Da Nang prepares land and resettlement to implement high-speed railway project

(Chinhphu.vn) - The North-South high-speed railway section passing through Da Nang is more than 116 km long, affecting 24 communes and wards, starting from Hai Van ward to Nui Thanh commune.

Da Nang plans to build 35 resettlement areas for affected people.

According to the report of the Management Board of Investment and Construction Projects for Transport and Agricultural Works, Da Nang City is implementing preparations for site clearance and resettlement planning to serve the North-South high-speed railway project.

Accordingly, the route passing through Da Nang is more than 116 km long, affecting 24 communes and wards, starting from Hai Van ward to Nui Thanh commune. The route mainly runs along the North-South expressway in the East and the Da Nang - Quang Ngai expressway. The distance to the nearest point of the above routes is 32 m, the farthest distance is 2.93 km, there is 01 different level intersection with the Da Nang - Quang Ngai expressway in Tam Xuan commune.

The route will include 2 passenger stations (Da Nang station and Tam Ky station), 1 cargo station in Chu Lai, along with 4 maintenance stations and depots.

The total area of recovered land is estimated at 843.55 hectares, of which residential land is about 105.2 hectares; rice land is about 225.67 hectares, forest land is about 240.63 hectares, other land (agriculture, traffic, irrigation...) is about 272.5 hectares. There are about 2,139 affected houses and the need for resettlement is up to 3,148 plots of land.

To meet the resettlement needs of the people, the City plans to plan and build 35 resettlement areas with a total area of more than 211.8 hectares.

In Da Nang, the project is more than 116 km long, affecting 24 communes and wards - Photo: VGP/Luu Huong

The total investment for site clearance and resettlement is about 16,600 billion VND, of which 12,900 billion VND is for compensation and support costs and 3,692 billion VND is for investment in construction of resettlement areas.

Pursuant to the direction of the Prime Minister, Da Nang City plans to start construction of the first resettlement area on August 19, 2025 in Xom Bung village, Dien Ban Bac ward, with an area of 4.7 hectares and a total investment of more than 91 billion VND.

Geographically, the resettlement areas are divided into two areas: The north of Thu Bon River includes areas such as Hai Van, Lien Chieu, Hoa Khanh, Cam Le, Ba Na, Hoa Vang, Hoa Tien, Dien Ban Bac and Dien Ban Tay; the south of Thu Bon River passes through 15 communes and wards including: Noi, Duy Xuyen, Xuan Phu, Que Son Trung, Thang Binh, Thang Phu, Thang Dien, Tay Ho, Chien Dan, Ban Thach, Huong Tra, Tam Xuan, Tam Anh, Tam My and Nui Thanh.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City, Luong Nguyen Minh Triet, agreed on the plan to assign sub-project investors according to the area: The north of Thu Bon River is under the management of the Project Management Board for Investment and Construction of Traffic Works and Agriculture of Da Nang City; the south of Thu Bon River is under the management board for Investment and Construction of Traffic Works of the former Quang Nam Province.

Implementation roadmap: From September to November 2025, surveys and statistics on the current status of land and affected population will be conducted. From March 2026, inventory, compensation, support and resettlement arrangements will begin.

The construction phase of resettlement areas will take place continuously from September 2025 to the end of 2026, ensuring synchronization with the progress of public investment disbursement and handover of land for railway construction.

Luu Huong

Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/da-nang-chuan-bi-mat-bang-tai-dinh-cu-de-trien-khai-du-an-duong-sat-cao-toc-102250729111844613.htm