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VIETNAM'S HAI VAN PASS RAIL TUNNEL UPGRADE UP FOR GRABS.
HANOI, March 1 Asia Pulse - A contract to renovate four railway tunnels through the famous Hai Van Pass was thrown open to tender by the Railway Project Management Unit (RPMU) on Monday.
The project, with US$8 million in finance from the French Government's Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) programme, will upgrade four out of six ageing and dilapidated railway tunnels to ensure the safety of railway transport across the pass.
The tunnels, built about a century ago, have limited the average speed of passing trains to between 15km and 30km per hour.
The renovation will include the upgrade and construction of 670m in tunnels 9, 10, 13 and a part of tunnel 7.
Around 60 per cent of the capital will be spent on construction, while the remainder will be used for equipment, technology, and training.
The RPMU, which owns the project, said the contractors will have to ensure the normal operation of the railway industry during the renovations, and they will have only 22 ...
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