24 Jan 2012

Pöyry to provide technical services to Metro Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam

Pöyry's Urban Business Group has been awarded a contract to provide services for the design and tender documents and site supervision phases for Line 2 of the Metro Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Pöyry's share of the assignment is approximately EUR 13 million.

The assignment will be carried out with Pöyry as the technical leader of a consortium. The other members include leading German and Austrian engineering companies as well as a Vietnamese partner.

The project is being managed by MAUR - Management Authority for Urban Railways of Ho Chi Minh City. The consulting services are financed by German KfW, which finances economic and social progress in developing countries. The project will start in February 2012 and the duration of the design and tender documentation phase will be 18 month. The site supervision phase will last additional 5 years.

The project includes both the civil work and the system related services. When completed, the metro line will be 11,1 km long and have 11 stations and one depot. 9,3 km of the line will be underground and 1,8 km on an elevated track.

Metro Line 2 will become part of a new metro network in Ho Chi Minh City, which will improve mobility for the 7 million inhabitants significantly. It will also increase public transport safety, at the same time that it reduces the pollution produced by private transport, therefore making a major contribution to the sustainability of Ho Chi Minh City`s transportation system.