The Hanoi People's Committee has approved a proposal for constructing anunderground parking lot of nearly 17,000sq.m in Thong Nhat Park.
The committee's vice chairman signed a document on May 5, approvingthe plan of building a three-storey underground car park on the premisesof the park at Hanoi's Le Duan Street.
The city hasassigned the Department of Planning and Architecture to guide HanoiParking One Member Co. Ltd. to complete the project and announce it tothe public for their opinions.
Spokesman for thecommittee Nguyen Thinh Thanh said that the land at 295 Le Duan Streethad been lying unused since 1997 until Hanoi Parking One Member Co. Ltd.proposed to the city authority to assign the land for the parking lot.
Last November, the company put forth theconstruction plan for the three-storey car park, each storey of morethan 5,600sq.m, which can accommodate 390 cars.
Trees and grass will occupy more than 7,580sq.m. Some 2,230 squaremetres will be dedicated for driveways, and the remaining for additionalconstruction works.
Investment capital for the project will be mobilised from companies, businesses, and individuals.
The project had earlier met with severe opposition from the public,who cited that it will narrow public and green space in the capitalcity.
According to Thanh, the city authority decidedto implement the project after considering the opinions of experts,authorised agencies, and city residents.
The purpose of the project is to benefit the people and meet the demands of residents, he added.
Previously, the land, which was part of the park, was proposedfor a five-star hotel, Hanoi Royal. However, the construction of thehotel was stopped after many local people strongly opposed the project.-VNA
The committee's vice chairman signed a document on May 5, approvingthe plan of building a three-storey underground car park on the premisesof the park at Hanoi's Le Duan Street.
The city hasassigned the Department of Planning and Architecture to guide HanoiParking One Member Co. Ltd. to complete the project and announce it tothe public for their opinions.
Spokesman for thecommittee Nguyen Thinh Thanh said that the land at 295 Le Duan Streethad been lying unused since 1997 until Hanoi Parking One Member Co. Ltd.proposed to the city authority to assign the land for the parking lot.
Last November, the company put forth theconstruction plan for the three-storey car park, each storey of morethan 5,600sq.m, which can accommodate 390 cars.
Trees and grass will occupy more than 7,580sq.m. Some 2,230 squaremetres will be dedicated for driveways, and the remaining for additionalconstruction works.
Investment capital for the project will be mobilised from companies, businesses, and individuals.
The project had earlier met with severe opposition from the public,who cited that it will narrow public and green space in the capitalcity.
According to Thanh, the city authority decidedto implement the project after considering the opinions of experts,authorised agencies, and city residents.
The purpose of the project is to benefit the people and meet the demands of residents, he added.
Previously, the land, which was part of the park, was proposedfor a five-star hotel, Hanoi Royal. However, the construction of thehotel was stopped after many local people strongly opposed the project.-VNA
