In the 2021 - 2030 period, Ho Chi Minh City will invest in various types of water bus and water taxi transport to serve urban passenger transport and tourism.
The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has just assigned the municipal Department of Transport to approve a scheme on enhancing public passenger transport combined with controlling the use of personal motorized vehicles, which includes the task of developing public passenger transport by waterway.
Accordingly, in the 2021 - 2025 period, the city will research and invest in developing waterway passenger transport routes from Ho Chi Minh City to Tien Giang and Long An provinces.
In the 2026 - 2030 period, it will diversify the types of water bus and water taxi transport serving urban passenger transport and tourism.
Specifically, the 6 waterway routes include: Route 1, Saigon - District 7; Route 2, Saigon - Binh Loi, Binh Hoa; Route 3, Saigon - Te canal - Doi canal - Cho Dem river; Route 4, Saigon - Hiep Phuoc; Route 5, Bach Dang - Rach Chiec - Eastern subdivision of VinCity; Route 6, Saigon river - Vam Thuat river - Ben Cat canal - Truong Dai river - Tham Luong canal.
The HCMC People's Committee also requested the Department of Transport to invest in waterway transport infrastructure connecting to the seaport system, including dredging channels and upgrading facilities. The facilities to be upgraded include: bridges on the Rach Chiec - Trau Trau - Tac river route, Ong Nhieu bridge, and bridges on the Giong Ong To canal - Dong Trong canal route.
In addition, investment will be made to build the new Long Binh dry port on the Dong Nai river to serve the relocation of the Truong Tho port cluster; and a dry port in the High-Tech Park on Ong Nhieu canal to serve the transshipment of import and export goods.
Furthermore, the city will exploit existing waterway infrastructure combined with calling for socialized investment in inland waterway terminals on rivers and canals in the city. In particular, priority will be given to investing in the development of passenger and tourist transport by waterway in Can Gio and Cu Chi districts.
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tphcm-dau-tu-nhieu-loai-hinh-van-tai-duong-thuy-d512843.html