Accelerating phase 2 of the project to preserve, restore and embellish the Hue Citadel system

Hue City is accelerating the project of Preserving, restoring and embellishing the Hue Citadel system (project) phase 2, the project is part of the key urban development program.

The People's Committee of Hue City has directed units to deploy and organize the approval of compensation, support and resettlement plans for households affected by the project before September 30, 2025.

Phase 2 project (adjusted investment policy in December 2024), implemented from 2024-2025, with a total investment of over 367 billion VND, aims to relocate about 744 households (264 main households, 480 secondary households), clear 44.4 hectares of land within the scope of relics (16 areas) including: Ho Quyen, Voi Re, Thien Mu Pagoda, Van Mieu-Vo Mieu, Minh Mang Tomb, Thieu Tri Tomb, Duc Duc Tomb, Dong Khanh Tomb, Khai Dinh Tomb, Gia Long Tomb, Truong Co Tomb, Co Thanh Tomb, Tran Hai Thanh, Van Van Tomb, Dan Am Hon, Quoc Tu Giam.

The project also relocated 31 combat structures in the Hue Citadel area and 9 combat structures in the Tran Hai Thanh and Van Mieu-Vo Mieu relic areas.

By August 2025, phase 2 of the project had completed surveying the areas.

Authorities have issued land recovery notices and conducted inventory work in many project implementation areas.

Regarding the relocation of 31 combat structures (mostly bunkers) in the Hue Citadel area and 9 combat structures in the Tran Hai Thanh and Van Mieu-Vo Mieu relic areas, the Management Board of the Investment and Construction Project of Area 1 is coordinating with the Hue City Military Command to carry out procedures for implementation.

These structures were built by the US military from 1957-1975, and are now almost no longer in use and affect the relics. They are not part of the original Hue Citadel relics and are not on the list of items recognized by UNESCO as World Cultural Heritage.

In the first phase of the project (2019-2023), Hue city has basically implemented the relocation of residents and site clearance of the Hue Citadel relic area, including 11 areas with more than 5,000 households in the Upper Citadel, Eo Bau, Ho Thanh Hao and Tuyen Phong Lo, Tran Binh Dai, Ho Tinh Tam Lake, Dan Xa Tac, roads adjacent to the Hue City Military Command, Ho Hoc Hai Lake, Kham Thien Giam, Xien Vo Tu, Luc Bo at Thuong Thu Duong Bo Cong.

The city has completed the construction of 10 resettlement areas with a total area of nearly 83 hectares to arrange new accommodation for households that must be relocated according to regulations./.

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/day-nhanh-giai-doan-2-du-an-bao-ton-tu-bo-va-ton-tao-he-thong-kinh-thanh-hue-post1055166.vnp