The People’s Committee of central Khanh Hoa province has approved a plan to develop Cam Ranh Bay area by 2025.

The plan is aimed to turn the area into a centre of services, industries, transport and a regional and world sea tourism hub.

Urban areas will be built along National Highway 1A, mainly located in Cam Ranh Town and the new town of Cam Duc in Cam Lam district.

By 2025, the Cam Ranh Bay area could accommodate around 227,000 people, including 179,000 living in urban areas. The area for the construction of urban areas would be over 3,500 hectares.

Cam Ranh International Airport is expected to welcome 8 million passengers and 200,000 tonnes of cargo per year by 2030.

The North-South expressway route will be built west of the bay and will be parallel with the North-South high-speed railway that the government is studying the feasibility to submit to the National Assembly for approval.

The province will also upgrade Ba Ngoi Seaport to serve ships with a capacity of up to 30,000 dead weight tonnage and handle 10.2 million tonnes of cargo annually by 2020.

Cam Ranh will still operate as a military seaport with 14 wharves which can receive ships of 20,000 dead weight tonnage and 35 million tonnes of cargo per year.