The Ministry of Construction stated its views on investing in the Tri Binh - Dung Quat railway line with a capital of 1,000 billion VND.

The national railway branch line project (Tri Binh - Dung Quat route), Quang Ngai province, with an estimated length of 14.3 km and construction cost of about 1,000 billion VND, is being proposed by the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province to be invested with public investment capital.

A corner of Dung Quat Economic Zone.

The Ministry of Construction has just issued Official Dispatch No. 8723/BXD – KHTC to the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province regarding the investment in the Tri Binh - Dung Quat railway connecting with the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City railway.

In this dispatch, the Ministry of Construction said that according to the Railway Network Planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 20501 and the general planning for the construction of Dung Quat 2 economic zone, Article 20 of the 2017 Railway Law, the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province has the authority to manage and invest in the railway branch connecting Dung Quat seaport.

In addition, the National Assembly passed the Railway Law No. 95/2025/QH15 (effective January 1, 2026), in which Article 20 stipulates: local railways are invested and built by provincial-level People's Committees and enterprises; specialized railways are invested and built by organizations and enterprises.

"Thus, Vietnam Railway Corporation can invest in building the Tri Binh - Dung Quat railway branch line," said the Ministry of Construction.

In Official Dispatch No. 8723, the Ministry of Construction also clarified the proposal of the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province to request the Ministry of Construction to consider and submit to the Prime Minister to assign Vietnam Railway Corporation as the investor of the Tri Binh - Dung Quat railway branch line from the central budget (about 1,000 billion VND).

Specifically, in the case of projects using public investment capital, according to the provisions of the Construction Law, the project investor is assigned by the investment decision maker.

Because the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province manages and invests in the Tri Binh - Dung Quat railway branch line, the Ministry of Construction cannot report to the Prime Minister to assign the enterprise as the investor.

Article 29 of the Law on Public Investment allows the assignment of enterprises as competent agencies to use public investment capital to carry out investments.

“Therefore, if necessary, we request the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province to coordinate with Vietnam Railway Corporation to review transportation needs, management and exploitation responsibilities, capital balance capacity, and investment efficiency to report to the Prime Minister on assigning the competent authority to invest in the above railway line,” the Ministry of Construction stated its opinion.

The national railway branch line project (Tri Binh - Dung Quat route), Quang Ngai province has an estimated length of 14.3 km with the starting point at Tri Binh station in Binh Son commune, Quang Ngai province; the ending point at Dung Quat Port station in Van Tuong commune, Quang Ngai province.

The route passes through the communes of Binh Son and Van Tuong, Quang Ngai province; the maintenance facility, technical depot, and energy charging station are located at Dung Quat Port station in Van Tuong commune, Quang Ngai province.

Because the national railway branch line (Tri Binh - Dung Quat port line) connects to Tri Binh station on the existing Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City unified railway line with a gauge of 1,000 mm, the standards applied to the Project are TCVN 8893:2020, national railway technical level TCVN 11793:2017, railway gauge of 1,000 mm. The estimated total investment of the Project is about 1,000 billion VND, from the central budget. The Project implementation period is from 2026 to 2028.

The leaders of the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province assessed that the national railway branch line project (Tri Binh - Dung Quat route) will increase the connectivity of the railway to major cargo hubs such as seaports and industrial parks; facilitate the combination with other modes of transport in the region; promote coastal cargo transport activities of Quang Ngai seaport, serving the socio-economic development of Quang Ngai province in particular, the whole country and the Central Coast region in general.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/bo-xay-dung-neu-quan-diem-ve-viec-dau-tu-tuyen-duong-sat-tri-binh---dung-quat-von-1000-ty-dong-d366738.html