During the 2021-2030 period, the locality has prioritised 14 key transport projects, including those with regional connectivity and linked with the six dynamic economic axes.

The Ministry of Transport said that it will push investors and project management boards to quickly finalise procedures to launch construction of 10 projects and complete nine others within the second quarter of this year.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Transport has proposed six transport projects built under Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contracts with a total investment of more than 97 trillion VND (4.11 billion USD).

The southern province of Dong Nai has mobilised all resources to speed up the progress of several major transport projects, including the Long Thanh International Airport.

HCM City will prioritise investment in road infrastructure if it receives permission to raise the budget revenue-retention ratio, according to the municipal Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Many transport projects in southern localities have been delayed due to the scarcity and surging price of construction sand, Giao Thong (Transport) newspaper reported.

Vietnam will do its best to help Laos, especially in transport development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told the Lao Minister of Public Works and Transport during their meeting on March 7.

Can Tho city will appeal to the World Bank to provide ODA to a transport project aimed at upgrading the locality and the Mekong Delta region to better adapt to climate change.

Vietnam and China held the first ministerial-level session of the working group on land infrastructure cooperation in Beijing on October 15 to seek more practical and effective cooperation mechanisms.