The People’s Committee of Lam Dong, a province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, has expressed support for a proposal to restore a railway built during the country's colonial period through a public-private partnership (PPP).
The railway would connect Da Lat, a resort city in the province, to Phan Rang-Thap Cham in Ninh Thuan province. It was originally built from 1908 to 1932, but almost completely dismantled after the end of the civil war in 1975. The restoration is estimated to cost VND1 trillion (US$43 million).
The Lam Dong authorities have commissioned a local advisory firm to complete a pre-feasibility study of the project, which will be submitted to the national government's Transport Ministry.
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