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Work begins on pedestrian square on HCMC boulevard

Work begins on pedestrian square on HCMC boulevard

Wednesday, October 15, 2014, 14:52 GMT+7

Work on a pedestrian-only square on Nguyen Hue Street in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, the first of its kind here, broke ground on Tuesday.

>> Work begins on 2nd phase of project to upgrade downtown Saigon street >> HCMC downtown boulevard to serve walkers only >> Southern hub to use electric vans for public transport next year >> Rapid bus line to break ground in HCMC in 2016 Hung Vuong Construction Co., Ltd. is building the square, which is estimated to cost nearly VND71.5 billion (US$3.38 million). The work is expected to be completed in March 2015, to coincide with the completion of a monument to late President Ho Chi Minh in front of the city People’s Committee. The square will feature two water fountains, one of which will be located at the intersection of Nguyen Hue and Mac Thi Buoi Streets, while the other will be at the Nguyen Hue-Le Loi crossroads. The square will be connected with a future pedestrian bridge spanning the Saigon River and another square in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2. The square is part of the second phase of a US$23.58 million project to upgrade Nguyen Hue Street, which began last Friday, October 10. The phase covers an area that is 670 meters long and 60.6 meters wide, bounded by Le Loi and Ton Duc Thang Streets, the city Department of Transport said. 

According to its design, the street’s existing roadway will be expanded to 27 meters in width and transformed into the above-mentioned square. The phase is projected to cost about VND398 billion (US$18.75 million) and will be completed by April 15, 2015. Meanwhile, construction work on the first phase of the project started on September 11 and is expected to be completed by March.

A section of Nguyen Hue that is 124 meters long and 63 meters wide (spanning Le Thanh Ton and Le Loi Streets) and a stretch of Le Thanh Ton that is 220 meters long and 14 meters wide (crossing Pasteur and Dong Khoi Streets) are being upgraded under this first phase.

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