Topic: Tien Giang

Project approved with capital of $56mln but is now delayed.

Under the industrial development planning of the Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang province to 2020 and vision to 2030, it plans to have 27 industrial clusters on an area of over 1,000 ha. Five industrial clusters - Trung An, Tan My Chanh, Song Thuan, An Thanh, and Gia Thuan 1 - are now in operation on an area of nearly 159 ha.

Despite being put into operation in August, the Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway, which is part of the East North - South Expressway passing through the Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang province, is already showing signs of overloading. The Tien Giang Provincial People’s Committee has therefore proposed expanding the expressway using State budget capital.

The provinces of Tien Giang, Ben Tre, and Tra Vinh in the Mekong Delta have discussed the use of loans to kick off a project building a coastal road. The 740-km project, from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Tien and passing through Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, and Kien Giang provinces, is expected to be a driving force of regional economic change.

The Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang province has announced a list of projects calling for investment, including 59 projects with total capital of more than VND22 trillion ($929.85 million) in the fields of urban development, residential areas, trade and services, tourism, industry, agriculture, health, education, and sport.

The Prime Minister has signed Decision No. 769/QD-TTg approving the construction of the Cao Lanh - An Huu Expressway, first phase, with a length of 27.43 km through the Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang and Dong Thap provinces and investment of nearly VND5.9 trillion ($253 million) from the State budget. Once completed in 2027, the expressway will be part of a horizontal axis and expressway and highway network in the Delta.