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A key highway project worth in excess of US$364 million has been revealed in Vietnam. The first package of works for the upgrades to National Highway 20 was awarded by the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam to contractor, Management Board 7. The company will carry out work worth some $220 million, which involves building a 123km road as well as 16 bridges that will link Highway 725 in Lam Dong to Dau Giay Junction in Dong Nai Province. The work is being carried out under a build, operate and transfer type con
November 27, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
A key highway project worth in excess of US$364 million has been revealed in Vietnam. The first package of works for the upgrades to National Highway 20 was awarded by the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam to contractor, Management Board 7. The company will carry out work worth some $220 million, which involves building a 123km road as well as 16 bridges that will link Highway 725 in Lam Dong to Dau Giay Junction in Dong Nai Province. The work is being carried out under a build, operate and transfer type contract.The municipal government of Hanoi is to invest $96 million to reduce traffic jams in 27 locations in the Vietnamese capital. Construction of arterial roads including 2294 CAT Linh-La Thanh-Thai Ha-Lang and Van Cao-Ho Tay will be quickened. The Ring Road one, two and three traffic projects will be prioritised. The Kim Ma Station to Yen Nghia Station bus rapid transit line will be completed in 2013.

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