A 3D rendering of the Thùy Vân Road project in Vũng Tàu City. — VNA/VNS Photo

VŨNG TÀU CITY — Vũng Tàu City People’s Committee has recently presented a plan to renovate its coastal Thùy Vân Road into a public space area, with a total capital of VNĐ1.2 trillion (US$50 million) from public investment budget.

They also prepared an option of having a 5.5ha of underground parking space with a capacity for 2,200 cars, which would increase the estimated investment to VNĐ2 trillion ($83.4 million).

In a meeting with Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Provincial People’s Committee, local departments said that the parking space should be expanded, while the community square for hosting events should be able to accommodate thousands of people.

The plan must also have a long-term vision and take into account the post-2025 period when the amended land law takes effect.

Vice chairman of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Provincial People’s Committee Đặng Minh Thông said that the city needs to perfect the plans based on local departments’ suggestions, and specify the project’s investment sources.

Vũng Tàu City also needs to take radical measures towards the inappropriate use of the 28ha Bãi Sau area and use this land for the Thùy Vân Road project.

An aerial view of Bãi Sau area in Vũng Tàu City. — VNA/VNS Photo Huỳnh Sơn

Out of nine businesses operating on the 28ha, a total of 107,414sq.m, or over 60 per cent of the area, five have agreed to handover a total of 107,414sq.m, or over 60 per cent of the piece of land, to local authorities.

Three other companies also agreed to a land handover and made a written commitment to pay off old debts and new tax amounts in full, per the requirement of the provincial People’s Committee.

Coastal land violation

In 2018, the province’s inspectorate detected multiple violations regarding the inappropriate use of 28ha of coastal land in Vũng Tàu City.

The area was assigned to Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Provincial Construction Investment Company in 1996 for renovation with a total capital of VNĐ122 billion ($5.1 million).

When the renovation was completed, the company leased the land to eight other businesses, which in turn let multiple tourism agencies rent the area and its infrastructure without contracts.

By the end of 2017, the amount of unpaid land rent reached over VNĐ320 billion ($13.3 million).

The provincial inspectorate also pointed out multiple unauthorised constructions and required that the province order a demolition of these buildings.

Vũng Tàu City has also been taking stringent measures to service businesses in the coastal areas that violate regulations on land, construction, traffic and safety.

The city also required a review of land and construction management in its coastal wards, particularly Ward 1 and Ward 5, and require that local teams propose radical solutions for related violations. — VNS