Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has introduced that work will start earlier than 2030 on a railway by means of the Mekong Delta provinces south of Ho Chi Minh Metropolis (HCMC).
The 175km line will join six provinces within the southern area, which grows about 90% of Vietnam’s rice exports.
The primary part will start within the province of Binh Duong, simply north of HCMC, and can finish in Can Tho Metropolis within the centre of the delta provinces. It’ll move by means of HCMC, Lengthy An, Tien Giang and Vinh Lengthy earlier than reaching Can Tho.
Will probably be single-tracked and electrified, and 44% of its size might be constructed on embankments and the rest over bridges and viaducts.
The quantity of civil engineering wanted has pushed its price estimate to about $7.2bn. This consists of the price of resettling farmers with fields on the route of the road.
Within the $2.7bn second part, the road might be upgraded to double-track, giving a complete mission price of virtually $10bn, to be met from public funds.
The deliberate route can have 19 stations, three depots, 4 upkeep and inspection stations and three “infrastructure upkeep services”.
The projected timeline begins with funding approval in 2025 adopted by groundbreaking earlier than 2030. Operations are anticipated to begin in 2035, with full completion of the second part to be achieved after 2055.
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