Work begins on new Mien Dong coach station

Work begins on new Mien Dong coach station

Work begins on new Mien Dong coach station

Le Anh

HCMC – Saigon Transportation Mechanical Corporation (Samco) last week broke ground for package No.1 of the new Mien Dong coach station in District 9, HCMC.

Currently, a piling test is being done so that construction of technical works and a terminal could start early in the second quarter for completion late this year to replace the existing Mien Dong Coach Station in Binh Thanh District to reduce traffic congestion in the inner-city area, a representative of Samco as the project owner said.

After the station is moved to District 9, its existing premises in Binh Thanh District will be used to build public transport facilities such as a parking building, not for commercial development, said HCMC Party chief Dinh La Thang at a visit to the station in January.

The city will not build any shopping mall in the area, Thang added.

The new Mien Dong station is envisaged having four sections. Section A covering 122,000 square meters will house parking sites for vehicles, and other public and auxiliary works including a 26-storey building.

Section B will comprise a two-storey building with bus stops, Section C will have a 5-storey building for goods storage while a 15-storey service-trade building will go up in Section D.

The new station which will be located between the city’s District 9 and Binh Duong Province’s Di An Town in an area of over 16 hectares would require total investment of around VND4 trillion (US$176 million).

Upon completion, the new station will be connected with bus routes, especially the city’s first metro line connecting Ben Thanh Market and Suoi Tien Park. Therefore, passengers can travel by either bus or metro to enter the city’s center or travel to outlying districts.

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