Vietnam Government seeks investors for US$ 2.68bn elevated highways

The Vietnamese Government is seeking investors to support the construction of four 34.5km elevated highways valued at a combined US $ 2.68 billion in Ho Chi Minh City. Prime Minister and the Ministry of Transport are said to be tweaking the project, agreed by Government in 2007, in a bid to lure its first investors.
October 9, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The Vietnamese Government is seeking investors to support the construction of four 34.5km elevated highways valued at a combined US $ 2.68 billion in Ho Chi Minh City. Prime Minister and the Ministry of Transport are said to be tweaking the project, agreed by Government in 2007, in a bid to lure its first investors.

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