September - a 128-km line with 12 stations is planned to start from the junction of the north-south railway at Di An Station and link to Loc Ninh township of Binh Phuoc, which borders Cambodia. Several maps already show this line. Vietnam Railways has awarded a VN$150 billion ($US9.5 million) five-year contract to Japan Transportation Consultants, the Pacific Consultants International Group, and the Japan Railway Technical Service (Jarts) to provide consultancy services for a VN$2.47 trillion project to improve bridge and railway safety on the Ha Noi-Ho Chi Minh City main line. Under the project, 44 bridges and 37.6 km of railway will be refurbished, two railway bridges and a station at Ninh Binh will be built, and 23 track machines bought. The project is expected to be completed in 2010.