HCMC – Danang City has asked the Ministry of Finance to allocate VND19 trillion from the central budget to cover land clearance for the North–South high-speed rail project, with the city pledging to fund the remaining cost.
The request was made during the second meeting of the city’s steering committee on land clearance for the project segment running through Danang. The meeting was chaired by Le Ngoc Quang, secretary of the Danang City Party Committee, according to the Vietnam News Agency.
The proposed high-speed railway spans 1,541 kilometers, crossing 15 provinces and cities. It is designed for a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour and an operating speed of 320 kilometers per hour. Total investment capital is estimated at more than VND1.7 quadrillion.
The Danang section is 116.4 kilometers long and passes through 24 communes and wards. To prepare the site, the city has set up a steering committee and two working groups to survey and identify the rail corridor. A resettlement area in Dien Ban Bac got off the ground on August 19. The city government is also finalizing approval procedures for two subprojects on compensation, support, and resettlement.
More than 866 hectares of land will be reclaimed for the project, requiring over 5,100 resettlement lots. Total land clearance and resettlement costs exceed VND19.5 trillion.
Danang also urged the Ministry of Construction to quickly select consultants, prepare the feasibility study, and finalize the route alignment. The city requested early allocation of funding and related documents so that local authorities can move ahead with implementation.
Concluding the meeting, Quang asked departments to strictly follow guidance from the central government and coordinate with ministries to finalize the route and ensure resettlement sites meet infrastructure and safety requirements, particularly regarding natural disasters and flooding risks.
He also directed locals to prepare land reserves and complete resettlement plans in a single phase rather than dividing them into smaller components. Compensation procedures, he said, must be streamlined, with careful verification of land origins to avoid delays.
