HCM City authorities have asked related agencies and the East-West Highway and Water Environment Project Management Unit to temporarily stop disbursing money for some projects under contracts with Japan’s Pacific Consultants International (PCI).
The Ministry of Planning and Investment has also asked for the temporarily stoppage of disbursement for some projects being undertaken by the Transport Ministry, such as Thanh Tri Bridge, the third phase of the bridge construction for National Highway 1 and the project to improve railway traffic safety on the Hanoi-HCM City rail route.