Dong Nai province plans urban riverside development

Apr 26th at 13:33
26-04-2021 13:33:13+07:00

Dong Nai province plans urban riverside development

The Dong Nai River is the longest inland river in Vietnam, covering a length of 586 kms and crossing through the Southeast and Central Highland provinces. The river section flowing through Dong Nai province is also a part of history in the formation and development of Tran Bien land or what is called Dong Nai province today.

Illustrative photo.

Dong Nai province is currently planning the development of riverside urban areas with prominent architectural buildings, and green tree lined areas for purposes of social-economic development, and harmonious and sustainable living conditions for its people.

Riverside beautification

About 200 kms of the Dong Nai river flows through Dong Nai province. In planning the riverside corridor, it has been identified as the main landscape for the formation of a riverside urban area. The first focus is on the section flowing through Bien Hoa City. Currently, the city is implementing three projects to build roads, embankments and park embellishments along the river, from Hoa An bridge to Vinh Cuu district, from Hoa An bridge to the border of Binh Duong province, and from Hoa An bridge to Ghenh bridge. The project on the road along Cai river, from the intersection of Ha Huy Giap road to Tran Quoc Toan street covering 5.4 kms, has plans for building embankments, roads and riverside parks extending from Hoa An bridge to the border of Vinh Cuu district.

The total investment cost of these two projects is expected to be around VND 5,200 bn, of which the cost for ground clearance will be VND 3,950 bn for nearly 1,000 organizations and households that will be affected. Once complete, it will serve almost 1.3 million people as an urban landscape and a community living space, while also promoting social-economic development in the province.

Currently, the main traffic axis connecting National Highway 1A to National Highway 1K via Hiep Hoa Bridge and An Hao Bridge is undergoing local traffic congestion. Hence, Dong Nai province hopes that the formation of a new riverside traffic axis will help reduce traffic jams in the center of Bien Hoa City, and make it easy to connect with major roads such as National Highway 1A, 1K, the My Phuoc-Tan Van Expressway, and also promote socio-economic development in the entire Southeast economic region.

In addition, the existing houses along the river that often discharge their waste directly into the riverbed, causing massive water pollution, will be controlled. Therefore, if the parks are built, they will help create a buffer between the river and residential areas, thereby protecting the environment and water resources of Dong Nai river.

Iconic development

From the planning and development of major cities in the world, we can learn that in the past, capitals of countries, and major cities in Europe, Asia, Africa and America were mostly close to rivers and water bodies. The River Thames in London is 330 km long, and since the 1980s, the Riverside Industrial Zones (IZs) began to give way to apartment buildings and offices, promenades, parks, and has created iconic buildings such as the Millenium Dome, or complexes like the Canary Warf, that help create a distinctive identity for the riverside area and also stimulate economic development. With hundreds of environmental improvement projects that followed, the River Thames has turned into an important cultural asset that reflects the history of London. In the US, since the 1950s, the Hudson River in New York City has been considered the first riverside megacity in the world, acting as a transport and commercial corridor.

Vietnam’s capital Hanoi City is also aiming to create urban areas on two sides of the Red River, to create a cultural landscape along the West Lake, which will combine conservation of valuable works and monuments, as well as modern development. The Red River urban zone project will be introduced by next June.

In Dong Nai province, Mr. Cao Tien Dung, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, said that in the planning of the province for the period 2001 to 2030, the area along Dong Nai River, from the South of Bien Hoa City to Long Thanh and Nhon Trach districts, will be planned gradually to form riverside urban areas, creating distinctive features for urban architecture, and also creating a living environment to improve the quality of life for the people, while at the same time attracting more investors for development projects in the area.

However, to highlight the riverside landscape, it is impossible not to have high-rise buildings along the river or in islets such as Pho Islet in Hiep Hoa Ward, Ba Xe Islet in Bien Hoa City, or Ong Con Islet in Nhon Trach district. The planning and construction of high-rise buildings along the riverside will also help save land for parks, increase utility for residents of an industrial city like Bien Hoa and thereby contribute to a harmonious living environment for people, especially workers and employees working in industrial zones.

The Thu Thiem peninsula in district 2, and the corridor along the Saigon River in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City are considered priceless land areas. Although, even Pho Islet and the Dong Nai river corridor will have similar value if they are properly planned and developed. In the same way, the development along Dong Nai river will be an invaluable natural asset, and also serve the people of the entire Southeast region.

Báo Sài Gòn Đầu Tư





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