Quyết định 2055/QD-TTg

DECISION

GRANTING APPROVAL FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN KEY ECONOMIC REGIONS IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM TO 2020 AND A VISION TO 2030

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Law on Government organization dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 355/QĐ-TTg dated February 25, 2013 granting approval for revised strategy for transport development in Vietnam to 2020 and a vision to 2030;

Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 318/QĐ-TTg dated February 25, 2013 granting approval for strategy for transport service development in Vietnam to 2020 and a vision to 2030;

Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1210/QĐ-TTg dated July 24, 2014 granting approval for transport sector re-structuring project for the cause of industrialization and modernization, and sustainable development to 2020;

At the request of the Ministry of Transport,

DECISION

Article 1. Grant approval for the adjusted transporation planning in key economic regions in Southern Vietnam to 2020 and a vision to 2030 as follows:

I. POINT OF VIEWS

1. Develop transportation planning in key economic regions in Southern Vietnam aligned with socio-economic development orientation, national and regional transportation planning, sectoral planning and planning of relevant localities; develop transportation system in an appropriate and sustainable way to ensure socio-economic development and national defense and security.

2. Develop transportation by taking full advantage of the Region as a central area, a strategic gateway open to seaways and airways across the country; strengthen traffic infrastructure and transport mode connectivity and form a transport network open to Ho Chi Minh City as the Region’s center, connected with the entire country and other countries.

3. Develop transportation with high quality and reasonable price, multimodal transport and logistics services; strengthen application of information technology in transport management; use vehicles in an energy-saving and effective way; develop public passenger transportation in urban areas, especially Ho Chi Minh City.

4. Focus efforts on handling of “bottle-necks” and make full exploitation of existing infrastructure; place importance on maintenance; concentrate synchronous investment in construction works that hold a vital for economic development; place importance on traffic development in localities to meet demands for new rural development.

5. Step up private sector involvement in transport infrastructure development. Mobilize domestic and overseas resources to the maximum, encourage all economic sectors to invest in transport development in various forms.

6. Set aside an appropriate portion of the land fund for development of traffic infrastructure; maintain traffic safety corridors and minimize accidents; take the initiatives in coping with climate change and sea rising.

II. TARGETS

1. Targets to 2020

a) Transport

Meet demands for high-quality, affordable, safe and convenient transport services; gradually develop large payload public transport, step up application of advanced transport technology and multimodal transport to enhance quality and reduce logistics service cost; minimize traffic accidents and adverse impacts of transportation on the environment.

Particular targets:

- Passenger transport is expected to reach around 1,800 – 1,900 million arrivals of passengers per annum with an average growth rate from 10% to 11% per annum in which the number of air passengers accounts for 25-26 million; the market share of public passenger transport accounts for 20% - 25% in Ho Chi Minh City and 5% - 10% in other cities in the Region.

- Volume of cargo is expected to reach around 650 - 700 million tonnes per annum with average growth rate 10% - 911% per annum in which the volume of cargo going through seaports accounts for 240 – 250 million tonnes (containers: 10 – 11 million TEUs) per annum.

b) Traffic infrastructure

- Complete upgrading and expansion of sections, routes that belong to the National Road 1 to four lanes; Construct expressway sections that belong to the North—South Expressway, expressways linking Ho Chi Minh City with important gateways, transport hubs and ring roads within the area of Ho Chi Minh City; Open the Southwest border road; Elevate the existing national road system to technical class; Ensure right-of-way lines and road standards under the planning; Elevate the existing provincial road system to technical class and construct a number of necessary inter-provincial roads; Keep developing rural traffic to meet requirements of the National Program for New Rural Development with 80% of rural roads are sealed.

- Upgrade the North – South Railway line and existing traffic centers of Ho Chi Minh City to enhance efficiency in railway operations; Develop railways in urban and suburban areas of Ho Chi Minh City; Gradually construct a railway system to connect with seaports, major economic zones and transport hubs of Ho Chi Minh City; Study construction of Di An - Loc Linh Railway to connect with the Trans-Asian Railway; Study plans for construction of the North – South express double-track railway route (standard gauge 1,435 mm) of which the construction of the Ho Chi Minh City - Nha Trang section is the first priority; Study construction of a railway line (gauge 1,435 mm) linking Ho Chi Minh City with Vung Tau and Can Tho cities.

- Focus efforts on effective exploitation of existing seaports and wharves; Gradually upgrade and expand the seaport system to be capable of handling the volume of cargo passing through over periods with priority given on modernization of Cai Mep – Thi Vai International Gateway Port; Complete relocation of the ports on Saigon River; Construct a passenger terminal for international cruise ships; Develop ports around islands to meet requirements for development and ensure national defense and security; Study renovation and upgrading of navigation channels to ensure favorable entry and exit of ships.

- Renovate and upgrade to technical class such inland waterway channels as Ho Chi Minh City - Kien Luong channel, Ho Chi Minh City - Ca Mau channel, Ho Chi Minh City - Ben Keo channel, Ho Chi Minh City - Ben Suc channel ...; invest in upgrading Phu Dinh, Nhon Duc, Long Binh, Tan An and Ben Suc ports, other ports in Long An and Tay Ninh ...; Transform functions of a number of cargo ports in accordance with the urban planning to serve passenger transport and tourism.

- Focus efforts on upgrading and modernizing existing airports synchronously and make adjustments to the planning for civil aviation area – Tan Son Nhat Airport to meet demands for transport of passengers and cargo over periods; Encourage investment in the form of public-private partnerships to step up construction progress of Long Thanh International Airport; Study construction of a Vung Tau airport in Go Gang Town, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province.

- Step up progress of key construction works to ease traffic congestion and ensure urban development; In Ho Chi Minh City, place great importance on development of traffic infrastructure to serve large payload passenger transport, construction of ring roads, overpasses and static traffic systems according to the planning; In other cities and district-level towns, complete the planning and gradually develop traffic infrastructure to serve public passenger transport; Set aside an appropriate portion of the land fund (16% - 26%) to develop urban traffic infrastructure.

2. A vision to 2030

Meet demands of the society for high quality, international-standard, affordable, competitive, quick and safe transport services.

Basically complete modernization of the traffic infrastructure network; Set up connectivity in transport modes between Ho Chi Minh City and satellite urban areas, the country as a whole and other countries; Keep developing other infrastructure works according to the planning; Basically complete expressway routes; Construct a number of sections on the North – South double-track railway route; Complete a network of airports of which the Long Thanh International Airport is expected to function as an alternative to the Tan Son Nhat International Airport, become the country's largest international airport and a passenger transport hub of international standard in the region; Continue to develop a network of urban railways in Ho Chi Minh City.

III. DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

1. Transport development

Organize transport on a number of key corridors in an appropriate way:

- Ho Chi Minh City – Northward Corridor: It is a national, international corridor that functions as a bridge between the Region and the North. By 2020, the market share of road passenger transport is expected to account for 63.2% - 65.2%, railway passenger transport 10.8% - 12.8%, air passenger transport 22.9% - 24.9%, road freight transport 19.8% - 21.8%, railway freight transport 5.7% - 7.7%, sea freight transport 71.0% - 73.0% and air freight transport 0.3% - 0.5%.

- Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta Region Corridor: It is a regional, national corridor. By 2020, the market share of road passenger transport is expected to account for 97.9% - 98.9%, waterway passenger transport 0.1% - 0.3%, air passenger transport 0.7% - 0.9%; road freight transport 13.7% - 15.7%, waterway freight transport 84.2% - 86.2%, and air freight transport 0.02% - 0.03%.

- Ho Chi Minh City – Ba Ria-Vung Tau Corridor: It is a regional, international corridor which connects with international hub ports and maritime tourism centers in the Region. By 2020, the market share of road passenger transport is expected to account for 93.4% - 95.4%, railway passenger transport 2.0% - 3.9%, waterway passenger transport 0.05% - 0.09%, air passenger transport 1.0% - 1.5%; road freight transport 45.1% - 46.1%, railway freight transport 2.4% - 3.4% and waterway freight transport 49.5% - 50.5%.

- Ho Chi Minh City – Loc Ninh – Cambodia Corridor: It is a national, international corridor. By 2020, the market share of road passenger transport is expected to account for 100%, road freight transport 89.1% - 90.1%, sea freight transport 8.9% - 9.9%.

- Ho Chi Minh City – Moc Bai – Cambodia Corridor: It is a national, international corridor on Asian Highway Network. By 2020, the market share of road passenger transport is expected to account for 100%, road freight transport 49.1% - 51.1%, sea freight transport 47,9% - 48,9%.

- Ho Chi Minh City – the Central Highlands Corridor: It is a regional, national corridor. By 2020, the market share of road passenger transport is expected to account for 91.4% - 92.4%, air passenger transport 6.6% - 7.6%; road freight transport 98.2% - 99.2%, air freight transport 0.6% - 0.8%.

By 2030, the market share of transport on the corridors is expected to be re-structured to accord with the vision stated in the Prime Minister's Decision No. 318/QĐ-TTg dated March 04, 2014 granting approval for the strategy for development transport services to 2020, a vision to 2030.

Transport connectivity:

- Increase regional and transport mode connectivity, form transport hubs at Vung Tau ports (Cai Mep – Thi Mai), Ho Chi Minh City Port, Dong Nai Port and dry ports, logistics service centers, Tan Son Nhat International Port, Long Thanh International Port, Binh Trieu, Tan Kien, Thu Thiem, An Binh, Trang Bom, Long Dinh railway stations, inter-provincial coach stations such as new Mien Tay (West) Coach Station, new Mien Dong 1 and Mien Dong 2 Coach Stations, Ga Crossroads, Da Phuoc, Xuyen a, Mien Dong stations and other inter-provincial stations in the Region; key inland waterway ports in the Region.

- Strengthen multimodal transport and logistics services; Develop major logistics service centers in transport hubs such as Cat Lai (Ho Chi Minh City), Song Than (Binh Duong Province), Cai Mep Ha (Ba Ria – Vung Tau) and other centers in the Region under local planning.

- Make effective exploitation of river sea routes from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau, Ca Mau and Kien Giang ports along the coast.

2. Traffic infrastructure development planning

a) Roads

Expressways:

- North – Eastern south expressway section: The section from Dau Giay (Dong Nai Province) to My Thuan (Tien Giang Province), 257.7 km long:

+ The section from Dau Giay to Phan Thiet, 50 km long, 4 - 6 lanes; 4-lane capacity to be developed first by 2020.

+ Ho Chi Minh – Long Thanh – Phan Thiet section, 50 km long, 4 - 8 lanes; 4-lane capacity to be developed first by 2020.

+ Ben Luc – Long Thanh section (southern inter-regional expressway), 58 km long, 4 - 8 lanes; 4-lane capacity to be developed first by 2020.

+ Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong, 40 km long, to be upgraded and expanded to eight lanes at appropriate time.

+ Trung Luong – My Thuan section, 54 km long, is expected to be developed to two to four lanes by 2020.

- Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway section: 77.6 km long in which the branch line leading to Phu My is 7.9 km long, six lanes; 2 – 4 lane capacity to be developed first by 2020.

- Ho Chi Minh City – Thu Dau Mot – Chon Thanh (Binh Phuoc Province) expressway section: 69 km long, is expected to be developed to 6 - 8 lanes.

- Ho Chi Minh City – Moc Bai (Tay Ninh Province) expressway section: 55 km long, 4 – 6 lanes; 2 – 4 lane capacity to be developed first by 2020.

- Dau Giay – Da Lat expressway section: From Dau Giay (Dong Nai Province) to border of Lam Dong Province, 70 km long, is expected to be developed to 2 - 4 lanes.

- North – Western south expressway section: Part of Ho Chi Minh Road (phase 3), the section in the Region 261 km long, is expected to be developed to 4 – 6 lanes.

National roads:

- The National Road 1: Upgrade and renovate the section from Ho Chi Minh City to Cai Lay district-level town (Tien Giang Province), 229.5 km long:

+ The section, north of Ho Chi Minh City, 78 km long, is maintained at Class III and 4-lane capacity; A section bypassing Long Khanh district-level town, 6 km long, is expected to be developed to Class II, four lanes.

+ The section bypassing Bien Hoa City, 12.2 km long, is expected to be developed to four lanes.

+ The section from the Station 2 Intersection – Vung Tau T-junction, 7.5 km long, is expected to be developed to Class I and 10 lanes.

+ The section from the Station 2 Intersection – An Lac Roundabout is expected to be developed to eight lanes and reach metropolitan road standards.

+ The section, south of Ho Chi Minh, from An Lac Roundabout to Ben Luc, 10 km long, is expected to be developed to Class I, eight lanes.

+ The section from Ben Luc to Tan An City is expected to be developed to Class I, eight lanes; Set aside a portion of the land fund (10 m wide) to build an urban railway line 3a (Tan An - Ho Chi Minh City) and parallel roads to develop urban areas along the Tan An – Ben Luc section.

+ The section, southwest of Ho Chi Minh City, 115.2 km long, is expected to be upgraded to Class II, expanded to four lanes.

+ The section bypassing Cai Lay district-level town, 12 km long, is expected to be expanded to four lanes.

- The National Road 50 from Ho Chi Minh City to a T-junction on the National Road 1 at Km 88 – 600 (Tien Giang Province), 88.6 km long:

+ The section from ring road 2 to Can Giuoc Town, 15 km long, is expected to be developed to Class II, six lanes.

+ The section from Can Giuoc Town to a T-junction on the National Road 1, 70.6 km long, is expected to be developed to Class III, two lanes.

+ The section from Can Giuoc Town to Cho Tram Crossroads, leading to Long An Port, 3 km long, is expected to be developed to Class II, two lanes.

- The National Road 51 from Bien Hoa (Dong Nai Province) to Vung Tau (Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province), 73.6 km long is expected to be maintained at Class I and 8-lane capacity.

- The National Road 55 from Ba Ria district-level town (Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province) to Bao Loc (Lam Dong Province), 48.5 km long, is expected to be maintained at Class III and 2-lane capacity.

- The National Road 56 from Tan Phong (Dong Nai Province) to the National Road 51’s T-junction (Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province), 51 km long, is expected to be maintained at Class III and at least two lanes.

- The National Road 22 from Ho Chi Minh City to Moc Bai (Tay Ninh Province), 58.2 km long, is expected to be maintained from Class II to Class I and at least from four to six lanes; the section from An Suong Crossroad – Cu Chi (Ring Road 4), 31 km long, is expected to be developed to Class I, capacity from 10 to 12 lanes.

- National Road 22B from Go Dau to Xa Mat (Tay Ninh Province), 84 km long, is expected to be upgraded to Class II and at least two to four lanes.

- The National Road 13 from Ho Chi Minh City to Hoa Lu checkpoint (Binh Phuoc Province), 143 km long:

+ The section from Binh Phuoc Crossroads (Ring Road 2) – Thu Dau Mot, 13.5 km long is expected to be developed to Class I and eight lanes.

+ The section from Chon Thanh to Hoa Lu checkpoint is expected to be upgraded to Class II and at least four lanes.

- The National Road 20 from the National Road 1 (Dau Giay Crossroads) to the border of Lam Dong Province, 76 km long, is expected to be maintained at Class III and at least two lanes.

- The National Road 1K from Vuon Mit T-junction to Ring Road 3 of Ho Chi Minh City, 9 km long, is expected to be constructed to Class I and eight lanes.

- The National Road 30 from An Huu (Tien Giang Province) to the border of Dong Thap, 9 km long, is expected to be upgraded to Class III and at least two lanes.

- The National Road 60 in the area of My Tho City (Tien Giang Province), 3.38 km long, is expected to be upgraded to Class II.

- The National Road 62 from Tan An City (Long An Province) to Moc Hoa checkpoint (Long An Province), 77 km long, is expected to be upgraded to at least Class III, two lanes; particularly, the section running through Kien Tuong district-level town is expected to be developed under the urban planning and the section to Binh Hiep under the border-gate economic zone planning.

- Ho Chi Minh Road (National Road 14 and Route N2), 280 km long, is expected to be developed under the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 194/QĐ-TTg dated February 15, 2012 on detailed Ho Chi Minh Road planning.

- Border corridor roads (Extended national Road 14C and Route N1) is expected to be constructed and upgraded to at least Class IV and two lanes of which the extended National Road 14C, 332 km long, is expected to run through Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh and Long An provinces;

Ring roads of Ho Chi Minh City:

- The Ring Road 3, 89 km long, is expected to be developed to 6 - 8 lanes and urban expressway standards under the Prime Minister's Decision No. 1697/QĐ-TTg dated September 28, 2011 with the width of My Phuoc - Tan Van section being revised as 32 meters in combination with construction of elevated ring expressways (to be completed before 2020);

- The Ring Road 4, 198 km long, is expected to be upgraded to 6 – 8 lanes and urban expressway standards under the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1698/QĐ-TTg dated September 28, 2011; the Ben Luc - Long An section to the end of Ho Chi Minh City's North - South Route and the section from Phu My (Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province) to Trang Bom (Dong Nai Province) is expected to be completed before 2020.

Component roads:

- Coastal roads: The section from Ba Ria – Vung Tau to Ho Chi Minh City and Tien Giang Province is expected to be developed on the basis of existing road systems; sections interrupted by large river estuaries in the area of Ho Chi Minh City and Tien Giang Province includes: The section running through Ba Ria – Vung Tau, 140.5 km long, from Binh Chau to southern inter-regional expressway (based on the National Road 51, urban routes, provincial road 965, inter-port roads …) is expected to be upgraded to Class IV and meet urban road standards; the section running through Ho Chi Minh City, 12.5 km long, from Hung Thanh to Dong Hoa (coastal roads) to urban road standards; the section running through Tien Giang Province including two sections: section 1, 35 km long, from My Xuan (National Road 50) to Nghia Chi which is expected to be developed to Class IV (based on a number of district and inter-commune roads) and section 2, 9 km long, from Ba Lam wharf to Ba Tu wharf which is expected to be developed to Class IV.

- Construct inter-port roads to reinforce connectivity between seaports and national road system as follows: Cai Mep – Thi Vai Road from Cai Mep Ha general container port (Tan Thanh District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province) to Phuoc An Port (Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province), 21.3 km long, is expected to be maintained at six lanes; sections such as 991Đ, Phuoc Hoa - Cai Mep, Long Son - Cai Mep to be expanded to at least six lanes.

- Dong Nai inter-port road: The section from Ong Keo Industrial Park to Viet Thuan Thanh general port (Nhon Trach District, Dong Nai Province), 15.2 km long, is expected to be constructed to at least 4 - 6 lanes.

- Go Gang – Long Son road: The section from Go Gang Island to Long Son Island (Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province), 4.962 km long, and the 1,152-meter Cha Va Bridge is expected to be expanded to 4 lanes.

Provincial roads connecting with the Region:

- The provincial road ĐT.741 connecting Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc provinces, 185.34 km long, is expected to be maintained at Classes III, II and four lanes.

- The section from Dong Phu to Binh Duong which connects Binh Phuoc and Binh Duong provinces is expected to be constructed to at least 4 – 6 lanes.

Sections on the national roads which run through urban areas and highly populated areas are expected to be gradually expanded under the approved planning; sections bypassing the urban areas be constructed; a number of provincial roads be upgraded to national roads in accordance with practical needs and national road standards as prescribed in the Law on Road Traffic.

b) Railways

- Existing North – South Railway line: The section, 110 km long, is expected to be gradually upgraded to an expected speed 80 - 90 km/h for passenger trains and 50 - 60 km/h for freight trains. Raise clearance of a number of railway bridges to ensure safety for railways and inland waterways.

- Study construction of Trang Bom – Hoa Hung (Saigon) railway line including the construction of a new section bypassing Bien Hoa City to the south and development of the Binh Trieu – Hoa Hung section, 41 km long, into an elevated railway section. The section from Trang Bom railway station to Di An railway station is expected to be developed into the double-track railway line (gauge 1,435 mm); the section from Di An railway station to Saigon railway station which runs parallel with the Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City Railway Line is expected to be developed into the double-track railway (gauge 1,435 mm) and electrified.

- Construct the Bien Hoa – Vung Tau railway line, 107 km long, to connect with Vung Tau Port, the North - South Railway Line (for transshipment at the new Trang Bom railway station), Trang Bom – Hoa Hung railway line at the new Bien Hoa railway station of which the section from Trang Bom railway station to Tien Thi Vai railway station, 54.65 km long, is expected to be developed into the double-track railway (gauge 1,435 mm) and electrified. Two branch railway lines from Tien Thi Vai railway station to Cai Mep and Thi Vai ports, the section from Tien Thi Vai railway station to Vung Tau Port are expected to be constructed to the single-track railway (gauge 1,435 mm) and electrified.

- A new Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Can Tho railway line (expected to be extended to Ca Mau Province) which connects with the North—South Railway Line at An Binh railway station, 174 km long, is expected to be constructed to the double-track railway (gauge 1,435 mm) and electrified.

- Construct a new Di An - Loc Ninh railway line which connects with Cambodia, 128.5 km long, of which the Di An – Chon Thanh section is expected to be developed into the double-track railway (gauge 1,435 mm) and electrified; the Chon Thanh – Loc Ninh section to the single-track railway (gauge 1,435 mm) and electrified.

- A new Ho Chi Minh City – Tay Ninh railway line (expected to be extended to Moc Bai and Xa Mat checkpoints) which connects with the Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho – Can Tho Railway Line at Tan Chanh Hiep railway station, 139 km long, is expected to be constructed to the double-track railway (gauge 1,435 mm) and electrified.

- The light rail routes from Thu Thiem to Long Thanh International Airport, 37 km long, is expected to be developed to the double-track railway (gauge 1,435 mm) and electrified.

- An elevated high-speed railway line on the North – South axis is expected to be constructed to the double-track railway (gauge 1,435 mm) of which the Ho Chi Minh City - Nha Trang section, 366 km long (the section in the Region is 74 km long), which handles transport in high volume, is the first priority.

- A new railway section connecting the National Railway Line to Hiep Phuoc Port and Long An Port, 38 km long, is expected to be constructed to the double-track railway (gauge 1,435 mm) (The section starts from Long Dinh railway station on the Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Can Tho railway line to Tien Cang Hiep Phuoc railway station where it branches into two lines leading to Hiep Phuoc Port and Southeast Asia Port of Long An Province).

- Establish the urban railway network of Ho Chi Minh City and develop railway lines serving passengers in the inner city and on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City. Construct eight radial and ring metro routes (mostly underground in the inner city) linking central points of the city with satellite urban areas in the Region (Thu Dau Mot, Biên Hoa, Tan An …) Extend key routes which link the central urban area of Ho Chi Minh City with other satellite urban areas in the Region (Route 1 leading to Bien Hoa and Binh Duong, Route 3a to Tan An City, Route 3b to the urban railway line 2 of Binh Duong Province, Route 4 to the urban railway line 5 (Vinh Phu – Uyen Hung)).

- Railway stations: Railway stations in the north (Binh Trieu Railway Station, 41 ha), central railway stations (Saigon Railway Station, 6.14 ha) and passenger transshipment railway stations in the west (Tan Kien Railway Station, 75 ha including area of freight station and dry ports). Construct Thu Thiem railway station, 17. 2 ha, for the Ho Chi Minh City – Nha Trang Railway Line, Thu Thiem – Long Thanh International Airport Light Rail Line; passenger terminals for suburban trains on the Binh Trieu - Hoa Hung elevated railway line as well as on Tan Kien - My Tho, Binh Trieu - Bien Hoa, Di An - Chanh Luu (belonging to Di An - Lo– Ninh line), Tan Chanh Hiep - Trang Bang (belonging to Ho Chi Minh City – Tay Ninh line) lines. Construct railway stations on the Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho – Can Tho railway line (section from An Binh to Tan Kien) including: Vinh Phu (4.7 ha), Thanh Xuan (3.2 ha), Tan Chanh Hiep (1.74 ha) and Vinh Loc (5.8 ha) railway stations. Total area of the stations is 154.8 ha.

- Freight stations: An Binh freight station (71 ha), Trang Bom station referred to as a goods transshipment station between 1,000 mm- track railway line and 1,435 mm-track railway line (27.2 ha), Phuoc Tan freight station which connects with Long Binh Dry Port (8.4 ha), Tien Cang Thi Vai freight station where containers are transshipped to Thi Vai, Cai Mep ports (16.7 ha); freight stations and dry ports of Tan Kien; Long Dinh freight station which connects with Hiep Phuoc Port and serves loading and unloading of cargo for Ben Luc Industrial Complex, Long An Province (15 ha). Total area of the stations is 138.2 ha.

c) Seaways

Seaports:

- Vung Tau Port: National general ports, international gateways combined with container transshipment (Grade 1A) including following component ports:

+ Cai Mep Port, Sao Mai-Ben Dinh: It is the main port of Vung Tau Port, functions mainly as a general container port and a container transshipment station. The port shall be capable of receiving tankers of up to 100,000 DWT, container ships of 8,000 TEUs or larger. Material handling infrastructure and technology, operation management and offshore services are synchronous, state-of-the-art and reach international standards. Period for completion and exploitation of the ports of Cai Mep:

+ Ports of Phu My, My Xuan on Thi Vai River: These ports function mainly as a general port, a container port combined with other special-use ports serving large-scale industrial & service facilities along the river. Capable of receiving tankers of 60,000 – 80,000 DWT, container ships of up to 6,000 TEUs.

+ Long Son Port: Function as a special-use port serving the petrochemical refinery complex with a floating dock to handle crude oil for tankers of 300,000 DWT. A special-use port shall be located in the southeastern part of Long Son to serve ship building and repair services, oil platforms and for future development.

+ Song Dinh Port: Includes special-use ports which serve oil and gas exploitation, oil platform building and repairs, industrial & service facilities, national defense and security, rescue operations along the river, and other local general ports.

+ Other satellite ports: Local general port of Ben Dam (Con Dao Island) – a passenger & freight hub between sea and mainland’s. Capable of receiving tankers of up to 30,000 DWT, container ships and cruise ships of 50,000 GRTs.

+ Passenger terminal of Sao Mai – Ben Dinh: Capable of receiving cruise ships of up to 100,000 GT (functioning as a hub of the entire Region for receiving high-capacity cruise ships).

- Port of Ho Chi Minh City: A national general port, a regional hub (Grade I) including following component ports:

+ Port of Hiep Phuoc (on Soai Rap River): It is the main port which shall be developed as an alternative to existing ports on Saigon River and an import and export transshipment hub of the Mekong Delta Region. It shall function mainly as a general container port for tankers of up to 50,000 DWT and container ships of 4,000 TEUs, special-use ports for industrial & service facilities along the river and capable of receiving tankers of 20,000 – 30,000 DWT. A goods delivery and offshore services center shall be built immediately after the new development area to form a logistics hub for the entire port.

+ Port of Cat Lai (on Dong Nai River): Functions as the main port for the short term. Capable of receiving tankers of 20,000 – 30,000 DWT or larger in accordance with maritime conditions;

+ Ports of Saigon River (Nha Be): Ports on Saigon River shall be relocated and functionally converted under the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 791/QĐ-TTg dated August 12, 2005 and part of the port in Khanh Hoi shall be developed as a domestic passenger terminal and maritime service center. Construct a wharf and a passenger terminal capable of receiving cruise ships of up to 50,000 GRT in Phu My (Lower course of Phu My Bridge).

+ Port of Can Giuoc – Long An (on Soai Rap River): Includes general ports and special-use ports for tankers of 20,000 – 50,000 DWT and 70,000 DWT (reduced loads) which commonly function as satellite ports to the central port of Ho Chi Minh City area.

- Dong Nai Port: A national general port, a regional hub (Grade I) including following component ports:

+ Port of Phuoc An, Go Dau (on Thi Vai River): It is the main port which is expected to function as a general port, container port for tankers of 60,000 DWT (Phuoc An) and 30,000 DWT (Go Dau) and have a number of additional special-use ports for industrial facilities along the river.

+ Port of Phu Huu, Nhon Trach (on Dong Nai, Nha Be, Long Tau rivers): It is a special-use port which is expected to function as a local port serving industrial zones and urban areas of Dong Nai Province and have a number of additional general ports for tankers of 10,000 – 30,000 DWT.

Navigation channels:

- Vung Tau – Cai Mep – Thi Vai - Go Dau Channel: Focus efforts on dealing with shallow, narrow or sharply bent sections in accordance with current technical standards. Renovation and upgrading of the entire channel shall be carried out by phase.

- Channel leading to Ho Chi Minh City on Soai Rap River: Renovate and increase depth of the channel to 12 meters in phase 3.

- Renovate and upgrade Dong Tranh Channel to link Ho Chi Minh City with Cai Mep – Thi Vai Port.

-  Long Tau Channel passing through Ganh Rai Bay: Renovate a number of sections of sharp bends and maintain depth of the channel for tankers of 30,000 DWT.

- Dinh River Channel: Complete the maritime signal buoy system in a modern way to ensure safety for ships to operate.

- Tien River Channel passing through Tieu and Ham Luong gateways: Carry out regular dredging in combination with channel training works and move channel buoys for entry and exit of ships of 5,000 DWT at high tide.

d) Inland waterways

- Saigon – Kien Luong route (passing through Sa Dec – Lap Vo Channel), 320 km long of which the section in the Region, 122 km long, shall be upgraded to Class III.

- Saigon – Kien Luong route (passing through Thap Muoi Channel), 288 km long of which the section in the Region, 76 km long, is expected to be upgraded to Class III.

- Saigon – Ca Mau route (passing through Xa No Channel), 336 km long of which the section in the Region, 102 km long, is expected to be upgraded to Class III.

- Sai Gon – Ben Keo (Tay Ninh Province) route, 142.9 km long, is expected to be upgraded to Class III.

- Saigon – Ben Suc route, 90 km long, is expected to be upgraded to Class III.

- Saigon Port – Moc Hoa (Long An Province) route, 143.4 km long, is expected to be maintained at Class III.

- Dredge and upgrade Tra Cu Channel which connects with Duong Van Duong Channel (from Vam Co Tay River to Vam Co Dong River (Long An Province)) to Class IV under the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 638/QĐ-TTg dated April 28, 2011.

- Saigon Port – Hieu Liem (Dong Nai River) route, 90 km long: Keep breaking rocks underneath the bottom of the river and clearing obstacles on the channel, replace road bridges with clearance failing to meet river standards under the planning; upgrade to Class III.

- Ho Chi Minh City – Bien Hoa (Dong Nai Province) route, 53 km long: maintain Class I for Dong Nai River and Class II for Saigon River.

- Ho Chi Minh City – Binh Duong (Thu Dau Mot) route, 85.7 km long (from Saigon Bridge) is expected to be upgraded to Class III.

- Saigon River – Cho Dem River (Ben Luc) route, 13.4 km long, is expected to be upgraded to Class III.

- Renovate and upgrade Cho Gao Channel, 28.5 km long, from Vam Co River (Dong Nai Province) to Tien River (Tien Giang Province) to Class II.

- Renovate and upgrade routes of Moc Hoa - Ha Tien to Class III, Phuoc Xuyen Channel and Channel 28 to Class III.

- Upgrade Saigon – Ca Mau route along the coast, 367 km long, to Class III, and the Vung Tau – Thi Vai – Saigon – My Tho – Can Tho route, 242.5 km long, to special Class and Class II.

Inland port:

- Upgrade three ports of Ho Chi Minh City: Phu Dinh, Nhon Duc and Long Binh to be capable of receiving ships of 5,000 DWT and handling 2 million tonnes per annum by 2020.

- Construct Tan An Port to be capable of receiving ships of up to 1,000 DWT and handling 0.5 million tonnes per annum and 1 million tonnes per annum by 2030.

- Upgrade Ben Suc Port (Binh Duong Province), Ben Keo Port (Tay Ninh Province) to be capable of receiving ships of up to 1,000 DWT and handling 1 million tonnes per annum and 1.5 million tonnes per annum by 2030.

- Construct Thanh Phuoc Port (Dong Nai River, Binh Duong Province) to be capable of receiving ships of up to 2,000 DWT and handling 0.5 million tonnes per annum and 1 million tonnes per annum by 2030.

- Construct Cay Khe Port (Ba Ria – Vung Tau) to be capable of receiving ships of up to 2,000 DWT and handling 1 million tonnes per annum by 2030.

- Construct Bourbon An Hoa and Thanh Phuoc ports in Tay Ninh Province to be capable of receiving ships of up to 2,000 DWT and handling 3 million tonnes per annum by 2030. Dai An Port (Saigon): Capable of receiving 0.3 million tonnes per annum and handling watercraft of up to 1,000 DWT; Fico Thanh Phuoc Port: 1.5 million tonnes per annum and watercraft of up to 1,000 DWT.

- Construct BMT, Kim Tin, Thien Loc Thanh, Can Giuoc and Tan An ports in Long An Province to be capable of receiving ships of 1,000 – 3,000 DWT, handling 0.3 – 0.7 million tonnes per annum; and ships of 2,000 - 5,000 DWT and 0.8 - 1.3 million tonnes per annum by 2030.

- Upgrade existing local ports, inland wharves for ships of 500 – 1,000 DWT; construct and upgrade a number of passenger terminals for ships of 100 – 250 seats.

dd) Airways

- Tan Son Nhat International Airport is expected to be an international airport which plays a central role (both international and domestic) for Southern Vietnam and serves civil and military purposes. The airport is expected to reach Grade 4E under classification by ICAO and be capable of receiving B747 and equivalent aircrafts. The existing international and domestic passenger terminals shall be expanded to handle 25 – 26 million passengers and one million tonnes of cargo per annum.

- Con Son Airport is expected to be an airport that operates flights within the Region and serves civil and military purposes. The airport is expected to reach Grade 3C under classification by ICAO and Class II (military airport class), be capable of receiving ATR72 and equivalent aircrafts, handling 500,000 passengers and 2,000 tonnes of cargo per annum.

- Vung Tau Airport is expected to be a domestic airport that operates helicopter flights and taxi flights within the Region. The airport is expected to reach Grade 3C under classification by ICAO and Class II (military airport class), be capable of handling 100,000 passengers and 500 tonnes of cargo per annum. The airport shall only receive helicopters and low-capacity fixed wing aircrafts for short-distance flights (Con Dao, oil platforms …) for the purpose of tourism and oil exploration.

- Study construction of a Vung Tau airport in Go Gang Town, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province.

- Long Thanh International Airport is expected to be the country's largest airport and one of the international passenger hubs in the region. In phase 1, the airport shall be constructed to reach Grade 4F under classification by ICAO, be capable of receiving A380 and equivalent aircrafts, handling 25 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo per annum.

e) Dry ports

- Construct Trang Bom Dry Port in the northeastern area of Ho Chi Minh City to be capable of handling 6 million TEUs per annum, mainly through Vung Tau and Ho Chi Minh City ports.

- Complete construction of Tan Kien Dry Port in the southwestern area of Ho Chi Minh City to be capable of handling 1.7 million TEUs per annum, mainly through Vung Tau, Tien Giang and Ho Chi Minh City ports.

- Construct and develop dry ports under local planning (Binh Duong Dry Port in Chon Thanh Industrial Zone, Tan Cang Long Binh, Binh Phuoc ports in Chon Thanh, Duc Hoa and Ben Luc ports …); Gradually develop dry port network in the transport hubs to step up multimodal transport and logistics services.

g) Urban and local traffic

Develop urban and local traffic under approved planning:

3. Construction works of investment priority

Investment priority is a way to enhance regional and transport modal connectivity and ease traffic congestion and a driving force for regional development (See details in the Annex enclosed herewith).

4. Planned land fund

The land fund set aside for development of national transport infrastructure in key economic regions of Southern Vietnam includes: Roads (expressways, national roads and ring roads), railways, airports, seaports, river ports, passenger terminals … (not including provincial roads, district roads, urban and local traffic) which is expected to take up about 29,710 ha by 2020, accounting for 1.3% of the land area in the region of which needed additional land area is 31,107 ha (1,936 ha of which is rice land).

IV. MAIN MEASURES, POLICIES

1. Transport development measures, policies

- Create a fair business environment among economic sectors and encourage all the economic sectors to participate in transport business.

- Encourage businesses to innovate and modernize road transport vehicles and enhance service quality, ensuring convenience, safety and environmental protection; establish transport control center in major cities, especially Ho Chi Minh City and on expressways in order to manage and regulate transport activities; reinforce inspection of vehicle weight.

- Prioritize development of public transport in urban areas, especially large payload transportation.

- Strengthen re-structuring of the market share of transport with priority given to large payload transport modes such as National railways, urban railways, inland waterways, seaways in order to reduce pressure on roads.

- Encourage economic sectors to participate in sea transport business and maritime services. Renew cargo loading/unloading technology in transportation hubs, apply advanced transport technologies, develop transport support services, multi-modal transport and enhance logistics service quality.

- Enhance air transport service quality by increasing the number of flights and arranging flight schedules appropriately; create connectivity among flights appropriately, quickly and conveniently.

- Develop traffic safety measures consistently. Enhance understandings and awareness of people about compliance with laws; impose strict penalties on acts in violation of traffic regulations. Carry out inspection of traffic safety.

2. Measures and policies for development of traffic infrastructure.

- Focus investment on traffic infrastructure to increase regional and transport mode connectivity.

- Construction and upgrading of traffic construction works must be compliant with sectoral planning and regional planning.

- Enhance road standards aligned with ASEAN road standards to ensure connectivity and international integration.

- Strengthen coordination between central and local governments to step up site clearance and develop construction as scheduled.

- Apply state-of-the art technologies and new materials in the construction of traffic infrastructure.

- Enhance traffic infrastructure management and maintenance. Make effective use of the road maintenance fund

3. Measures and policies for funding

- Make effective use of fundings from state budget, make concentrated and purposeful investments and prioritize development of works that create regional connectivity.

- Promote internal force and create favorable conditions for attracting investment from economic sectors for construction and upgrading of transport infrastructure in the forms of Public-Private Partnerships, bonds, BOT ...

- Continue to take advantage of official development assistance (ODA) from international financial institutions in various forms.

- Make amendments and supplements to subsidy policies for finance, tax, price, fee, charge and franchises to increase commerciality of traffic projects and responsibility of users, and ensure proper benefits for the investor.

4. Measures and policies for sustainable development and environmental protection in transport

- Strengthen propagation, dissemination and education about laws on environmental protection.

- Develop transportation associated with targets for environmental protection, factors of climate change, sea rising, energy efficient use since the planning/project is established.

- Heighten quality of environmental protection monitoring and management in transport; Carry out environmental assessment since the planning/project starts; Closely monitor the compliance with regulations on environmental protection in construction projects and transport industry facilities in order to minimize adverse impacts on the environment.

- Technical standards of traffic works and transport vehicles must be compliant with requirements of environmental protection; state-of-the-art techniques and technologies should be used for construction of traffic works; quality of vehicles and fuels must be controlled to minimize environment pollution; use of clean fuel for vehicles is encouraged.

Article 2. Implementation

1. The Ministry of Transport shall preside over and cooperate with ministries and People’s Committees of provinces, central-affiliated cities in the Region in managing and developing the implementation of the planning. Carry out assessment to make appropriate supplements in a timely manner during the implementation of the planning.

2. Ministries, People’s committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities in the Region shall check and revise relevant master plans aligned with this planning, cooperate with the Ministry of Transport and other ministries, local governments to ensure the planning is feasible and consistently implemented and create a complete and uninterrupted transport system in the Region.

Article 3. This Decision takes effect from the signing date and supersedes the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 06/2011/QĐ-TTg dated January 24, 2011 granting approval for transportation planning in key economic regions in Southern Vietnam to 2020 and a vision to 2030.

Article 4. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of governmental agencies, the President of the People’s Committees of provinces, central-affiliated cities shall be responsible for executing this Decision./.

ANNEX

LIST OF PROJECTS OF INVESTMENT PRIORITY
(Enclosed with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 2055/QĐ-TTg dated November 23, 2015)