The HCMC government office explained at a recent meeting that the proposed location’s area is about 16-20 hectares in close proximity to the modern urban area of Phu My Hung. It is an ideal place for the new bus station since the site is expected to be the center for freight and vehicle parking.
The shift will ensure a connected route linking with public transportation systems including mass-transit means of transport on highways including Highway 1A, the HCMC-Trung Luong Expressway, and Nguyen Van Linh Parkway. Beside, traffic would also be made convenient for the new neighbourhood in this area.
The city also suggested that the Ministry of Transport ask the Government to allow or entrust the city to decide the number, locations and scales of HCMC’s vehicles stations. This change would help improve traffic connection for the city’s region as well as with surrounding provinces.
Beside, in another proposal to the ministry, HCMC’s authorities also aim at expanding An Suong bus station in Hoc Mon District from 1.6 hectares to 4.8 hectares.
Currently, to ease the heavy traffic jams, HCMC is moving bus stations out of the inner-city area. A detailed plan of the 1/500 scale has been approved by the HCMC government for the new Mien Dong bus station encompassing Long Binh Ward in District 9 and Binh Thang Ward in Binh Duong Province’s Di An Town. The current Mien Dong Bus Station is located in Binh Thanh District.
The new Mien Dong bus station will start construction this year with the total area of 16 hectares including 3.7 hectares in Binh Duong Province. Some VND960 billion is required for the construction project, which is expected for completion in 2016.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
