The proposal has been submitted by Thuong Nhat Ltd. Co., the investor of the two current river bus routes in HCM City. The two routes will have a total investment of VND260 billion (USD11.3 million).
A river bus in HCM City (photo by NLD)
Route 3 will start from Bach Dang wharf in District 1, follows the Saigon River and end at Mui Den Do. It would take passengers 56 minutes to make the 13-kilometre trip.
Route 4, which will be also 13 kilometres long, would link Bach Dang wharf and Phu My Hung area in District 7.
Boats of 50 seats will be used for Route 3 and a 30 seat vessel would be used for Route 4.