Fifteen satellite cities will be developed between now and 2030 in the Southern Key Economic Zone (SKEZ) to create closer links between localities in this region, including HCMC, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Long An and Tien Giang.
Fifteen satellite cities will be developed between now and 2030 in the Southern Key Economic Zone (SKEZ) to create closer links between localities in this region, including HCMC, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Long An and Tien Giang.
The planned satellite cities will be Nhon Trach, Long Thanh, Tam Phuoc, Hiep Phuoc, Cu Chi, Duc Hoa, Trang Bom, An Lac, Nha Be, Can Gio, Di An-Thuan An, Tan An, Go Cong, Ben Luc and Can Giuoc, according to a master zoning plan on HCMC’s socio-economic development until 2020 with a vision towards 2025.
Approved by the Prime Minister last December, the plan is associated with another master zoning plan on socio-economic development for the SKEZ by 2020 with an orientation towards 2030 given the Prime Minister’s approval in February this year.
Under the master zoning plans, the SKEZ will be developed with different central districts in order to drive development of surrounding areas to ease pressure for the existing business center in HCMC.
Besides the 15 future satellite cities, the southern focal economic zone will have around 580 expressway kilometers and 80% of the roads in rural areas will be improved by 2020. At the same time, the north-south railway running to HCMC will be upgraded and connected to major seaports and economic zones.
The expressway sections in the southern focal economic zone will be HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay, HCMC-Thu Dau 1-Chon Thanh, HCMC-Trung Luong, Bien Hoa-Vung Tau and Ben Luc-Nhon Trach-Long Thanh.
The zone is expected to be home to 21-22 million people with an urbanization rate of 65% by 2020. Its annual GDP growth is projected at 8-8.5% from 2011 to 2015 and some 8.5-9% in 2016-2020.
(Source:SGT)
