Building a park at Phu Tho racetrack costs nearly 100 billion VND

Xây công viên khu trường đua Phú Thọ gần 100 tỉ đồng - Ảnh 1. — Perspective of Phu Tho racetrack park - entertainment area for teenagers - Photo: Organizing Committee

On the morning of November 4, the District 11 Construction Investment Project Management Board held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Phu Tho Racecourse Park project - an entertainment area for young people, in Phu Tho Ward, Ho Chi Minh City (Ward 15, old District 11).

Phu Tho racetrack park is 6.45 hectares wide

This is one of the typical city-level projects to welcome the success of the 1st Ho Chi Minh City Party Congress and towards the 14th National Party Congress.

Mr. Tran Anh Tuan - Director of the Investment and Construction Project Management Board of District 11 - said that this project is built on an area of 6.45 hectares, located at the intersection of three main roads including Le Dai Hanh, projected roads 2 and 3 within the racetrack area.

The total investment for the Phu Tho racetrack park - an entertainment area for young people is nearly 100 billion VND from the Ho Chi Minh City budget. Implementation period is from 2025 - 2026.

The park is designed with the idea of stylized diamond block. Of which, green area, grass carpet: 3.6ha; lake area, landscape water surface: 0.8ha; internal road area, playground: 1.2ha.

According to the management board, the park is divided into many functional areas: Playground, entertainment, outdoor sports area for teenagers; green area, garden, lawn, landscape hill, walking path, resting place, waiting house; auxiliary works area (security house, public toilet, service, technical, parking lot...).

In particular, the square and multi-purpose playground in front of the grandstand has an area of more than 5,000 ^square meters.

In addition, the park also has a number of landscape architectural works such as: Prism bridge, walking bridge surrounding the lake, construction lighting, free wifi for people...

trường đua Phú Thọ - Ảnh 2. — Leaders of units and delegates perform the groundbreaking ceremony - Photo: TTD

Xây công viên khu trường đua Phú Thọ gần 100 tỉ đồng - Ảnh 3. — Mr. Tran Anh Tuan - Director of the Construction Investment Project Management Board of District 11 - spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony - Photo: TTD

Create more green space for people

“The project’s goal is to create a public green space to serve the recreation, entertainment, and physical training needs of the people, especially the youth; at the same time, increase green areas, improve microclimate, and create an urban landscape highlight for the central area of Ho Chi Minh City” - Director of the Investment and Construction Project Management Board of District 11 emphasized.

At the groundbreaking ceremony, Mr. Dinh Chi Thinh - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Phu Tho Ward - said that the inauguration and groundbreaking of the Phu Tho racetrack park - an entertainment area serving young people has practical significance, creating new development marks for Phu Tho Ward.

The government and people of Phu Tho ward continue to promote the spirit of solidarity and consensus, joining hands to preserve and protect the landscape after the project is completed and put into use.