SGTT.VN - People's Committee of HCM City has approved the policy of building project which exploiting two routes of public passenger transportation by waterway proposed by Daily Co., Ltd. (HCM).

People's Committee of HCM City assigns Department of Transportation & Traffic to preside & associate with relevant Departments & Districts to consider & assess this proposal of project and unify to submit City People’s Committee’s decision.

Under the plan proposed by Daily Company, two initial river bus lines to pilot is the line along Saigon River connecting Linh Dong, Thu Duc with Bach Dang Wharf, District 1; and the line along the Ben Nghe canal - Tau Hu connecting District 8 with Bach Dang Wharf, District 1.

Both routes are 11 km in length, if including the stopped time to pick passenger up, just 30 minutes to complete the route. Just 2/ 3 of time on the same route for road bus. According to Daily Company, to build these two pilot river bus lines, the company must build 04 multi-purposed piers and 08 stations. About boats, in the first stage, Company will equip 08 boats, with capacity of 80 passengers per boat, capable of carrying about 10,000 passengers per day. Total investment capital for this project is about VND 58 billion.

According to Mr. Phan Hoang Tri, Deputy Director of Waterway Management of HCMC, this is the first project proposed by private enterprise since his unit proposed reassessment to take advantage of the ability of exploitation public transport of river & canal system in the city, reducing traffic jams on road which is happening more and more serious during last time.

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Source: http://sgtt.vn/Thoi-su/Trong-nuoc/127020/Mo-hai-tuyen-buyt-duong-song-dau-tien tai-TPHCM.html