Lack of synchronization between modes of transport, between the traffic system and ports, logistics centers, between the infrastructure of localities in the Southeast region leads to slowing down the ability to circulate goods, reducing competitiveness, and hindering development...
These are the limitations pointed out by the Southeast Regional Coordination Council at a recent conference, which need to be resolved by Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau, in order to increase connectivity and proactively exploit investment capital.
The leaders of the three localities all said that if some specific models, mechanisms and policies from the Central Government were applied, it would help exploit the full potential of each locality, and soon form key inter-regional and national projects.
Urban railway extension
To enhance regional traffic connectivity, the Department of Transport of Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai proposed a plan to extend the urban railway (Metro) line No. 1 to Dong Nai and Binh Duong.
Of which, the elevated section to Dong Nai is about 18.3 km long, divided into 3 sections: section 1 from S0 station to Vung Tau intersection; section 2 from Vung Tau intersection to Sat market and section 3 from Sat market intersection to Ho Nai 3 commune area.
Director of Dong Nai Province Department of Transport Le Quang Binh said: In the three options to extend Metro Line 1 to Dong Nai, a station will be planned to be built in Bien Hoa 1 Industrial Park with a station square model.
This will be a station model connecting existing forms of transport. Therefore, Dong Nai province has worked with a planning consultant to propose a metro line from Bien Hoa 1 Industrial Park station to Long Thanh airport to increase the efficiency of connecting types of transport.
Recognizing the necessity of extending Metro Line 1 to two neighboring localities, with the end point in Dong Nai, the leader of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport said: Researching and investing in urban railway lines in Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces to connect with Metro Line 1 is in line with the transport development planning of the localities.
This is also a modern, large-capacity mode of transport, serving convenient travel for people between the three localities, contributing to promoting the regional economy. Therefore, localities need to prioritize balancing capital for investment in the period 2024-2035.
In addition to the urban railway system planning, the seaport planning associated with seaport logistics services is being promoted by Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria-Vung Tau to increase the efficiency of logistics operations. Director of the Department of Transport of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Tran Thuong Chi, said: Cai Mep-Thi Vai Port is identified as one of the two international gateway seaports of our country.
Regarding regional connectivity, Ba Ria-Vung Tau organizes and closely coordinates with localities to deploy investment in Ho Chi Minh City's Ring Road 4 to connect to Cai Mep-Thi Vai port area, Long Thanh International Airport and industrial and urban areas of localities in the region.
Recently, the Prime Minister approved the adjustment of the master plan for the development of Vietnam's seaport system in the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050; including the addition of Can Gio International Transit Port to the plan.
Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport Phan Cong Bang shared: The investment project to build Can Gio International Transit Port will create momentum for the development of large-scale Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria-Vung Tau port clusters to serve the socio-economic development of the region and surrounding areas.
In particular, Can Gio International Transit Port belongs to the Southern Dynamic Economic Zone, the most dynamic economic zone of the country, so it has many advantages to attract goods through the port and international transit goods, promote the maritime economy as well as promote the advantages of seaports between Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
Need a mechanism to mobilize investment capital
Acting Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee Vo Tan Duc assessed that many national key transport projects invested in Dong Nai province not only contribute to socio-economic development in the area, but also promote trade and inter-regional connectivity.
However, the difficulty the province is facing is that the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 4 project has a very large total investment (more than 19,000 billion VND, of which the state capital participating in the project is about 9,200 billion VND).
Currently, Dong Nai province's public investment capital has been basically allocated and arranged for projects in the province's medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021-2025, so balancing Dong Nai province's budget capital to participate in the project is very difficult. "In order to mobilize investment capital to meet the capital needs for a number of urgent projects, Dong Nai province has proposed that the Central Government consider registering a total deficit target of VND 7,000 billion for the period 2025-2027," Mr. Vo Tan Duc suggested.
According to Dr. of Science and Architect Ngo Viet Nam Son, Dong Nai needs to take advantage of regional cooperation and multimodal connections. In particular, Dong Nai, together with other provinces and cities in the region, should promote the formation of a key traffic axis of strategic importance in the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, including a multimodal transport system (railway combined with waterways, roads, belt and radial highways).
This system will connect industrial parks in Binh Duong, Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau with key national and international gateway infrastructure hubs of the region, namely Cai Mep-Thi Vai port cluster (Ba Ria-Vung Tau), Long Thanh airport (Dong Nai), and Song Than station (Binh Duong).
Thus, in the eastern marine economic ecological chain of the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, all industrial goods of the four localities above are concentrated at Cai Mep-Thi Vai port for export. At this time, product prices will certainly decrease significantly, contributing to strong economic development.
Like Dong Nai, mobilizing non-budgetary investment capital for transport infrastructure development projects is a challenge and a dilemma for localities. For example, in Ho Chi Minh City, to invest in inter-regional transport projects, the city has made a capital plan from now until 2030 with 23 projects, total capital of about 143,112 billion VND.
For example, Can Gio bridge project, investment in completing Ben Luc-Long Thanh expressway intersection and Rung Sac road (Can Gio district), construction of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 2, section from Vo Nguyen Giap to Pham Van Dong, Ring Road 4,... The number of projects and investment capital is very large, so it cannot be completely expected from the budget.
Resolution 98 of the National Assembly allows Ho Chi Minh City to implement BOT projects on existing roads, helping projects under the public-private partnership method have additional capital from the budget (state budget investment does not exceed 50%).
In addition, the Resolution also allows for a special mechanism, allowing localities to use budget capital to invest in inter-regional transport projects. This is the condition for Ho Chi Minh City to implement key belt and highway projects, enhancing the capacity of freight transport between Ho Chi Minh City and localities in the Southeast region.
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