North-South highway plan adjustedThe Ministry of Transport (MoT) has decided to adjust its construction plan for the North-South Expressway linking Ha Noi and HCM City due to a funding shortfall. The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has decided to adjust its construction plan for the North-South Expressway linking Ha Noi and HCM City due to a funding shortfall. "If all the capital is spent on the North-South Expressway, the other projects will have to stop because of capital shortage," Son told Vietnamplus.vn online newspaper. Thus, TEDI has adjusted the project plan by dividing it into two phases. The railway station removal, which costs nearly VND5.8 trillion ($257 million), has been included in the city’s Master Plan for 2030 with a vision to 2050.

Source: VietNamNet News February 14, 2017 07:06 UTC