Urgently research and invest in the sea route project connecting Can Gio with Ba Ria - Vung Tau area

On October 27, the Office of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee sent an urgent document to members of the City People's Committee requesting comments on the proposal to study and invest in the project of a sea-crossing road connecting the old Can Gio and Ba Ria - Vung Tau areas. This information has made the public and the city's residents extremely excited because when this project is completed, the distance from Can Gio to Ba Ria - Vung Tau will be only 10 km instead of having to travel along National Highway 51 with a distance of up to several dozen km...

Previously, on October 20, the Department of Finance had made an urgent request to the City People's Committee regarding the proposal to study and invest in the project of a sea-crossing road connecting the Can Gio area and the old Ba Ria - Vung Tau after the investor proposed it. After synthesizing the opinions of relevant departments and branches, the Department of Finance said that with the investor's proposal, the departments and branches did not have a basis to consider, analyze, evaluate and agree or not. However, in the written response to the Department of Finance, the departments and branches did not object to the proposal to invest in the construction of the above sea-crossing road.

In particular, the Department of Planning and Investment supports the study of the construction of the route to serve as a basis for supplementing the Master Plan of Ho Chi Minh City after the merger and related planning projects. The Department of Agriculture and Environment believes that the proposal to study the construction of the above route is necessary. The Department of Construction notes that the study of investment in the construction of this cross-sea route needs to be consistent with related planning to ensure legal regulations and clarify the necessity of project investment.

From Can Gio island there will be a sea route connecting to Ba Ria - Vung Tau area.

Approval for Vingroup Corporation to conduct research is not considered as approval for assignment of investment preparation tasks, preparation of pre-feasibility study reports, project feasibility study reports or approval of project investors according to the provisions of the Law on Public Investment, the Law on Investment under the public-private partnership method and other relevant legal provisions.

The departments and branches also note to the investors in the process of conducting project research if approved by the City People's Committee. The Department of Finance recommends that the City People's Committee consider the investor's proposal to study the construction of the above route with the following conditions: the City People's Committee's approval for the investor to conduct research is not considered as approval to assign the task of preparing investment, preparing pre-feasibility study report, feasibility study report of the project or approving the project investor. At the same time, there is no binding condition to appoint the proposed enterprise as the investor to implement the project later. The implementation of investment procedures related to the project later is carried out in accordance with current legal regulations.

The City People's Committee is not obliged to refund the costs for any reason that the investor has spent to research the project of investing in the sea route connecting the old Can Gio and Ba Ria - Vung Tau areas. During the research process, the investor is requested to acknowledge and fully absorb the professional comments of relevant departments and branches, to ensure that the research products are fully considered and evaluated, meet the requirements, conditions, achieve efficiency and quality; ensure compliance with the orientation, general planning, and specialized planning of Ho Chi Minh City's transport sector (after the merger) approved by competent authorities. The investor's research products can be transferred to the City People's Committee to serve as documents and data during the research process, and implementation of the next procedures related to the project (if any).

In addition, the Department of Finance recommends that the City People's Committee assign the Department of Construction, Department of Planning and Investment, Department of Agriculture and Environment, Department of Finance and related departments and branches to closely coordinate, support and guide businesses in the process of conducting research and surveys... to ensure that research products are effective, of high quality; synchronous, consistent with specialized planning and general socio-economic planning of Ho Chi Minh City.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Giao-thong/gap-rut-nghien-cuu-dau-tu-du-an-duong-vuot-bien-noi-can-gio-voi-khu-vuc-ba-ria-vung-tau-i786563/