Ho Chi Minh City aims to develop about 652 km of roads, 212 km of railways and BRT, and 365 km of inland waterways every year to achieve its socio-economic development goals. According to a recent announcement released by the Office of the municipal People's Committee, the city authorities have approved projects to develop infrastructure systems. A total of 18 large bridge projects, 51 big traffic intersections, and 13 traffic projects will be carried out citywide. The city will implement seven projects under the smart urban programme and invest in national highways connecting the city with other provinces in the southern key economic zone according to the approved plans. The ratio of traffic land to urban construction land by 2030 is estimated to reach 17.8%. From 2021 to 2025, the southern metropolis needs about 553.5 trillion VND (23.4 billion USD), including 181.3 trillion VND (7.7 billion USD) from the budget, for the development of the transport infrastructure system. Source: Vietnam News Agency