban road has long been lined with eateries and often crowded on the weekend. The Hoc Mon government would coordinate with Grand Expo Co., Ltd. to organize these night-time activities, which would take place bimonthly and last 10 days each, starting this month. The district also looks to provide more products under the city’s commodity price stabilization program to consumers to encourage the consumption of domestically produced goods.