The information was given by the director of the municipal Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Manh Quyen.

Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro project in Hanoi

According to Quyen, earlier, Hanoi announced a list of projects to seek investment for eight metro projects under a PPP format.

However, recently, the government has decided to revise Decree 30 on selecting investors for PPP projects, so the city has suspended two metro projects which of interest to Vingroup and T& T Group.

Hanoi planned to have eight metro lines by 2030 with vision until 2050. Only two have started construction so far and none started operations.

The first metro line Cat Linh-Ha Dong running from Cat Linh Street in Dong Da District to the Yen Nghia area in Ha Dong District has failed to go into operation despite 99% of its work being completed.

Meanwhile, the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station, the second line, is half completed. The 12.5-km line connects Nhon in Tay Tuu Ward of Nam Tu Liem District to Hanoi Railway Station in Dong Da District.

The Ministry of Transport had reported that the sluggish implementation has caused costs to increase VND81 trillion (USD3.5 billion) for five metro projects in Vietnam.