25 - 11 - 2020
From the second half of 2020, Ha Tien's biggest weakness is that the traffic is being removed when three important infrastructure projects are being implemented urgently, creating confidence for investors.
Throughout the journey from Can Tho to Ha Tien.
Lo Te - Rach Soi Highway: On October 15, 2020, the route of Lo Te - Rach Soi has technically opened. The route is 51km long, the road surface is 17m wide, built according to the standard of expressway class A, with 4 lanes for cars with the speed of 80km/hour. The first point connects with Vam Cong bridge, Can Tho city. The end point is at Chau Thanh, Kien Giang, connecting to the Rach Gia bypass.
Upgrading Highway 80 from Kien Luong town to Ha Tien international border gate: In June 2020, Kien Giang province commenced a project to renovate and upgrade the section of National Road 80 (in Kien Luong district, Ha Tien city. Road foundation width is 11m, designed speed 60km/h, contract execution time is 270 days (starting from the time of handing over the ground on May 29, 2020).
Upgrading Highway 80 and pumping white sand on the section of Bai Bang, Ha Tien
Connecting with this route, on July 19, 2020, Ha Tien has just started the construction of a road leading to the international border gate with a length of 4,451 km and a width of 40m. This is an important traffic axis, with beautiful scenery, connecting from the city center to Mui Nai tourist area, Ha Tien international border gate will open up many prospects for development of trade, service and tourism of Ha Tien city.
Construction of a coastal road from Hon Dat to Kien Luong: On November 15, 2020, Kien Giang province has just decided to invest in coastal road from Hon Dat to Kien Luong with a length of 39.4km, designed speed from 60 - 80km/h, investment capital is nearly 1,500 billion VND, implementation period is from 2021 - 2024.
Previously, in 2019, Kien Giang province also invested in the construction of a coastal road from Rach Gia city to Hon Dat and from Rach Gia city to Chau Thanh district with a length of nearly 30km. Currently, the work is under construction, if connecting more route Hon Dat to Kien Luong will increase the length of the entire route to 69km, complete traffic is expected to 2024. At the same time this coastal strip will connect to the route. Highway 80 from Kien Luong to Ha Tien to form a connecting circuit over 85km, connecting Rach Gia with Ha Tien seamlessly.
In fact, currently the distance from Vam Cong (Can Tho) to Ha Tien is 150km, traveling 3 hours. (In which the section from Rach Gia City to Ha Tien is 84 km long, but takes up to 2 hours to travel). After the Lo Te - Rach Soi Highway, the upgrading of Highway 80 and the coastal corridor is also completed, hence, the travel time from Ha Tien to Can Tho is reduced to nearly 2 hours, while to Rach Gia only takes about 70 minutes.
In addition to 3 projects that are urgently starting construction, Ha Tien also welcomes the key project - Ha Tien - Rach Gia - Bac Lieu highway. The scale of phase 1 of the road is 225km long, 17m wide for 4 lanes with the speed of 80km/h, has a median strip in the middle and arranges an emergency stop lane. The total investment in phase 1 of the project is VND 33,255 billion. As planned, prepare a pre-feasibility study report in the first quarter of 2021, start in the second quarter of 2024 and be completed and put into operation in 2026. When completed, this expressway will not only be a breakthrough of Ha Tien tourism but also for the western region.
"Cleaning the house to welcome guests"
Vice Chairman of Ha Tien City People's Committee, Mr. Lieu Khac Dung said that over the past time, Ha Tien has gradually improved tourism infrastructure. For instance, earlier this year established the national grid to Hai Tac archipelago, poured white sand in all beaches with a cost of hundreds of billions VND. Additionally, the urban technical infrastructure system has been upgraded such as traffic, asphalt concrete roads, underground cable, residential and commercial - entertainment areas newly formed along river banks and beaches, … creating a spacious and beautiful landscape attracting tourists. Recently, some projects of sea encroachment worth thousands of billions VND have been deployed by investors to expand Ha Tien coastal urban area. The city strives, in the term 2020 - 2025, will be upgraded to a class-2 city soon.
According to Mr. Dung, Ha Tien is only 1 hour from Phu Quoc island by train and just over 1 hour from Chau Doc tourist area (N1 route), Ha Tien has created a tourist center connecting seamlessly from the mainland to Phu Quoc island and vice versa. Therefore, over the past time, the number of tourists mainly from Chau Doc and Phu Quoc to Ha Tien is very crowded and stays 2 days and 1 night on average. The city's plan strives to increase the length of stay from 3 days 2 nights to more.
After the renovation, Mui Nai beach is considered as beautiful as Phu Quoc
“From the beginning of the year up to now, Ha Tien has urgently speeded up the construction and upgrading of tourist attractions such as Thach Dong, Da Dung, and Mui Nai and embellished urban areas, upgrading technical infrastructure. The coastal route is widened, the lighting system, the trees ... Especially, this year, the Government has approved the planning task of Ha Tien border gate economic zone, so the local government takes advantage of all resources. to move houses to welcome guests and create momentum for the next year to develop strong tourism ”, Mr. Dung shared.
“From the beginning of the year up to now, Ha Tien has urgently speeded up the construction and upgrading of tourist attractions such as Thach Dong, Da Dung, and Mui Nai and embellished urban areas, upgrading technical infrastructure. The coastal road is expanded with the lighting system, green trees ... Especially, this year, the Government approved the planning task of Ha Tien border gate economic zone, so the local government took advantage of all sources to 'clean the house to welcome guests' and create momentum for the next year to develop strongly tourism ”, Mr. Dung shared.
The time-flow park and high-rise townhouses belonging to a project in Ha Tien new urban area are urgently constructed to keep pace with the development of tourism.
Capture the heat of this emerging market, currently, Ha Tien city is rising to become the destination of many real estate businesses. In the category of calling for additional investment in the period of 2018 - 2020, Ha Tien has attracted 16 large-scale projects. Noteworthy such as Bai Bang luxury resort resort (99ha), Phao Dai urban complex (Lot A5 -10ha), Phao Dai beach tourism service urban area (99ha), urban service Thuan Yen beach tourism (99 ha), golf course and resort villas of Ha Tien international border gate (99 ha), Hai Tac island eco-tourism area (30ha), … The above projects are being applied for investment policies by some enterprises such as VinGroup, City Land, Ha Do Group, CNT Group, ...