At the Hanoi Blind Association headquarters and the City Conference Center (under the Hanoi People’s Committee Office), staff were busy preparing for the move.

The Hoan Kiem Electricity Company has already moved to Vo Thi Sau Street (Bach Mai Ward) and is finishing site clearance. The Hanoi Power Corporation has started moving some departments to Vo Chi Cong, while grid operation teams will remain until the final stage to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply.

Local businesses slated for relocation have received survey forms and consultation notices but no specific moving dates, so operations continue as usual.

The project covers more than 2 hectares and will be executed in two phases:

Phase 1: Constructing the above-ground portion of the square and park using public investment funds.

Phase 2: Building a three-level underground facility beneath the square, connected to the C9 metro station (Nam Thang Long - Tran Hung Dao line), following a transit-oriented development (TOD) model.

Agencies to be relocated include the National Power Transmission Corporation, Northern Power Corporation, Hanoi Power Corporation, Electricity Hotel, and the National Load Dispatch Center. These are proposed to move to corporate headquarters in the Cau Giay New Urban Area.

Other agencies, such as the Department of Culture and Sports, the Institute of Literature (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences), the Hanoi Population Department, and the Hanoi Blind Association, will have new locations proposed by the city’s Department of Construction.

For affected residents, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment will propose maximum compensation policies and arrange land-based resettlement in Dong Anh District for eligible cases.

Once relocation is complete, the site will become a special square and park. Hoan Kiem Ward People’s Committee will be the Phase 1 investor. In parallel, the ward is also renovating Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square, which includes demolishing the “Shark Jaw” building to make way for the square and its underground facilities.

N. Huyen