Hanoi is seeking public feedback on a major redevelopment plan along the Red River, with city authorities pledging to consider residents' needs as projects reshape riverside communities.
Hanoi People's Committee Chairman Vu Dai Thang inspects the public consultation process for the Red River urban planning proposals. Photo: PL
Hanoi People's Committee Chairman Vu Dai Thang inspected the public consultation process for a comprehensive adjustment to the Red River urban zoning plan at a scale of 1:5,000 and the proposed route of the Red River Landscape Boulevard at a scale of 1:500 in Bo De Ward on Sept. 21.
Vu Thi Thanh, secretary of the Bo De Ward Party Committee and chairwoman of the ward People's Council, said the ward received 14,032 feedback forms from agencies, organizations, individuals and local communities during the 15 days from Sept. 7-21.
Planning documents were publicly displayed at five locations. The ward also established steering and working groups and held information sessions for 45 residential groups.
All feedback will be compiled and submitted to the relevant authorities for consideration as the planning proposal is refined.
Efforts to keep relocated communities together
During the inspection, Thang said Hanoi would continue listening to and fully considering the legitimate needs and aspirations of residents as it adjusts the plan and develops projects in the area.
The feedback will be studied as Hanoi works to transform the Red River corridor into an important transport route and urban space for the capital.
Projects need to be implemented in a coordinated manner under specific programs and plans, with proper connections between individual developments and the wider infrastructure system.
Thang acknowledged that implementing the plan would inevitably affect some residential communities, particularly areas that currently do not meet safety and environmental standards.
The city will therefore carefully consider how those areas can be renovated and redeveloped to provide more orderly, coordinated and improved living environments.
On resettlement, Thang said Hanoi would seek appropriate solutions to ensure affected residents have better living conditions.
Where households currently live in the same community and need to relocate, the city will seek to resettle them in the same area where possible, minimizing disruption to their daily lives and community relationships. Hanoi authorities have also identified compensation, land clearance, resettlement locations and living conditions at new homes as issues to be considered during implementation.
"We are building a civilized capital rich in culture and heritage, so people's lives must become better," Thang said, expressing hope that residents would support the city's projects.
Hanoi moves to take over 127 historic railway arches
Hanoi People's Committee Chairman Vu Dai Thang and officials inspect the historic railway arches and hear reports on plans for the city to take over and manage the structures. Photo: PL
Later that afternoon, Thang also inspected the railway arches south of Long Bien Bridge along the Phung Hung-Gam Cau section.
The Hanoi Department of Construction has counted 127 arches along the approach to the Hanoi-Dong Dang railway between Cua Dong Street and Long Bien Station.
The assets expected to be transferred are valued at more than VND7.35 billion ($279,000), with the department proposing that it take responsibility for receiving and managing them.
The stone arches were built and put into use in 1902 together with Long Bien Bridge.
After more than a century, many sections have weathered, with cracks appearing at the tops and along the bodies of the arches.
Under the proposed arrangement, all 127 arches would be transferred in their current condition, including their structures, interior spaces and railway safety corridors.
Thang instructed relevant agencies to complete procedures so the city could take over the assets in September, while Hoan Kiem Ward completes land clearance involving affected households. The city has asked agencies to complete the handover of the railway infrastructure assets within September.
The project is expected to break ground around Oct. 10.
Thang therefore asked city departments, agencies and Hoan Kiem Ward to carry out administrative procedures, land clearance and other necessary work simultaneously, preventing delays in one area from holding up the project's overall schedule.
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