Decision No. 519/QD-TTg dated March 31, 2016 of the Prime Minister approving the transport master plan for Hanoi capital through 2030, with a vision toward 2050

DECISION

Approving the transport master plan for Hanoi capital through 2030, with a vision toward 2050[1]

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the June 19, 2015 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the November 21, 2012 Capital Law;

Pursuant to the June 17, 2009 Law on Urban Planning;

Pursuant to the June 18, 2014 Construction Law;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 37/2010/ND-CP of April 4, 2010, on the formulation, appraisal, approval and management of urban planning;

At the proposal of the Chairperson of the Hanoi People’s Committee,

DECIDES:

Article 1. To approve the transport master plan for Hanoi capital through 2030, with a vision toward 2050, with the following principal contents:

I. PLANNING SCOPE AND OBJECTS

1. Planning scope of planning: To cover the entire administrative territory of Hanoi capital with a total area of 3,344.6 km² and a population of about 6.7 trillion (based on the 2011 statistics) with expansion to its vicinity.

2. Planning object: The transport system in Hanoi capital.

II. PLANNING VIEWPOINTS

- Being in line with the socio-economic development master plan, land use master plan and construction master plan of Hanoi capital up to 2030, with a vision to 2050.

- Being in line with the Vietnam’s transport development strategy and master plan and the master plan on construction of the Hanoi capital region.

- Developing a synchronous, sustainable, modern, accessible, convenient and environment-friendly transport infrastructure network to  meet people’s travel demand.

- Ensuring scientificness, rationality and feasibility, thus meeting immediate requirements and long-term orientations.

- Prioritizing development of public transport, especially medium- and high-volume modes, so as to contribute to tackle traffic congestion and traffic accidents in Hanoi capital.

III. PLANNING OBJECTIVES

- To build a complete transport system meeting the criteria of sustainability, synchronism and modernity in line with orientations set in  the master plan on construction of Hanoi capital up to 2030, with a vision to 2050.

- To concretize orientations for planning the transport system of Hanoi capital under the master plan on construction of Hanoi capital up to 2030, with a vision toward 2050.

- To formulate a plan on phased investment in the transport system with prioritized projects clearly identified.

- To propose solutions for transport organization and management and mechanisms for and policies on management and implementation of the master plan.

- To serve as a basis for the formulation of investment projects to build transport infrastructure works in Hanoi capital.

IV. PLANNING CONTENTS

1. Targets to be reached by 2030, with a vision toward 2050

- Regarding infrastructure:

+ The transport infrastructure network will be built in line with other master plans, especially the master plan on urban construction, so as to ensure that the proportion of traffic land to urban construction land will reach 20-26% in Hanoi city; 18-23% in satellite urban centers and 16-20% in towns, of which 3-4% will be reserved for static transport.

- The urban road network density (the ratio of total road length to urban construction land area) will be 0.25-0.4 km/km², if calculated based on urban expressways, 0.5-0.83 km/km², if calculated based on urban arterial roads, 1.0-1.5 km/km², if calculated based on urban trunk roads, 2.0-3.3 km/km², if calculated based on inter-regional roads, and 4.0-6.5 km/km², if calculated based on main roads.

+ The mass transit network density will reach 2-3 km/km² in the city and 2-2.5 km/km² in satellite urban centers.

- Regarding mass transit: To prioritize the development of the mass transit system so that mass transit will satisfy 30-35% of total travel demand in Hanoi city by 2020, 50-55% by 2030, and 65-70% after 2030. For satellite urban centers, these figures will be 15% by 2020, around 40% by 2030 and up to 50% after 2030.

- Inter-provincial passenger transport: road transport will account for 75-80%; railway transport, 10-15%; and airway transport, 7-10%.

- Inter-provincial cargo transport: road transport will account for 65-70%; railway transport, 3-5%; and waterway transport, 25-30%.

2. Road infrastructure

a/ Network of roads linking Hanoi capital to other regions

The network of roads linking Hanoi capital to other regions includes expressways, national highways and inter-regional ring roads.

- Expressways:

+ To build expressways with 4-6 lanes running parallel with national highways of great traffic flow along the routes of Hanoi-Lang Son; Hanoi- Ho Chi Minh City; Hanoi-Lao Cai, Hanoi-Thai Nguyen; Hanoi-Hai Phong; Noi Bai-Ha Long; Hanoi-Hoa Binh; the northwestern region-national highway 5; and Ho Chi Minh Road. Thang Long avenue and Phap Van- Gie expressway will be planned to be urban expressways.

+ Sections from ring road 3 outward shall be considered radial expressways.

- National highways:

+ To upgrade and expand existing radial national highways to have 4-6 lanes for motor vehicles, including national highway 1’s northward Ninh Hiep-Bac Ninh section and southward Thuong Tin (ring road 4)-Ha Nam section; national highway 3’s Phu Lo (ring road 4)-Thai Nguyen section; national highway 2’s Noi Bai (ring road 4)-Vinh Phuc section; national highway 21’s section running parallel with Ho Chi Minh Road from Xuan Mai to Thanh Ha (Hoa Binh); national highway 21B’s Phu Luong (ring road 4)-Ha Nam section; national highway 32’s Phung (ring road 4)-Phu Tho section; national highway 6’s Yen Nghia (ring road 4)-Hoa Binh section; and national highway 5’s Nhu Quynh-Hung Yen section.

+ Sections from ring road 4 outward shall be considered radial national highways. Sections from ring road 4 toward Hanoi city will be  determined as urban arterial roads.

- Inter-regional ring roads:

+ To build ring road 4 with a length of about 148 km, of which  construction of the section south of national highway 18 has been approved with a length of around 98 km and a cross-section of 120m. The Hien Ninh-Kim Lu section which coincides Noi Bai-Ha Long national highway will be adjusted northward of Noi Bai airport; the Hien Ninh-Ni-Bac Giang section will be built with the size similar to that of a grade-II road.

+ To build ring road 5 under the approved master plan to be composed of new sections and sections coinciding existing roads with a total length of about 375 km and at least 4 lanes running through Hanoi city and Hoa Binh, Ha Nam, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Bac Giang, Thai Nguyen, and Vinh Phuc provinces.

b/ Network of roads outside urban centers

- To build new roads linking Hanoi city to satellite urban centers with a total length of about 90 km, a cross-section of 40-60m and at least 6 lanes for motor vehicles, including the following: (1) Tay Thang Long road running from ring road 4 to Son Tay satellite urban center with a length of about 20 km; (2) Ho Tay-Ba Vi road running from ring road 4 to Hoa Lac satellite urban center with a length of around 25 km;  (3) Ha Dong-Xuan Mai road running from ring road 4 to Xuan Mai satellite urban center with a length of around 20 km; and (4) Ngoc Hoi-Phu Yen road running from ring road 4 to Phu Xuyen satellite urban center with a length of around 25 km.

- To build 31 provincial and inter-district roads of great importance in the transport sector with a total length of around 611 km and a size similar to that of grade II- or III roads in lowland areas along the routes of existing provincial roads and some new routes, including the North-South road, southward road linked with Bai Dinh-Ba Sao road; Do Xa-Quan Son road; and Chuc Son-Mieu Mon-Duong Son road, etc.

c/ Urban road network

- Hanoi city:

+ Urban expressways: To build an urban expressway (embankment road or overhead road) along ring road 3, excluding the Quang Minh-Tien Duong-Duc Tu section which will be an urban arterial road).

+ Urban ring roads:  (1) ring road 2 with 8-10 lanes will run in a circle from Vinh Tuy through Minh Khai, Nga Tu Vong, Nga Tu So, Cau Giay, Buoi, Nhat Tan, Vinh Ngoc and Dong Hoi to Vinh Tuy with the  Vinh Tuy-Minh Khai-Nga Tu Vong-Nga Tu So-Cau Giay section being overhead road; (2) ring road 3 with 8-10 lanes will run in circle from Nam Hong through Mai Dich, Thanh Xuan, Phap Van, Thanh Tri, Sai Dong, Ninh Hiep, Viet Hung, Dong Anh and Tien Duong to Nam Hong with the Nam Thang Long-Mai Dich-Trung Hoa-Thanh Xuan-Linh Dam-Phap Van section being overhead road.

+ Urban arterial roads (primary trunk roads): To upgrade and expand existing arterial roads and build new ones with a total length of 336 km, including: 11 roads north of the Red River with a total length of around 125 km, 9 roads south of the Red River with a total length of around 159 km and Thuong Cat-national highway 32-Thang Long avenue-national highway 6-Ngoc Hoi (ring road 3.5) road with a total length of around 42 km.

+ Urban trunk roads (secondary trunk roads): To upgrade and expand existing trunk roads and build new ones with a total length of around 131 km, including: 6 roads north of the Red River with a total length of around 84 km, 2 roads south of the Red River with a total length of around 47 km, including a road similar to a ring road (ring road 2.5) which runs from An Duong through Xuan La, national highway 32, Tran Duy Hung road,  national highway 6 and Giai Phong road to Linh Nam.

+ Inter-area roads: To upgrade and expand existing roads and build new ones with a total length of around 456 km.

+ The road system is provided in approved master plans of areas of Hanoi city.

+ The overhead road system: To build a network of interconnecting overhead roads from ring road 2 outward along routes with great traffic flow where announced road limits can hardly be expanded, including 4 roads with a total length of about 36 km: (1) ring road 2: Cau Giay-Nga Tu So-Vinh Tuy; (2) ring road 3: Nam Thang Long-Thanh Xuan-Phap Van; (3) Phu Do-Yen Hoa-ring road 2; and (4) Ton That Tung street-ring road 3. Based on the actual situation in each period, to study the building of some other overhead roads along routes which have great traffic flow but cannot be expanded in the future and routes along the Red River.

- Satellite urban centers: To build new internal trunk roads which will, together with cross-town expressways and national highways, form road networks for satellite urban centers. The total length of roads of each type in each urban center is planned as follows:

d/ Interchanges and intersections

- To upgrade and build 185 interchanges between expressways and urban arterial centers with crossroads, including 130 in Hanoi city; 4 in Son Tay; 7 in Hoa Lac; 4 in Xuan Mai; 6 in Phu Xuyen; 5 in Soc Son satellite urban center; and 29 in other areas. In a number of interchanges with large traffic flow in Hanoi city, lightweight flyovers shall be built to promptly tackle traffic congestion.

- To build interchanges between roads and railways. In the immediate future, intersections may be built pending the renovation of the existing railway system.

- To build intersections between roads with low traffic flow and slow speed; to arrange traffic light systems depending on traffic flow.

-  To synchronize the building of commonly used works (tunnels, ducts, manholes and chambers) to convert overhead lines and cables to underground and reserve space for lines, cables and pipes in the future so as to ensure urban landscape, reduce investment and operation management costs of transport work projects built under the master plan.

dd/ Bridges and tunnels spanning the Red River, Duong river, Da river and Day river

- To build 18 road works spanning the Red River in Hanoi area, including 6 existing bridges of Thang Long, Chuong Duong, Vinh Tuy (stage 1), Thanh Tri, Nhat Tan and Vinh Thinh; to upgrade Long Bien bridge into a pedestrian one; to build new bridges and tunnels, including: Hong Ha bridge, Me So bridge (ring road 4), new Thang Long bridge (ring road 3), Tu Lien bridge, Vinh Tuy bridge (stage 2), Thuong Cat bridge, Ngoc Hoi bridge (ring road 3.5), Tran Hung Dao bridge/tunnel, Phu Xuyen bridge on the expressway linking the northwestern area to national highway 5, Van Phuc bridge (on the North-South trunk road linking to Vinh Phuc province to serve inter-provincial transport), and Viet Tri and Ba Vi bridges linking national highway 32 to national highway 32C in Hanoi capital and Phu Tho province.

- To build 8 bridges spanning Duong river, including 4 existing bridges (Duong road-rail bridge, Phu Dong 1 bridge and Phu Dong 2 bridge on ring road 3 and Dong Tru bridge which belongs to the extended national highway 5 project) and 4 new bridges, including the new Duong bridge (road bridge), Giang Bien bridge on the road running from Long Bien district to Ninh Hiep, Mai Lam bridge on the road running from Long Bien district to the trunk road of Co Loa and Ngoc Thuy bridge on the route along the left embankment of the Red River).

- Bridges spanning Da river include the existing Trung Ha bridge, new Trung Ha bridge on the western expressway and Dong Quang bridge.

- Bridges spanning Day river include Thanh Da bridge (on the road west of  Thang Long avenue), Phung bridge (national highway 32), Song Day bridge (on Thang Long avenue), Mai Linh (national highway 6), Dong Hoang bridge (Ha Dong-Xuan Mai road), Hoang Thanh bridge (Thanh Oai district), My Hoa bridge (linking My Duc to Ung Hoa), Hoa Vien bridge (linking Ung Hoa to Chuong My), Song Day bridge (on Do Xa-Quan Son road), and bridges on the expressway linking the northwestern area to national highway 5, etc. The sizes of these bridges must be in line with the Day river’s flood diversion system prescribed in the Government’s Decree No. 04/2011/ND-CP of January 14, 2011.

- Other rivers: To build bridges with the size in line with planned size of roads.

3. Railway, urban railway and rapid bus infrastructure

a/ The North-South high-speed railway: To plan a high-speed railway section of the North-South railway route crossing Hanoi city, starting from Hanoi station and running parallel with the existing railway route. The section from Hanoi station to Ngoc Hoi station may either be separate or coincide with urban railway route 1.

b/ National railway network

- Belt-line railway:

+ To prioritize the building of an eastward belt-line railway route starting from Thach Loi station through Bac Hong, Dong Anh, Viet Hung (new Co Loa), Yen Vien,  Lac Dao and Me So bridge to Ngoc Hoi.

+ To build a westward belt-line railway route running along ring road 4, starting from Thach Loi station through Hong Ha bridge, Phung and  Van Con to Ngoc Hoi.  To arrange land in the outward area of ring road 4 to build a freight train classification yard in Thuong Tin district when demand for cargo transport through the belt-line railway route sharply increases. After the construction either of the eastward and westward belt-line railway routes is completed, the existing belt-line railway route will be used as an urban railway.

- Radial railway routes (5 routes):

+ Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi radial railway route serving passenger transport: To be upgraded and built mainly on viaducts and be considered as both national railway and urban railway (route 1).

+ Ha Noi-Lao Cai route: To upgrade the existing railway route and build an electrified 1.435m-gauge double-track railway route starting from Yen Vien station or possibly West Hanoi station (Van Con) in the future.

+ Ha Noi-Dong Dang route: To upgrade the existing railway route and build a 1.435m-gauge double-track railway route starting from Yen Vien station.

+ Ha Noi-Thai Nguyen route: To upgrade the existing railway route into an electrified 1.435m-gauge double-track railroad route starting from Yen Vien station.

+ Ha Noi-Hai Phong route: To upgrade the existing railway route and build a new 1.435m-gauge double-track railway route, which starts from Lac Dao station for freight trains and Phu Thuy station (Duong Xa) for passenger trains.

- National railway station system:

+ To build 6 classification yards: Hanoi station of about 15 hectares; Yen Vien station of about 60-70 hectares; Lac Dao station of about 70-80 hectares; Western Hanoi station of about 60-70 hectares; Ngoc Hoi station of 98-130 about hectares and Bac Hong station of about 120 hectares. In which, Hanoi railway station will serve as a passenger train classification yard and central transshipment station of the national railway, urban railway and other public transport systems, Bac Hong station will be used mainly as a freight train classification yard while remaining stations will be used as classification yards for both passenger and freight trains.

+ To build 6 other important stations, including: Giap Bat station of about 32 hectares; Ha Dong station of about 15-30 hectares; Me Linh station of about 19 hectares; Dong Anh station of about 12-13 hectares; Gia Lam station of about 9 hectares; Phu Thuy (Duong Xa) station of about 30 hectares (for connection to the urban railway system, rail joining or use as standbys for major stations).

+ To build 6 intermediate stations each covering an area of about 12-23 hectares, including: Trung Gia, Da Phuc, Viet Hung (new Co Loa station), Phung, Phu Xuyen and Thuong Tin.

c/ Intra-area railway network: To organize intra-area railway routes using infrastructure of the national railway routes to link Hanoi to urban centers which are about 50-70 km away from the city.

d/ Urban railway system:

- Urban railway in Hanoi city:

+ Route 1 (including 2 branches of Ngoc Hoi-Hanoi station-Gia Lam-Yen Vien and Gia Lam-Duong Xa (Phu Thuy): To be built as an overhead railway route which may be used as both urban railway and national railway. The route will be about 36 km long with 23 stations and 2 depots in Ngoc Hoi and Yen Vien.

+ Route 2 (Noi Bai-Southern Thang Long-Hoang Hoa Tham-Bo Ho- Hang Bai-Dai Co Viet-Thuong Dinh–ring road 2.5-Hoang Quoc Viet) of a  total length of 42 km. The Noi Bai-Hoang Quoc Viet section will be built overhead while the remaining section will be underground. The route will include 32 stations and 2 depots in Xuan Dinh and Phu Lo. It will be used as a belt-line and radial railway route.

+ Route 2A (Cat Linh-Nga Tu So-Ha Dong): The route will be a  about 14 km long, running overhead and include 12 stations and 1 depot in Yen Nghia.

+ Route 3 (Troi-Nhon-Hanoi station-Hoang Mai): The route will be about 26 km long with 26 stations, running underground, except an overhead section from Troi to Cau Giay. In stage 1, Nhon-Hanoi station section will be built with 12 stations and 1 depot in Nhon.

+ Route 4 (Me Linh-Dong Anh-Sai Dong-Vinh Thuy-ring road 2.5- Co Nhue-Lien Ha): The route will be about 54 km long, running overhead from Me Linh to Dong Anh, spanning over the Red River to Vinh Tuy and then Thuong  Dinh, underground from Thuong Dinh to Hoang Quoc Viet and overhead from Hoang Quoc Viet to Lien Ha. It will have 41 stations and 2 depots in Lien Ha (Dan Phuong) and Dai Mach (Dong Anh). Route 4 will be connected to routes 1, 2A, 3 and 5 and, maybe, coincide with route 2 on the section along ring road 2.5 where train operations will be arranged as appropriate. At the initial stage pending the construction of urban railway, rapid bus services will be provided in each section.

+ Route 5 (Van Cao street-Ngoc Khanh-Thang Long avenue-ring road 4- Hoa Lac): The route will be about 39 km long, running underground from the Southern West Lake area through Nguyen Chi Thanh and Tran Duy Hung to the National Convention Center, and then on the ground or overhead within the median strip of Thang Long avenue. The route will have 17 stations and 2 depots in Son Dong (Hoai Duc) and Hoa Lac.

+ Route 6 (Noi Bai-Phu Dien-Ha Dong-Ngoc Hoi): The route will be about 43 km long, built on the basis of the existing westward belt-line railway and planned as an overhead or ground route with 29 stations and 2 depots in Ngoc Hoi and Kim No.

+ Route 7 (Me Linh-Nhon urban center-Van Canh-Duong Noi): The route will be about 28 km long, running overhead or running overhead except an underground urban railway section east of ring road 4. The route will have 23 stations and 1 depot in Me Linh.

+ Route 8 (Son Dong-Mai Dich (crossing Route 2)-ring road 3-Linh Nam-Duong Xa): The route will be about 37 km long, running overhead from Son Dong to Mai Dich, underground from ring road 3 to Linh Nam, overhead from Linh Nam, and then spanning over the Red River to Duong Xa. It will have 26 stations and 2 depots in Son Dong and Co Bi. Rapid bus services may be provided on the route depending on traffic flow in each period.

- Routes linking Hanoi city to satellite urban centers: To extend railway routes from Hanoi city to satellite urban centers as follows:

+ To extend route 2 from Noi Bai to Trung Gia, Soc Son rural district, with a length of about 9 km.

+ To extend route 2A from Ha Dong to Xuan Mai with a length of about 20 km along national highway 6 and arrange a depot in Xuan Mai.

+ To extend route 3 from Nhon to Son Tay satellite urban center in the direction of National Highway 32 with a length of 30 km and arrange a depot in Son Tay.

+ Son Tay-Hoa Lac-Xuan Mai route with a length of about 32 km running from Son Tay satellite urban center along national highway 21 to Hoa Lac and Xuan Mai satellite urban centers. Pending the construction of urban railway routes, to consider providing rapid bus services using a depot in Hoa Thach commune.

- Monorail routes: To plan a number of monorail routes so as better support and exploit of the whole urban railway system, including: (1) Lien Ha-Tan Lap-An Khanh route with a length of about 11 km; (2) Mai Dich-My Dinh-Van Mo-Phuc La and Giap Bat-Thanh Liet-Phu Luong routes with a length of about 22 km; (3) Nam Hong-Me Linh-Dai Thinh route with a length of about 11 km which may be extended up to Phuc Yen.

dd/ Rail bridges spanning the Red River: To build 5 urban railway bridges spanning the Red River, including a bridge on route 1 (about 75m  upstream from Long Bien bridge), Nhat Tan bridge (route 2), Vinh Tuy bridge (route 4), Thuong Cat (route 7) and Linh Nam (route 8).

e/ Bus rapid transit (BTR): To plan 8 rapid bus routes, including: (1) Kim Ma-Le Van Luong-Yen Nghia with a length of about 14 km; (2) Ngoc Hoi-Phu Xuyen (along old national highway 1) with a length of about 27 km; (3) Son Dong-Ba Vi with a length of about 20 km; (4) Phu Dong-Bat Trang-Hung Yen with a length of about 15 km; (5) Gia Lam-Me Linh (ring road 3) with a length of about 30 km; (6) Me Linh-Son Dong-Yen Nghia-Ngoc Hoi-national highway 5-Lac Dao (ring road 4) with a length of about 53 km; (7) Ba La-Ung Hoa with a length of about 29 km; and (8) Ung Hoa-Phu Xuyen with a length of about 17 km. Rapid bus services may also be provided pending the construction of urban railway routes such as route 4, route 8 and Son Tay-Hoa Lac-Xuan Mai route.

Based on the demand in each stage, rapid bus services may be provided on some other routes if infrastructure conditions are fully met.

4. Waterway transport infrastructure

a/ Navigable channels: To plan navigable channels to meet requirements on inland waterway transport, flood prevention and control, river training, and river shoreline and alluvial plan stabilization in order to use land for the purposes planned by the city. Rivers and channel in Hanoi capital is technically graded as follows:

b/ System of ports

- Major ports:

+ To plan 4 major cargo ports, including Hanoi port with the handling capacity of  500,000 tons/year for vessels of 1,000 tons, Khuyen Luong port (the Red river) with the handling capacity of 2,500,000 tons/year for vessels of 1,000 tons; Phu Dong port (Duong river) with the handling capacity of 3,000,000 tons/year for vessels of 800 tons; and Da Phuc port cluster (Cong river) with the handling capacity of 1,500,000 tons/year for vessels of 600 tons. Hanoi port will be invested toward primarily serving tourism in combination with loading and unloading of clean cargos.

+ To plan container ports in combination with multi-purpose ports, including Khuyen Luong port, Hong Van port and Phu Dong port.

- Specialized ports: To build specialized ports under master plans of sectors and plants in conformity with the following orientations:

+ To relocate Duc Giang petroleum port to the area of Giang Bien port when conditions permit.

+ To refrain from using specialized ports of plants and the shipbuilding industry as multi-purpose ports.

- Local ports and arrangement of inland waterway wharves:

+ To upgrade and build new local ports, including: Son Tay port cluster with the handling capacity of 2,500,000 tons/year for vessels of 800 tons; Hong Ha port with the handling capacity of 2,000,000 tons/year for vessels of 800 tons; Chem-Thuong Cat port cluster with the handling capacity of 4,500,000 tons/year for vessels of 800 tons, Northern Hanoi port (Tam Xa port) with the handling capacity of 1,200,000 tons/year for vessels of 800 tons; Thanh Tri port with the handling capacity of 1,500,000 tons/year for vessels of 800 tons; Bat Trang port with the handling capacity of 300,000 tons/year for vessels of 800 tons; Van Diem-Phu Xuyen port (Red River) with the handling capacity of 2,500,000 tons/year for vessels of 800 tons; Mai Lam (Duong river) with the handling capacity of 500,000 tons/year for vessels of 600 tons; Che port (Da river) with the handling capacity of 1,500,000 tons/year for vessels of 300 tons; Ba Tha port with the handling capacity of 200,000 tons/year for vessels of 300 tons; and Te Tieu port (Day river) with the handling capacity of 300,000 tons/year for vessels of 300 tons.

+ Not to arrange inland waterway wharves in inward areas of ring road  2.

- Passenger ports:

+ To plan a passenger port cluster in the area of the existing Chuong Duong passenger wharf and passenger wharf in Hanoi port.

+ Other passenger ports will be arranged along passenger transport routes: combined passenger transport and tourism routes along the Red River and Duong river; and ecotourism routes along Day river, Nhue river, Tich river, Ca Lo river, To Lich river, and Thiep river (Ngu Huyen Khe).

- System of roads outside ports:

+ Roads outside ports will have at least 2 lanes, with the load capacity suitable to planned load capacity of trunk roads and connect with ring roads and riverside roads.

+ Traffic inside and outside ports will be organized in synchronicity with urban and national traffic systems.

5. Aviation infrastructure

a/ Noi Bai International Airport: To renovate and upgrade the Noi Bai International Airport into a big airport in the North with the following periods:

+ By 2020: To become a 4E airport according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standard, annually receiving 20-25 million passengers and over 260,000 tons of cargo;

+ By 2030, to become a 4F airport, annually receiving 35 million passengers and after 2030, annually receiving 50 million of passengers and 500,000 tons of cargo.

b/ Gia Lam Airport: To serve short-range domestic flights and military flights. It will be planned as a 3C terminal and grade-II military airport with 2 runways of a size of 2,000m x 45m, capable of receiving 290,000 passengers per year;

c/ Hoa Lac and Mieu Mon airports: To serve military flights and civil flight when requested;

d/ Bach Mai airport: To serve  rescue and helicopter flights;

dd/ Orientations for a second international airport for the capital region will be set in the master plan of the Hanoi capital region.

6. Mass transit

a/ To prioritize the development of mass transit to ensure the market share in each period as follows:

b/ Means of mass transit

- In the period through 2020, bus will still account a big share in the mass transit market of Hanoi capital.

- Bus rapid transit is planned in the long term with 8 routes and 3 transitional routes which will be converted into urban railway or monorail when traffic flow rises. Based on actual traffic situation in each period, provision of rapid bus services along routes meeting infrastructure conditions may be taken into consideration.

- Urban railway routes linking Hanoi city to satellite urban centers  will be extended from routes 2, 3, 5 and 2A to ensure convenient and quick fast connection between Hanoi city and satellite urban centers.

- To build monorail systems along routes with relatively high traffic flow and narrow cross-section, and curvy roads.

c/ To ensure smooth connection among various mass transit modes at stations in association with planning residential, trade and centralized urban service development at urban railway stations (transit-oriented development).

7. Infrastructure of car terminals, parking lots and logistics centers

a/ Inter-provincial passenger car terminals

- To upgrade and renovate existing terminals, including My Dinh, Nuoc Ngam, Giap Bat, Gia Lam, and Thuong Tin; to build Xuan Mai terminal into a grade-3 car terminal which will also serve as a bus transfer station.

- In the medium-term, to build some passenger car terminals in the southern area (south of ring road 3 in Yen So ward, Hoang Mai urban district, with an area of about 3.4 hectares); the western area (south of national highway 32 in Xuan Phuong, Tu Liem rural district, with an area of 3-5 hectares); and the northern area (in Van Tri and Hai Boi areas, Dong Anh rural district, with an area of 3-5 hectares).

- To build inter-provincial passenger car terminals which will also serve as bus terminuses in each area as follows:

+ In Hanoi city: Yen Nghia terminal (Ha Dong urban district), with an area of about 7 hectares; Northeastern terminal (Co Bi, Gia Lam rural district), with an area of 8-10 hectares; Southern terminal (Ngoc Hoi, Thanh Tri rural district), with an area of about 11 hectares; Dong Anh terminal, with an area of about 5.3 hectares; Phung terminal (Dan Phuong rural district), with an area of 8-10 hectares; Western terminal (Quoc Oai rural district), with an area of 5-7 hectares; and Northern terminal (Noi Bai), with an area of 5-7 hectares.

+ In satellite urban areas: Phu Xuyen terminal, with an area of about 5 hectares; Xuan Mai terminal, with an area of about 5 hectares; Southern Hoa Lac terminal, with an area of about 5 hectares; Northern Hoa Lac  terminal, with an area of about 5 hectares; Son Tay 2 terminal, with an area of about 5 hectares; Southern Soc Son terminal, with an area of about 5 hectares; and Northern Soc Son terminal, with an area of about 5 hectares.

b/ Inter-provincial truck terminals

- To gradually relocate existing truck terminals out of ring road 3 and use these land areas for public transport purposes.

- To build new truck terminals: Noi Bai terminal, with an area of about 6 hectares; Phu Lo terminal, with an area of 10 about hectares; Yen Vien terminal (with the possibility of using it as a passenger car terminal taken into consideration), with an area of about 10 hectares; Trau Quy terminal, with an area of about 10 hectares; Southern truck terminal, with an area of about 10 hectares; Khuyen Luong terminal, with an area of about 3.5 hectares; Ha Dong terminal, with an area of about 6 hectares; and Phung terminal, with an area of about 6 hectares.

- To build 1 new inter-provincial truck terminal in each satellite urban center.

c/ Parking lots in urban centers: To plan public parking lots in urban and rural districts to meet people’s demands. To reserve appropriate land in new urban areas for parking lots, with priority given to developing underground or multi-storey garages. The total area of parking lots in urban centers will be about 1,706 hectares.

d/ To plan service centers along radial national highways in city gateways, providing car washing, refueling, minor repair and other services.

dd/ To plan inland clearance depots (ICDs), including Gia Lam ICD (Co Bi), Dong Anh ICD, Duc Thuong ICD, and ICDs-cum-multi-purpose ports,   including Khuyen Luong ICD, Hong Van ICD, and Phu Dong ICD.

e/ Logistics centers: To plan 7 logistics centers in major transport hubs near railheads of the national railway, including Ngoc Hoi station, Yen Vien station, Bac Hong station, Lac Dao station, Western Hanoi station, Ha Dong station, and Me Linh station, each with an area of about 10 hectares.

8. Transport orientations for rural areas

a/ Infrastructure

- The rural transport system will be linked to the city’s road network of  via inter-district roads and roads linking Hanoi city to satellite urban centers.

- By 2020: To upgrade the whole system of district roads to at least grade-IV road standard, and commune roads to grade-VI road standard according to Vietnam’s standard TCVN 4054:2005. All village roads will have load-bearing surface structure. To step by step solidify bridges and culverts belonging to the system of rural roads. To develop field-to-residential area  transport to serve production. To allocate sufficient capital for maintenance, management and effective exploitation, ensuring funds for maintenance of all district roads and major commune roads.

- After 2020: All commune roads will reach grade-V road standard; bridges and culverts belonging to the system of district roads and commune roads will be built in conformity with load capacity and planned grades of roads; all field-to-residential area roads will have load-bearing surface structure. To allocate sufficient capital and develop management and organization models for maintenance the whole system of rural roads.

The rural transport system will be provided in detail in master plans on construction of urban districts, rural districts and towns.

b/ Transport: To provide convenient mass transit from district centers to commune centers.

9. Traffic organization and management

- To increase traffic signal control systems; to improve intersections’ clearance capacity; to manage traffic demands; to improve traffic safety equipment; to improve parking control systems; to improve conditions for bus operation; to renovate traffic safety education programs; to strengthen motor vehicle inspection systems.

- To build intelligent transport systems (ITS) in Hanoi capital, including navigation, electronic toll collection, safe driver assistance, optimal traffic organization and management, road management effectiveness improvement, public transport assistance, commercial effectiveness improvement, pedestrian assistance, and urgent assistance systems.

- To build modern, synchronous and advanced traffic management and control centers, including center for management and control of public transport, center for management of national highways and urban arterial roads, center for management and control of traffic signal systems, etc.

10. Land for traffic development

The total land area for traffic in the whole city will be about 33,237 hectares, in which:

- The land area for roads will be approximately 15,989 hectares (calculated by inter-regional roads); railway, around 2,539 hectares; river ports, around 395 hectares; and airports, around 1,731 hectares.

- The land area for regional and local roads will be about 12,583 hectares.

11. Projects prioritized for investment study: to focus on ongoing projects and projects of a breakthrough nature so as to create a momentum for the development of transport in Hanoi capital

These projects are specified in the enclosed appendix (not translated).

12. Environmental protection

- To reduce transport activities causing air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, affecting biodiversity, and making noise and vibration.

- To reduce transport activities causing greenhouse gas emissions by using environment-friendly vehicles.

- To effectively use resources.

- To provide optimal conditions for accessing to transport services.

- To focus on socio-economic development and community health.

- To respect and protect landscapes and cultural heritages.

V. INVESTMENT CAPITAL DEMANDS

Capital demand and investment phases are provided as follows:

VI. MAJOR SOLUTIONS AND POLICIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MASTER PLAN

1. Solutions for capital mobilization

To diversify investment capital sources, including:

- Capital from the state budget.

- Capital from the city’s revenues for investment in transport development.

- Capital from socialization.

- Capital mobilized at home and overseas through specific ODA projects or issuance of capital construction bonds.

To formulate mechanisms to generate capital for the city’s transport development under the master plan together with implementation of the master plan.

2. To conduct public information to raise awareness and responsibility of authorities at all levels and build consensus in management and implementation of the master plan, and in ground clearance for infrastructure projects; to raise public awareness  so as to improve effectiveness of transport infrastructure management, exploitation and protection; to continue improving public awareness and traffic culture to reduce accidents and minimize traffic congestion.

3. Transport infrastructure construction investment

- To ensure sufficient capital for investment in transport infrastructure, meeting capital demands in each period.

- To integrate the mater plan with centrally run projects which are implemented in Hanoi city so as to ensure set schedules. To coordinate with provinces in the capital region in investing in the transport system, ensuring convenient connection  between Hanoi and other localities.

- To focus investment in projects under the master plan and prioritize investment in roads along 2 sides of trunk roads from ring road 2 into the city’s center such as Lang Ha, Kim Ma, Ton Duc Thang, Le Duan to reduce traffic congestion.

- To reserve land for the development of transport infrastructure, to properly implement ground clearance work in conformity with construction investment schedule.

- To attach importance to maintenance of transport infrastructure in the course of operation and exploitation.

4. Transport development and traffic organization and management

- To prioritize the development of urban mass transit, especially high-volume transport modes.

- To control and gradually limit personal vehicles in the inner city.

- To control the circulation of vehicles based on their lifespan; to replace old vehicles and renew technologies; to prioritize the development of eco-friendly green technologies.

- To increase market shares of railway and waterway mass transit services to ensure a rational structure of transport modes.

- To develop multimodal transport, to organize passenger transfer and logistics centers.

- To manage traffic in a reasonable manner, improve operational capacity of the whole system; to apply scientific and technological advances in management by intelligent transport system (ITS) in Hanoi capital.

Article 2. Organization of implementation

1. The Hanoi People’s Committee shall:

 - Make public and implement of the master plan on transport of Hanoi capital through 2030, with a vision toward 2050, including: updating adjustments to the approved master plan on construction of Hanoi capital into master plans on master plans of sub-areas; formulating a detailed plan for implementation of the master plan; effectively implementing investment projects under the master plan; formulating policies and financial plans in line with the plan on investment in development of the transport system in each period; reviewing and making plans on land use for transport works; improving the organizational structure for managing master plans and the transport system of the capital. Formulate mechanisms and policies to mobilize resources for implementation of the master plan, focusing on mobilizing economic sectors to invest in and manage the transport system.

- Receive opinions of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and related ministries, sectors and localities on solutions for environmental protection in the course of implementation of the master plan.

- Coordinate with the Ministry of Construction and related ministries, sectors and localities in updating amendments and supplements to the master plan in the course of implementation, and submit them to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

2. Related ministries, sectors and localities shall

- Within the ambit of their assigned functions and tasks, coordinate with the Hanoi People’s Committee in implementing the master plan.

- The Ministry of Construction shall inspect and supervise the quality of transport works in Hanoi city in accordance with law.

- The Ministry of Transport shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Hanoi People’s Committee in, implementing transport development projects in Hanoi city; and promptly promulgate legal documents and specialized technical standards.

- The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies in, identifying investment capital sources and formulating suitable mechanisms and policies to mobilize investment capital for implementation of the master plan.

Article 3. This Decision takes effect on the date of its signing.

The Chairperson of the Hanoi People’s Committee, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies and chairpersons of People’s Committees of related provinces shall implement this Decision.-

Prime Minister
NGUYEN TAN DUNG