VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a detailed construction plan at a scale of 1:500 for Bach Dang Park in District 1.

Bach Dang Park is expected to become a new attraction for local residents and foreign visitors. — Photo from tapchigiaothong.vn

The park, to be located in Ben Nghe and Nguyen Thai Binh wards, is expected to become a new attraction for local residents and foreign visitors, according to the city’s Department of Planning and Architecture.

The 18ha park will run from Sai Gon Bridge to Tan Thuan Bridge, going through Tan Cang (New Port), Ba Son Shipyard, Bach Dang Wharf, Thu Ngu Flagpole and Sai Gon Port.

It will include a pedestrian street, an underground parking lot and underground four-lane road at a section along Ton Duc Thang Street.

Three bus stops and a light rail transit station, and wharves for water taxis and water buses, will be located near the park.

A number of retail shops, coffee shops and restaurants will be set up at Me Linh Square on Ton Duc Thang Street.

The municipal People’s Committee has asked the department to submit a plan for an underground road and a parking lot.

The city has submitted a plan to the Ministry of Transport that would turn Ba Son Shipyard into a place to welcome yachts with an aim of attracting more local and international tourists by sea. 

Source: VNS