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Taiwanese firm building Vietnam road

A Taiwanese-owned construction company will build a new road in Vietnam’s Quang Hing Province. The new road will measure 20km long and will connect Ha Long City and Bach Dang Bridge. Costing close to US$276 million to construct, the road will connect with the existing Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway. The work is being carried out under the build-transfer model and is due for completion by 2015. The new road will feature four lanes in all, with two lanes in either direction, and the project includes the construct
June 17, 2013 Read time: 1 min
A Taiwanese-owned construction company will build a new road in Vietnam’s Quang Hing Province. The new road will measure 20km long and will connect Ha Long City and Bach Dang Bridge. Costing close to US$276 million to construct, the road will connect with the existing Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway. The work is being carried out under the build-transfer model and is due for completion by 2015. The new road will feature four lanes in all, with two lanes in either direction, and the project includes the construction of eight bridges.

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