A consortium of Guangzhou Metro Design and Research Institute (GMDI), Arup and local engineering consultancy TEDI South has been appointed to conduct the feasibility study for metro Line 4 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The city government’s Department of Construction has granted a licence to the consortium, appointed by Vietnamese conglomerate Sovico Group. The company has submitted detail proposals to the Department of Planning and Architecture for the Dong 157.4bn ($US 5.9bn) Line 4 project, which would be delivered as a public-private partnership (PPP) on a build and transfer basis.
Line 4 is planned to run for 43km from Dong Thanh to the north via Tan Son Nhat International Airport and the city centre to Hiep Phouc in the south, with 18.2km in tunnel and 24.8km of elevated infrastructure. There will be 30 stations, with 13 underground and 17 on elevated sections of the line. Two rolling stock depots would be built, located in Dong Thanh and in Hiep Phuoc.
Sovico Group intends to start construction in early 2027. Meanwhile, the company intends to carry out surveys and other studies in order to prepare an investment plan for Line 5, running from Da Phuoc to Long Truong.
An initial proposal submitted last month has been approved in principle by the city government. A formal proposal including plans for transit-oriented development (TOD) along the line is due to be presented in the second quarter of this year.
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