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US and Republic of Korea consultants map out Hanoi plan
An American-Korean consulting team signed Friday a nearly-US$6-million contract with the Vietnamese government to develop a master construction plan for the capital city of Hanoi to 2030, with a vision to 2050.
The team, which comprises experts from the US Perkins Eastman and Korea’s Posco E&C and Jina, is expected to submit their draft plan to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung for approval in June 2010 at the latest.
They promised to preserve Hanoi’s 1,000-year-old characteristics in the planning.
“The contract is of historical significance as it relates closely to the capital city’s future growth,” Deputy Chairman of Hanoi’s People Committee Phi Thai Binh said at Friday’s signing ceremony.
Sub-contractors in the project include the Institute for Architecture, Urban Planning and Rural Development of the Construction Ministry, the Hanoi Construction Planning Institute and other local consultant units.
The city officials want Hanoi to develop sustainably as the national political, administrative, cultural, scientific, educational and economic and international trade center in the 21st century.
At present, the capital covers a land area of 3,344 square kilometers and has a population of more than six million people.
VNA
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