(PLO) – Mr. Nguyen Van Danh, Vice Chairman of Binh Duong Provincial People’s Committee, said that if the Ring Road 5 project is not invested, Binh Duong province will become a major traffic bottleneck.
Recently, Ho Chi Minh City organized a scientific conference to comment on the draft Ho Chi Minh City Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050 chaired by Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan.
Need to build belt 5 soon
At the Workshop, Mr. Nguyen Van Danh, Vice Chairman of Binh Duong Provincial People’s Committee proposed that Ho Chi Minh City research and invest in building more roads. belt 5 to enhance regional transport links.
Mr. Nguyen Van Danh said: “Currently, the Government has decided to invest in the Chon Thanh – Gia Nghia expressway project, Ho Chi Minh City – Thu Dau Mot – Chon Thanh expressway, and national highway 13C.
Therefore, if the city does not calculate and invest in building Ring Road 5 early and from afar, Binh Duong will become a huge congestion point because major traffic axes will flow to Binh Duong. Therefore, it is necessary to soon deploy and update the 5th ring road planning.
Besides, Mr. Danh also said that Ho Chi Minh City has nearly filled Ring Road 2. Therefore, the area between Ring 3 and Ring 4 is the most suitable area for industrial and mechanical development. national and regional infrastructure.
Along with that speed of development, Binh Duong province has been gradually completing its transportation infrastructure, industrial urban areas have filled up to Ring Road 3, and the space is growing rapidly to Ring Road 4.
According to research, the proposal of the planning consulting unit of Binh Duong province and Ho Chi Minh City requires an additional Ring Road 5 to meet development requirements in the next stage.
In addition, Mr. Nguyen Van Danh also proposed planning a metro line extending from Suoi Tien to Di An, and from Di An there are branches to Bien Hoa and Binh Duong new city.
Strengthen links between Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces
Also at the conference, Mr. Duong Van Thang, Vice Chairman of Tay Ninh Provincial People’s Committee, commented that the transportation infrastructure between Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces in the region is not seamless.
“To get to Ho Chi Minh City to attend the meeting at 8 o’clock, the Tay Ninh delegation had to prepare at 4 o’clock in time to travel; the distance is only about 100km but takes a lot of time. Therefore, the issue of infrastructure planning, Especially the transportation infrastructure between Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces in the region, and between Ho Chi Minh City and Tay Ninh in particular, is extremely urgent.
Tay Ninh province requested Ho Chi Minh City to orient infrastructure planning and focus resources to develop important corridors such as Ho Chi Minh City – Moc Bai Expressway, Trans-Asia road, waterway and railway infrastructure to ensure safety. ensure synchronization” – said Mr. Duong Van Thang, Vice Chairman of Tay Ninh Provincial People’s Committee.
Also at the conference, Ms. Phan Thi Kim Oanh, Deputy Director of Binh Phuoc Department of Planning and Investment, said: “City planning has an important role and significance for the development of the region in general and Binh Phuoc province in general.” Binh Phuoc province also determined that connecting the infrastructure of Binh Phuoc province with other provinces in the region is especially important. Therefore, Binh Phuoc province proposed that Ho Chi Minh City should pay attention and supplement national highways 13b, 13c, 14c…”.
(PLO) – Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Bui Xuan Cuong said that the Ring Road 3 project was determined to be a model project, so it must remain a model project to the end.
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