Traffic congestion is a serious problem in HCM City, having increased everywhere.

The statement was by Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The at the working session between the National Assembly (NA) delegation and Standing Committee of the municipal Party Committee on March 20.

He highly appreciated the city’s goal of easing the severity of traffic congestion situation in the coming time and suggested that the city need to focus on investing in the construction of the T3 terminal at Tan Son Nhat Airport.

Speaking at the event, Permanent Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of the city Le Hoa Binh said that the Ministry of Defence will hand over 16.05 hectares of land at Tan Binh District’s Ward 4 to serve for the construction of Terminal 3 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport. The project is expected to be started in September and completed in 2023.

Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi proposed the municipal administration to pay attention to the adjustment of the overall urban planning scheme by 2040 with a vision to 2060.

Meanwhile Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha noted the planning adjustment should focus on the partition of fucntional areas and satellite urban areas of the city.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said that HCM City plays an important role in linking localities in the region.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long noted the planning should include a high-tech medical complex that may be located in Thu Duc City.

Source: Sai Gon Giai Phong

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