THE PRIME MINISTER ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence – Freedom – Happiness -------------- |
No.: 412/QD-TTg | Hanoi, April 11, 2007 |
DECISION
ON APPROVING THE INVESTMENT LIST OF A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUTURE PROJECTS IN PERIOD TILL 2020
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Governmental Organization of December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 290/2006/QD-TTg of December 29, 2006 approving the Scheme on “Orientations for attraction and use of official development assistance in the 2006 – 2010 period”;
At the proposal of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (Dispatch No. 1350 BKH/KCHT&DT of March 05, 2007 and No. 1811 BKH/KCHT&DT of March 20, 2007), the Ministry of Transport (Dispatch No. 1444/BGTVT-KHDT of March 21, 2007), the Ministry of Construction (Dispatch No. 546/BXD-XL of March 23, 2007), the State Bank of Vietnam (Dispatch No. 2360/NHNN-TD of March 21, 2007), the Ministry of Finance (Dispatch No. 4356/BTC-DT of March 29, 2007),
DECIDES:
Article 1. To approve the investment list of a number of important and essential transport infrastruture projects in period till 2020 with the following contents:
1. Viewpoints:
- To mobilize resources to completely build one step of transport infrastructures in period till 2020, in which concentrating on investing in construction of important, essential projects, aim to contribute to boosting the implementation of industrialization – modernization of the country.
- In parallel with investing in important and essential transport infrastruture projects, it is necessary to maintain, upgrade in order to make the most of current transport infrastructure capacity and step by step complete the transport infrastructure system of the country in period till 2020
- As a basis for mobilizing, attracting investment capital sources (ODA capital, foreign direct investment capital, domestic capital sources and other capital sources) for investments in transport infrastructures.
- As a basis for supplementing, amending transport development plannings.
2. Specific targets:
- Period till to 2010:
+ Road traffic: to build a number of new road sections belong to the North – South expressway (Hanoi, HoChiMinh city – Can Tho), a number of expressways belong to 2 Corridors and 1 economic belt of Vietnam – China and at key economic regions; to open to the HoChiMinh route traffic according to the National Assembly’s Resolution; to upgrade, expand a number of road sections on the National highway 1 in order to enhance traffic opening capacity and reduce traffic congestion.
+ Railways: to step by step enhance the capacity, modernize the current North – South railroad, improve, and upgrade the Yen Vien – Lao Cai railroad; to boost the preparation work for commencement the North – South express railroad and railroads serving expoitation and production of aluminum, alumin in the provinces of Tay Nguyen area.