VietNamNet Bridge – Construction of HCM City’s elevated road No.5 linking Ha Noi Highway in Thu Duc District with the Tan Tao - Cho Dem junction in Binh Tan will begin next year.

MOT believes Vietnam should borrow $300 million from China if it chooses Chinese contractors for the highway project, while the ministries of Planning & Investment (MPI) and Finance (MOF) say Vietnam needs to be more cautious about the project.

VietNamNet Bridge - BT (build, transfer) is an attractive investment mode because the regulatory law is unclear. With BT, projects can be implemented after the two sides reach agreement. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will need an investment of nearly VND1.9 trillion (over US$84.4 million) to renovate a section of National Highway No 1A at its western gateway in Binh Chanh District.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has restricted disbursement of funds to implement BOT (build, operation, transfer) transport projects. The aim is to tighten credit for BOT projects. 

VietNamNet Bridge - BOT (build, operation, transfer), believed to be a good solution to transport projects’ problems, turns out to have a dark side. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's monorail line No 2 linking District 8 with the Thanh Da - Binh Quoi Urban Area in Binh Thanh District will cost over VND15 trillion.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many investors have registered to develop railways, airports, seaports and highways, but developing infrastructure, a lucrative business field, only suits financially powerful investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more private investors are pouring money into the infrastructure development sector, which the State dominated until 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Hong Truong spoke on the Government website chinhphu.vn about work that still needed to be done to complete 2,000km of highways by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lack of qualified staff with good knowledge of public-private partnership (PPP) is the biggest concern of local government agencies.

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VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of compensation for site clearance has been blamed for delays to a project to expand the North-South National Highway 1A running through the two central provinces of Phu Yen and Binh Dinh.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to mobilise capital through BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer), BT (Build-Transfer) and PPP (Public-Private Partnership) investment forms to further develop its road infrastructure,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese investors are getting active in Vietnam’s power sector investment.

 The state budget is not big enough to provide capital to all transport projects. Meanwhile, the idle capital in the society still has not been mobilized for the transport infrastructure development.