TPO - Two railway lines with a cost of tens of billions of dong will connect Binh Duong - Ho Chi Minh City - Dong Nai - Ba Ria Vung Tau. Binh Duong province hopes that the railway project will be a breakthrough in economic and social development in the new period.
On July 9, a representative of Binh Duong Department of Transport said that this province is working with Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai to study a plan to extend metro line No. 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien (HCMC) connecting with the province. Binh Duong and Dong Nai province. Extending this railway line is determined to be necessary to increase regional connectivity, stimulate tourism demand, and accelerate socio-economic development of urban areas in the future.
According to the research plan, section 1 (common section) from Suoi Tien station will continue on the right side of National Highway 1A, then turn left to return to S0 station - Binh Thang station before Tan Van intersection, about 1,000 meters long. 8km in total invest nearly 3,000 billion VND.
Section 2, at station S0, will deploy 2 independent branch lines passing through Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces. Specifically, branch 1 towards Dong Nai has a length of about 18.3km, going overhead from station S0 through Vung Tau Junction to Cho Sat and to Ho Nai area, (Trang Bom district). Branch 2 towards Binh Duong province is about 29.5km long, going overhead from station S0 to near Binh Chuan intersection and going to Binh Duong Industrial - Service - Urban Complex (Binh Duong new city).
According to the assessment of the authorities, the route from the bus station Suoi Tien to Binh Thang station (S0) and the branches going to Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces are all elevated, do not require complicated construction (such as underground construction), help enhance the urban landscape if designed. Good.
In addition to the above railway line, Binh Duong will build the line rail connecting Di An - Bien Hoa - Vung Tau. The total length of the route from Bau Bang district to Cai Mep - Thi Vai port is about 125.25km.
For the section from Di An City to Cai Mep - Thi Vai port, the Ministry of Transport has added a route plan from Di An station - Phuoc Tan intersection (location of Trang Bom - Hoa Hung railway intersection with Bien Hoa - Vung Tau) into the pre-feasibility study report of the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau railway project.
Currently, the People's Committee of Binh Duong province has assigned the Provincial Transport Construction Investment Project Management Board to coordinate with relevant departments and branches to research and prepare a pre-feasibility study report for the district-based railway project. Bau Bang to Di An City.
Expected, para rail from Di An City - Bau Bang district with a length of about 41.65km and a total expected investment of 34,300 billion VND, divided into 2 phases. Phase 1: Carry out site clearance of about 9,500 billion VND using budget capital. Phase 2: Invest in the rail system and station system according to planning with a cost of about 24,800 billion VND in official development assistance (ODA) or public-private partnership (PPP).
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