Phú Thọ Plans Green Urban Areas Along the Sông Lô River
Phú Thọ is seeking feedback on a 1:2,000 zoning concept for urban areas along both banks of the Sông Lô River. The study area covers about 10,772 hectares, with a planning horizon to 2050. The provincial People's Committee chairman called for lower building density, public riverside spaces and a review of industrial land use.
On the afternoon of November 10, Phú Thọ Province held a meeting to seek feedback on a 1:2,000 zoning concept for urban areas along both banks of the Sông Lô River. Provincial People's Committee Chairman Trần Duy Đông called for the area to be planned as a green, smart urban district with a distinct local identity, avoiding a high density of construction. Under the current proposal, the mixed-use district would expand Việt Trì's urban area and connect administrative, commercial, industrial and logistics centers.
Phú Thọ Provincial People's Committee Chairman Trần Duy Đông chairs the meeting to gather feedback on the planning concept.（VietVance）
Under the proposal being studied, the planning area covers about 10,772 hectares, with a planning horizon to 2050. The study area has increased by 285.78 hectares from the approved planning brief because of an adjustment to the Lào Cai–Hà Nội–Hải Phòng railway route. The proposed Việt Trì station would be moved to near the boundary between Phù Ninh Commune and Vân Phú Ward. These details remain at the planning study stage.
Trần Duy Đông called for clearly defined riverside landscape corridors, green belts, parks and public spaces, with limits on commercial and urban buildings close to the riverbank. Site selection and building size must take account of hydrology, flood risks, river protection zones and flood drainage capacity. He also called for a study of river tourism and its links to local cultural and historical sites, while preserving valuable traditional cultural spaces.
On industrial land use, the provincial government called for a review of the Sông Lô 1 and Sông Lô 2 industrial parks within the planning area. Because the proposed high-speed rail line may pass through Sông Lô 1 Industrial Park, consultants need to study changes to its function. For Sông Lô 2 Industrial Park, the planning approach is to keep production facilities with a risk of pollution out of the urban center and steer existing industrial areas toward greener, cleaner operations.
Phú Thọ Deputy Director of the Department of Finance Tạ Tuấn Sơn said the proposal needs more detail on connections between industrial areas and transport and logistics services, as well as plans to retain, relocate or change the functions of river ports in the area. The proposed investment schedule has three phases—2026–2030, 2031–2040 and 2041–2050—focusing in turn on main roads and connecting bridges, urban areas and cultural and sports facilities, and infrastructure and environmental improvements along both riverbanks. Project priorities and schedules still need to be set according to available resources.
Phú Thọ Deputy Director of the Department of Finance Tạ Tuấn Sơn speaks at the meeting.（VietVance）
Source: VietVance
