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The main difficulty of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong project today is mobilizing foreign experts to go to Vietnam to complete the security assessment of the system.
The Government said the above in the report related to the transport sector sent to the delegates of the National Assembly before the tenth session (opening on October 20).
Accordingly, the Hanoi urban railway project, the Cat Linh – Ha Dong route (the Ministry of Transport as an investor) has been basically completed, and the parties are completing the acceptance and delivery procedures. in operation.
However, this project still has some shortcomings, problems related to the depot equipment, train safety assessment, operation of the entire system and settlement … The Ministry of Transport is currently direct to solve these problems to complete the elements remaining.
To resolve the above “major difficulty” and complete the system security assessment. The Ministry of Transport has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take note to request the French authorities to support, remove and assist ACT (Consultancy System Security Assessment) consultants to come to Vietnam soon. draft.
The construction and equipment installation elements of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong project have been completed. Image: Giang Huy
The Cat Linh – Ha Dong railway project started in October 2011 and is expected to operate in the second quarter of 2019, but the official date of operation has not been determined as of yet.
In June, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Transport to soon complete and commission the Cat Linh – Ha Dong urban railway line in 2020; inform the Government of the problems of the project and present them to the National Assembly for resolution.
The route is 13.05 km long including 12 stations and a Depot area. The total initial investment was VND 8.770 billion (almost USD 553 million), then adjusted to VND 18.002 billion (more than USD 868 million). Of these, China’s ODA loans are 13.867 billion dong, the reciprocal capital is 4.134 billion.
