Quyết định 2054/QD-TTg

DECISION

GRANTING APPROVAL FOR TRANSPORATION PLANNING IN KEY ECONOMIC ZONES IN MIDDLE OF VIETNAM TO 2020 AND A VISION TO 2030

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Law on Government organization dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 355/QĐ-TTg dated February 25, 2013 granting approval for adjusted strategy for transport development in Vietnam to 2020 and a vision to 2030;

Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 318/QĐ-TTg dated February 25, 2013 granting approval for strategy for transport service development in Vietnam to 2020 and a vision to 2030;

Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1210/QĐ-TTg dated July 24, 2014 granting approval for transport sector re-structuring project for the cause of industrialization and modernization, and sustainable development to 2020;

At the request of the Ministry of Transport,

DECISION

Article 1. Grant approval for the adjusted transportation planning in key economic zones in Middle of Vietnam to 2020 and a vision to 2030 as follows:

I. POINT OF VIEWS

1. Develop transportation planning in key economic zones in the Middle aligned with socio-economic development orientation, national and regional transportation planning, sectoral planning and planning of relevant localities; develop transportation system in an appropriate and sustainable way to ensure socio-economic development and national defense and security.

2. Develop transportation by taking full advantage of the Region as a North – South economic exchange bridge, a gateway open to sea in the Middle and the Central Highlands; strengthen traffic infrastructure and transport mode connectivity and form a consistent transport network.

3. Develop transportation with high quality and reasonable price, multimodal transport and logistics services; strengthen application of information technology in transport management; use vehicles in an energy-efficient and effective way; develop public passenger transportation in urban areas, especially Da Nang City.

4. Focus efforts on handling of “bottle-necks” and make full exploitation of existing infrastructure; place great importance on maintenance; concentrate synchronous investment in construction works that hold a vital role for economic development; place importance on traffic development in localities to meet demands for new rural development.

5. Step up private sector involvement in transport infrastructure development. Mobilize domestic and overseas resources to the maximum, encourage all economic sectors to invest in transport development in various forms.

6. Set aside an appropriate portion of the land fund for development of traffic infrastructure; maintain traffic safety corridors and minimize accidents; take the initiatives in coping with climate change and rising sea.

II. TARGETS

1. Targets to 2020

a) Transport

Meet demands for high-quality, affordable, safe and convenient transport services; gradually develop large payload public transport, step up application of advanced transport technology and multimodal transport to enhance quality and reduce logistics service cost; minimize traffic accidents and adverse impacts of transportation on the environment.

Particular targets:

- Passenger transport is expected to reach around 185 million arrivals of passengers per annum with average growth rate from 7.5% to 8.5% in which the total number of air passengers accounts for 20 - 25 million; the market share of public passenger transport accounts for 15% - 20% in Da Nang City and 5% - 10% in other cities in the Region.

- Volume of cargo is expected to reach around 101 million tonnes per annum with average growth rate 8.5% - 9.5% in which the volume of cargo going through seaports accounts for 40 – 50 million tonnes per annum.

b) Traffic infrastructure

Elevate existing national road system to technical class with priority given to upgrading and expansion of National 1 Road, horizontal axes connecting with provinces in the Region and other regions across the country; Complete La Son – Tuy Loan and Da Nang – Quang Ngai expressways; Develop construction of Cam Lo –La Son and Quang Ngai – Binh Dinh routes according to expressway network planning; Elevate existing provincial road system to technical class and open a number of necessary routes; Continue to develop rural traffic and strive to seal 100% of district roads and at least 70% of commune roads with asphalt or cement concrete to reach at least Class V for district roads or Class VI for commune roads; 100% of the communes are expected to have auto roads leading to commune centers; at least 50% of village roads are sealed and reach at least Class A; 50% of infield roads are sealed to facilitate movement of motor vehicles. Construct coastal roads according to planning.

Upgrade existing North – South railway line to enhance its operation efficiency; Raise capital to construct railway lines linking National railway line with seaports, industrial zones, economic zones; Study construction of an express double-track railway line (gauge 1,435 mm).

Gradually upgrade and expand seaport system to meet requirements. Total capacity is expected to reach 40 – 50 million tonnes per annum by 2020.

Gradually upgrade and expand existing seaport system which fails to meet requirements, especially Da Nang International Airport; Make effective use of existing airports in the Region; Strive for 20 – 25 million air passengers per annum in the Region by 2020.

Elevate existing inland waterways to technical class; Strive to extend inland waterways that are under management.

Develop urban traffic in accordance with urban space and architecture; Ensure uniformity, balance and consistency with regional, national and international traffic networks; Strive to set aside 16% - 26% of the fund land for urban traffic development.

2. A vision to 2030

Meet demands of the society for high quality, international-standard, affordable, competitive, quick and safe transport services.

Basically complete modernization of the traffic infrastructure network; Set up connectivity in transport modes between the provinces and cities in the Region, between the Region and the country as a whole and other countries; Keep developing other infrastructure works according to the planning; Basically complete construction of expressways; Construct a number of sections on the North – South double-track railway line; Complete construction of railway lines, road lines connecting with seaports; Form and develop urban railway network in Da Nang and Hue cities.

III. DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

1. Transport development

Develop transport corridors ensuring connectivity among urban areas in the Region, between the Region and other economic zones, especially between the Region’s seaports and international checkpoints; Develop five key transport corridors in the Region:

- Coastal corridor: The coastal corridor is expected to be developed alongside existing 1A National Route connecting with urban areas, economic zones and industrial zones along the coast in the Region. This corridor includes following transport modes: railways, highways and seaways. By 2020, the market share of road passenger transport is expected to reach 85% - 90%, railway passenger transport 8% - 12%, road freight transport 75% - 80%, railway freight transport 10% - 15%, sea freight transport 18% - 22%.

- Da Nang – National Road 1 – National Road 9 – Lao Bao Corridor and Da Nang – National Road 14B – 14D – Nam Giang Corridor: These two corridors are expected to handle transit goods from Laos and Northeast Thailand apart from facilitating the transportation in the Region,. The corridors include two transport modes: highways and railways. By 2020, the market share of road passenger transport is expected to reach 95% - 97%, railway passenger transport 3% - 5%, road freight transport 96% - 98%, railway freight transport 2% - 4%.

- Da Nang - the Central Highlands Corridor: It is a corridor that is expected to link seaports of Da Nang with the areas of the Central Highlands and to be developed alongside the National Road 14B and Ho Chi Minh Road. The corridor includes two transport modes: highways and airways. By 2020, the market share of road passenger transport is expected to account for 98.5% - 99.5%, air passenger transport 0.5% - 1.5%.

- Dung Quat – the Central Highlands Corridor: It is a corridor that is expected to link the Dung Quat Port with the areas of the Central Highlands and be developed alongside the National Roads 24 and 24B. The corridor’s transport mode is highways.

- Quy Nhon – the Central Highlands Corridor: It is an important road transport corridor which is expected to link seaports of Quy Nhon with the Central Highlands and Cambodia, and to be developed alongside the National Road 19.

Transport connectivity:

- Strengthen regional connectivity and connectivity among transport modes, set up and develop major transport hubs in economic zones of Dung Quat, Nhon Hoi, Chu Lai, Chan May and Lang Co, seaports of Da Nang, Dung Quat, Quy Nhon, Thua Thien Hue, ports and develop dry port network on main transport corridors in the Region.

- Strengthen multimodal transport and logistics services. Study construction of a logistics area in the Southern area of Hai Van Pass as a cargo hub for Da Nang Port.

- Develop international air routes to Northeast Asian, Southeast Asian regions, Indochinese and European regions.

2. Traffic infrastructure development planning

a) Roads

Expressways:

- North—South Expressway The Expressway is 483 km long across the Region of which:

+ Complete Da Nang – Quang Ngai section, 131 km long and La Son - Tuy Loan section, 84 km long, four-lane capacity.

+ Raise capital to develop Cam Lo – La Son section, 98 km long and Quang Ngai – Binh Dinh section, 170 km long, to four lanes.

- Study construction of Quy Nhon – Pleiku expressway, 160 km long, to four lanes.

National roads:

- National Road 1: Upgrade the section from Phong Dien (Thua Thien Hue Province) to Ku Mong Pass (Binh Dinh Province), 460 km long to at least four lanes and replace all the weak bridges. Construct necessary bypass routes in urban areas; complete construction of road tunnels running through Phu Gia and Phuoc Tuong passes (Thua Thien Hue Province), Ku Mong Pass; study expansion of Hai Van Tunnel.

- Ho Chi Minh Road: The section in the Region includes two branches: Western branch from Pe Ke Pass (Thua Thien Hue Province) to Thanh My (Quang Nam Province), 150 km long; Eastern branch from Cam Lo – La Son to Tuy Loan according to expressway planning. Under the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 194/QĐ-TTg dated February 15, 2012 on detailed Ho Chi Minh Road planning.

- Eastern Truong Son route: Upgrade the entire section from Thanh My Town (Quang Nam Province) to Son Lap Commune (Quang Ngai Province), 175 km long, to at least Class IV.

- National Road 49: Upgrade the section from Thuan An Port to Vietnam – Laos border (Thua Thien Hue Province), 92 km long, to Class IV, two lanes; and the section from Hong Van T-junction to S3 International Checkpoint, 9 km long, to Class II.

- National Road 14B: Maintain Class II and four-lane status for the section from Tien Sa (Da Nang City) to Thanh My (Quang Nam Province), 74 km long, that includes: section from Tien Sa to Tuy Loan (Da Nang City), 24 km long, belonging to Asian Highway 17 and Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), section from Tuy Loan (Da Nang City) to Ha Nha Bridge (Quang Nam Province), 26 km long; section from Ha Nha to Thanh My (Quang Nam Province), 24 km long, under Ho Chi Minh Road planning.

- National Road 14D: Upgrade section from Giang to Dak Ta Ooc checkpoint (Vietnam – Laos Border) (Quang Nam Province), 75 km long, from Class III to Class IV, two lanes. Connect National Road 14B and National Road 14D together to form a single National Road 14B, from Tien Sa to Ta Ooc, 149 km long.

- National Road 14E: Upgrade section from National Road 1A (from Cay Coc T-junction to Thang Binh) to Kham Duc Town - Ho Chi Minh Road (Quang Nam Province), 79 km long, to at least Class IV, two lanes; section of National Road 14E from National Road 1 to coastal roads, 12 km long, to Class III, two lanes.

- National Road 24: Complete upgrading of the entire section from Thach Tru to Ba Tieu Commune (Quang Nam Province), 69 km long, to at least Class III, two lanes.

- National Road 24B: Complete upgrading of the section from Sa Ky Port to Ba Tieu Commune (Quang Nam Province), 108 km long, to at least Classes IV, III, two lanes; sections running through Son Tinh Town, Di Lang Town, Quang Ngai City according to local planning.

- National Road 19: Upgrade the section from Quy Nhon Port to An Khe Pass (Binh Dinh Province), 77 km long, to at least Class III, two lanes; the section from Quy Nhon Port to National Road 1, to at least Classes I, II, four to six lanes.

- National Road 1D: Maintain the section from Quy Nhon Port (Binh Dinh Province) to Xuan Hai Commune (Phu Yen Province), 20.7 km long, section within the city of Quy Nhon according to urban road planning and other sections at Class III, two-lane capacity.

- National Road 40B: Upgrade the section from Tam Thanh to Tra My (Quang Nam Province), 140 km long to Class IV. sections running through towns, residential units to Class III; sections through Tam Ky City according to urban road standards.

- National Road 24C (Dung Quat – Tra My route): Upgrade the section from Dung Quat Port running through Binh Son, Tra Bong provinces (Quang Ngai Province) to Northern part of Tra My Town (Quang Nam Province), 94.54 km, Dung Quat - Binh Long section to Class I, six lanes (under Dung Quat Economic Zone Planning). Upgrade Binh Long – Tra Bong section to Class I, four lanes. Maintain Tra Bong – Tra Thanh - Tra My section at Classes III, IV.

- National Road 14G: Study upgrading of section from Tuy Loan (Da Nang City) to Prao Town (Quang Nam Province), 66 km long, to at least Class IV, two lanes.

- National Road 19B: Study and invest in upgrading the section from Nhon Hoi Port to Phu Phong Town (Binh Dinh Province), 60 km long, to Classes IV, III, two lanes.

- National Road 49B: Complete upgrading the section from Quang Loi to Chan May Port (Thua Thien Hue Province), 105 km long, to at least Class III, two lanes.

- National Road 19C: Study and invest in upgrading the section from Dieu Tri to Canh Hoa (Binh Dinh Province), 39.38 km long, to Classes IV, III, two lanes.

Other regionally interconnected roads

- Coastal roads: Gradually invest in coastal roads in the Region according to the approved planning.

- Upgrade, expand and construct roads connecting industrial zones to national roads and arterial roads as follows: National Road 19B (section within Nhon Hoi Industrial Zone), National Road 24C (Binh Long – Van Tuong – Tra My section, section linking Dung Quat 1 and Dung Quat 2, Tri Binh – Dung Quat section (Dung Quat Economic Zone), section linking Quy Nhon Port to Ba Gi T-junction … according to the economic and industrial zone development planning.

b) Railways

- Existing North – South Railway Line: Gradually upgrade the section in the Region, approximately 450 km long, to an expected speed from 80 - 90 km/h for passenger trains, 50 - 60 km/h for freight trains; study relocation of Da Nang gas station out of the city's center; study construction of a railway tunnel passing through Hai Van Pass.

- Express North - South Railway Line running through the Region is expected to be developed under Vietnam’s railway development planning.

- Study construction of branch lines linking National railway line to seaports, industrial zones, economic zones such as Chan May and Lien Chieu ports, Chu Lai Economic Zone, Dung Quat Port, Quy Nhon Port (Nhon Hoi); Da Nang – Kon Tum railway section belonging to Central Highland Railway line running through Da Nang, Kon Tum, Dak Lak, Buon Ma Thuoc, Chon Thanh to Ho Chi Minh City.

- Study development of urban railways in major urban areas including: Da Nang and Hue cities if prescribed conditions are met.

c) Seaways

Upgrade and construct major ports to meet requirements for development over periods as follows:

- Da Nang Port: As a national general port, a regional hub (Grade I), Da Nang Port is expected to be upgraded to be capable of functioning as an international gateway in Central Vietnam (Grade 1A) in the long term including: Tien Sa, Tho Quang (Son Tra District) and Lien Chieu ports.

+ Tien Sa Port: Be upgraded into a general container port which is capable of serving the Da Nang City, part of Northern Central Highlands, handling transit cargo from Laos, Northeastern Thailand, receiving tankers from 30,000 - 50,000 DWT, container ships of up to 4,000 TEUs and international cruise ships of at least 100,000 GRT with a synchronous and modern passenger terminal.

+ Tho Quang Port (Son Tra District): Be upgraded into a general port which is capable of handling tankers from 10,000 – 20,000 DWT with a special-use port for tankers from 1,000 – 5,000 DWT. Construct a logistics area in Cau Trang Stream in combination with existing logistics area to function as a central hub to receive and distribute cargo for Tien Sa and Tho Quang ports.

+ Lien Chieu Port: In the short term, the port is expected to function as a special-use port for bulk cargo and liquid cargo serving industrial and service facilities in the area. In the long term after 2020, the port is expected to be gradually developed to become a major port of the international gateway in Central Vietnam which is capable of receiving tankers of 100,000 DWT, container ships 6,000 – 8,000 TEUs.

- Dung Quat Port: Expected to be upgraded into a national general port, a regional hub (Grade I) including: Dung Quat I (existing), Dung Quat II, Sa Ky and Ben Dinh (Ly Son Island) ports.

+ Dung Quat I Port: Expected to be upgraded into a general container port that is capable of receiving tankers from 10,000 – 50,000 DWT, container ships of up to 4,000 TEUs with special-use ports which export petroleum products from petrochemical refinery complexes, shipbuilding and repair facilities, ports serving heavy industry facilities handling tankers from 20,000 – 150,000 DWT or larger (Navigation channels for tankers greater than 50,000 DWT to be invested by owners of such industrial facilities).

+ Dung Quat II Port: Expected to be upgraded into a special-use port which is capable of receiving crude oil, coal, ore tankers 100,000 – 350,000 DWT serving oil refinery and metallurgy complexes and combined with a general container port to support Dung Quat I Port for development and expansion of Dung Quat Economic Zone in the future.

+ Sa Ky Port: Expected to be constructed as a local port which is capable of receiving tankers of 1,000 - 2,000 DWT.

+ Ben Dinh Port (Ly Son Island): Expected to be constructed as a local port to serve residents of the island district and handle freight and passenger ships of up to 2,000 DWT.

- Quy Nhon Port: Expected to be upgraded into a national general port, a regional hub (Grade I) including Quy Nhon – Thi Nai Port and Nhon Hoi Port.

+ Quy Nhon – Thi Nai Port: Expected to be constructed as a general container port for tankers 10,000 – 30,000 DWT with a special-use port for tankers from 5,000 – 7,000 DWT.

+ Nhon Hoi Port: With a great potential for development in the future, the port is expected to be constructed to function as a special-use port to serve large-scale industrial and service facilities in the area and handle tankers of 10,000 – 50,000 DWT. Scale and progress of development shall be aligned with market demands and the investor’s capital raising capacity. Special attention should be paid to technical construction solutions which are aligned with natural conditions in the area to ensure economic and technical efficiency in the investment.

Construct of local, special-use ports in Dong Da, De Gi, Tam Quan.

- Thua Thien Hue Port: Expected to be upgraded into a national general port, a regional hub (Grade I) including: Chan May, Thuan An ports.

+ Chan May Port: Be upgraded into a general port to serve Chan May Industrial Zone, receive transit cargo from Laos, Northeastern Thailand; combined with a special-use port to serve ship building and repair industries, serve international tourists and receive tankers 30,000 – 50,000 DWT, cruise ships of up to 100,000 GRT and larger.

+ Thuan An Port: Be constructed as a local general port to receive ships of 3,000 – 5,000 DWT.

- Ky Ha Port, Quang Ninh Province: Be constructed as a local general port (Grade II) including:

+ Ky Ha Port: Be constructed as a general port to receive tankers 7,000 – 20,000 DWT combined with a special-use port which stores petroleum and gas, and receives ships 1,000 – 3,000 DWT.

+ Tam Hiep Port: Be constructed as a general port combined with a special-use port to serve Chu Lai and Nui Thanh economic zones and receive tankers 10,000 – 20,000 DWT.

d) Inland waterways

Upgrade and renovate river routes under management of local authorities to Class III, IV, I; Following is a number of main river routes:

- Perfume River routes: The section from Thuan An sea gate to Tuan three-way junction, 34 km long, Class IV.

- Hoi An - the Cham Islands route: The Hoi An - Bai Lang section, 23.5 km long, Classes I, II, III.

- The Hoi An – Cua Dai section on Thu Bon River, 6.5 km long, Class III.

- The section from Cua Dai to Bai Lang Port (the Cham Islands), the route leading to islands, 17 km long, Class I.

- The Song Han – Ky Ha section, 101 km long, Class III, including:

+ The section from Han River – Vinh Dien T-junction (Han River, Vinh Dien River), 29 km long, Class III.

+ The section from Vinh Dien T-junction to Hoi An Port (Thu Bon River), 14.5 km long, Class IV.

+ The section from Hoi An Port to Ky Ha Port (Truong Giang River), 57.5 km long, Class IV.

- Open Da Nang – Hoi An section (following Han River – Cam Le – Co Co route), 27 km long, 90 m wide, for tourism.

- Open more routes to serve freight transport and tourism development: Lien Chieu (Da Nang City) – Cham Islands (Quang Nam Province) route; Han River – Tuy Loan route; Cu De (Nam O – Hoa Bac) route; Han River – Yen River route.

- Exploit approximately 200 km of coastal lagoons, estuaries for operation of transport; Place signal buoys to ensure maritime safety; Construct a number of river wharves to serve people and tourism.

dd) Airways

- Da Nang International Airport: Invest and construct an international terminal with a capacity from two to four million passengers per annum; expand the existing terminal to increase its capacity to ten million passengers per annum, enable the apron to accommodate 22 aircraft stands; invest facilities to increase capacity of the Da Nang International Airport to handle from 11 to 13 million passengers and 50,000 tonnes of cargo per annum.

- Chu Lai International Airport: Operate the airport effectively; study and invest in turning the airport into an air freight transshipment center in the future in accordance with the air transport development planning.

- Phu Bai International Airport: Invest in expansion and upgrading of runways, aircraft apron, passenger terminals to become a 4E-level international airport under classification by the International Civil Aviation Organization which is capable of receiving B777, B787 and equivalent aircrafts and five million passengers per annum.

- Phu Cat Domestic Airport: Invest and develop the Phu Cat Domestic Airport by 2020 to become a 4E-level international airport under classification by ICAO, be capable of receiving A321 and equivalent aircrafts and 2.4 million passengers per annum.

e) Dry ports

- Develop dry ports in Da Nang – Hue’s economic zones, the Road 14B’s corridor: from 20 - 30 ha by 2020 to serve provinces and cities Da Nang, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai; Be capable of handling around 550,000 TEUs per annum, mainly through Da Nang, Ky Ha and Chan May ports.

- Develop dry ports in the Road 19’s economic corridor from 20 – 30 ha by 2020 to serve provinces Binh Dinh, Quang Ngai, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Gia Lai, Kon Tum and DakLak; Be capable of handling 480,000 TEUs per annum, mainly through Quy Nhon, Dung Quat and Ba Ngoi ports.

g) Urban and local traffic

Develop urban and local traffic under approved planning.

3. Construction works with investment priority

Investment priority is a way to enhance regional and transport modal connectivity and ease traffic congestion and a driving force for regional development (See details in the Annex enclosed herewith).

4. Planned land fund

The land fund set aside for development of transport infrastructure in key economic regions of Central Vietnam includes: Roads (expressways, national roads and ring roads), railways, airports, seaports, river ports, terminals …(not including provincial roads, district roads, urban and local traffic) which take up about 32,482 ha by 2020, accounting for 1.16% of the land area in the region of which the additional land area needed is 15,191 ha (2,221 ha is rice land).

IV. MAIN MEASURES, POLICIES

1. Transport development measures, policies

- Create a fair business environment among economic sectors and encourage all the economic sectors to participate in transport business.

- Encourage businesses to innovate and modernize road transport vehicles and enhance service quality, ensuring convenience, safety and environmental protection; establish transport control center in major cities, especially Da Nang City and on expressways in order to manage and regulate transport activities; reinforce inspection of vehicle weight.

- Prioritize development of public transport in urban areas, especially large payload transportation.

- Strenghten re-structuring of the market share of transport with priority given to large payload transport modes such as National railways, urban railways, inland waterways, seaways in order to reduce pressure on roads.

- Encourage economic sectors to participate in sea transport business and maritime services. Renew cargo loading/unloading technology in transportation hubs, apply advanced transport technologies, develop transport support services, multi-modal transport consistently and enhance logistics service quality.

- Enhance air transport service quality by increasing the number of flights and arranging flight schedules appropriately; create connectivity among flights appropriately, quickly and conveniently.

- Develop traffic safety measures consistently. Enhance understandings and awareness of people about compliance with laws; impose strict penalties on acts in violation of traffic regulations. Carry out inspection of traffic safety.

2. Measures and policies for development of traffic infrastructure.

- Construction and upgrading of traffic construction works must be compliant with sectoral planning and regional planning.

- Prioritize development of works that make a significant breakthrough in creating regional connectivity (works located on the roads along the Region, the roads linking seaports to the Central Highlands and international transport corridors).

- Enhance road standards aligned with ASEAN road standards to ensure connectivity and international integration.

- Strengthen coordination between central and local governments to step up site clearance and develop construction as scheduled.

- Apply state-of-the-art technologies and new materials in the construction of traffic infrastructure.

- Enhance traffic infrastructure management and maintenance. Make effective use of the road maintenance fund

3. Measures and policies for funding

- Make effective use of fundings from state budget, make concentrated and purposeful investments and prioritize development of works that create regional connectivity.

- Promote internal force and create favorable conditions for attracting investment from economic sectors for construction and upgrading of transport infrastructure in the forms of Public-Private Partnerships, bonds, BOT ...

- Keep taking advantage of official development assistance (ODA) from international financial institutions in various forms.

- Make amendments and supplements to policies for finance, tax, price, fee, charge and franchise subsidies to increase commerciality of traffic projects and responsibility of users, ensure proper benefits for the investor.

4. Measures and policies for sustainable development and environmental protection in transport

- Strengthen propagation, dissemination and education about laws on environmental protection.

- Develop transportation associated with targets for environmental protection, factors of climate change, sea rising, energy efficient use since the planning/project is established.

- Heighten quality of environmental protection monitoring and management in transport Carry out environmental assessment since the planning/project is set up. Closely monitor the compliance with regulations on environmental protection in construction projects and transport industry facilities in order to minimize adverse impacts on the environment.

- Technical standards of traffic works and transport vehicles must be compliant with requirements of environmental protection; state-of-the-art techniques and technologies should be used for construction of traffic works; quality of vehicles and fuels must be controlled to minimize environment pollution; use of clean fuel for vehicles is encouraged.

Article 2. Implementation

1. The Ministry of Transport shall preside over and cooperate with ministries and People’s Committees of provinces, central-affiliated cities in the Region in managing and developing the implementation of the planning. Carry out assessment to make appropriate supplements in a timely manner during the implementation of the planning.

2. Ministries, People’s committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities in the Region shall check and revise relevant master plans aligned with this planning, cooperate with the Ministry of Transport and other ministries, local governments to ensure the planning is feasible and consistently implemented and create a complete and consistent transport system in the Region.

Article 3. This Decision takes effect from the signing date and supersedes the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 07/2011/QĐ-TTg dated January 25, 2011 granting approval for transportation planning in key economic regions in Central Vietnam to 2020 and a vision to 2030.

Article 4. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of governmental agencies, the President of the People’s Committees of provinces, central-affiliated cities shall be responsible for executing this Decision./.

ANNEX

LIST OF PROJECTS OF INVESTMENT PRIORITY
(Enclosed with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 2054/QĐ-TTg dated November 23, 2015)