BTO-After 49 years of liberation (April 19, 1975), Phan Thiet city has grown strongly and developed continuously, so the shape of an economic and tourist city has contributed to making Binh Thuan strive to become an economic growth pole in the South Central region.
Young city by the Ca Ty river
49 years have passed, April has come again, in every Phan Thiet resident there is a special feeling, pride about the Liberation Day of Phan Thiet town - a milestone that went down in history and contributed significantly to the success of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign, liberating the South on April 30, 1975, unifying the country. Today, the young urban area of Phan Thiet is striving to develop every day. The old Phan Thiet in the memories of the elderly with its narrow streets, dilapidated and simple houses has receded into the past.
For nearly half a century, the coastal city of Phan Thiet has been transforming itself every day with clear changes on every street and every corner. Phan Thiet today has a new, spacious, modern and much more bustling appearance. In the roadmap to become a class I city by 2025, a number of key projects invested in construction will be important highlights, creating more dynamism and development opportunities for the young city on the Ca Ty River.
Tourism is a bright spot in the city's economic picture, photo by N.Lan
Phan Thiet City strives to build an impression in the hearts of tourists, becoming a famous destination on the Vietnamese tourism map. Every year, the city attracts millions of tourists and is an attractive destination for domestic and foreign investors. In the first quarter of 2024, the whole city welcomed over 1.3 million visitors for sightseeing and relaxation, the number of visitors increased 3 times compared to the same period last year; tourism revenue reached over 3,800 billion VND, an increase of 1.5 times. Budget revenue in the first quarter reached 468,616 million VND, an increase of 32.3% over the same period, among the top in the province's budget revenue progress in the first quarter of this year....
The transformation is also evident in the appearance of a very different Phan Thiet, the traffic infrastructure has been planned synchronously and expanded more airy, parks and urban works have been built spaciously, bringing more green, clean and beautiful spaces, economic, commercial, service and tourism activities are quite vibrant. Besides the development towards urbanization, the city still retains quite unique traditional cultural values, the long-standing historical and cultural relics still have their original value, cultural activities, festivals and beliefs are still maintained, the people still retain their simplicity, gentleness and hospitality...
Urban planning and upgrading create new momentum for city development
Phan Thiet's potential and advantages are increasingly exploited, the city's appearance has changed significantly, and the lives of the people have improved. Mr. Le Van Chon - Vice Chairman of Phan Thiet City People's Committee said: Phan Thiet City is implementing a plan to arrange district-level administrative units, merging some localities of Ham Thuan Nam and Ham Thuan Bac districts to expand the city's administrative boundaries. The city has focused on attracting investment and concentrating resources on building urban infrastructure with a series of projects being built along with many roads and streets being renovated, paved with asphalt, and paved with concrete, contributing to expanding the urban space, creating a spacious and majestic look for the coastal city.
In particular, priority is given to using State budget capital to invest in urban beautification projects such as the project: Overcoming and repairing traffic infrastructure in the period of 2021-2025; Overcoming and repairing city traffic infrastructure; Paving sidewalks on roads in the city; Upgrading Tran Quy Cap street; Renovating Van Thanh lake, Phu Tai ward; Ca Ty river embankment from Le Hong Phong bridge to Tran Hung Dao bridge, Trung Trac street side...
Le Duan Street today, photo by N.Lan
Mr. Chon added that the City People's Committee is organizing the establishment of detailed plans as a basis for implementing investment projects to beautify the urban area. Specifically, organizing the establishment of detailed plans for Tien Binh Residential Area, Tien Thanh Commune (scale of about 40 hectares); Establishing detailed plans for the Hoan Kiem Lake Area, Hung Long Ward, as a basis for resettlement for households living on the sea side of Le Loi Street and other areas in the city and serving the development of tourism, trade and services. Establishing/adjusting detailed plans for construction or design of new urban areas such as: The central road axis Le Duan - Nguyen Tat Thanh - Le Loi into an axis for developing a trade - service - tourism center, a vibrant night-time economy; the road axis Nguyen Thong - Nguyen Dinh Chieu - Huynh Thuc Khang; the area along both sides of Ca Ty River to beautify the river and both sides of the river; coastal areas (areas that need to be exploited and managed) to create clear beaches and increase access to the sea for local people and tourists...
The urban area south of Ca Ty River (Tien Loi Commune) is modern, with appropriate and harmonious construction density, associated with creating land funds for resettlement for people, etc. In the coming time, the City People's Committee will continue to invest in upgrading and developing more parks, public areas, entertainment, physical training and sports, aiming for the goal of being green, clean, beautiful and civilized. Renovating green parks and flooded ecological areas on both banks of Cai River.
Leaders of Phan Thiet City People's Committee offer incense to pay tribute to heroic martyrs
In 2024, the projects are expected to be implemented: Renovation of Phan Thiet water tower park cluster, Ca Ty river embankment from Le Hong Phong bridge to Tran Hung Dao bridge, Trung Trac street park and sidewalk, Doi Duong park, calling for socialization of parks in Mui Ne ward and Ong Dia Stone beach. At the same time, prepare documents and implement investment in a number of traffic and key projects to develop the city this year such as: Repairing and upgrading Nguyen Dinh Chieu street and Huynh Thuc Khang street (section from Hoang Ngoc tourist area to Lang Chai intersection), upgrading Thu Khoa Huan street (section from Ton Duc Thang street to Ke bridge), Ca Ty river embankment (section from Duc Thanh bridge to Ung Van Khiem street); Expanding Nguyen Van Linh street, section from Ky Con street to 19/4 street, route 2, Hung Long resettlement service - park area, Ha Huy Tap street.
Ham Tien embankment, Thu Khoa Huan street after upgrading
The effort to upgrade the urban area will create a new momentum for the city's socio-economic development. This is one of the important steps to realize the goal of building Phan Thiet into a civilized, green, clean and beautiful tourist city, a livable place, an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists and investors...
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