Work begins on Vietnam’s Long Van-Long My road project
Work has begun on the Long Van-Long My road in Vietnam's Binh Dinh province. The US $47.71 million project (VND 995bn), due for completion in 2015, will create a 7km road connecting National Highways 1D and 1A in Quy Nhon town.
August 28, 2012
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Work has begun on the Long Van-Long My road in Vietnam's Binh Dinh province.
The US $47.71 million project (VND 995bn), due for completion in 2015, will create a 7km road connecting National Highways 1D and 1A in Quy Nhon town.
Seven transport infrastructure projects, including new roads and upgraded highways, will be launched in Vietnam before the end of 2014 after a US$433.35 million (VND 9.2 trillion) Government investment.
The Ministry of Transport of Vietnam says a further 15 projects costing a combined VND 64.8 trillion will begin in 2015.
The 2014 projects include a VND 2.3 trillion road upgrade project in Ha Nam Province in early-October 2014, to be followed by the construction of a bridge between Thai Binh and Ha N
Work is progressing in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City for construction of the new Beltway No3. An additional US$128.6 million is being set aside from the city’s budget to speed up work on the highway. The new beltway will measure 90km long, will allow vehicle speeds of up to 100km/h, with from two to four lanes in either direction. The route is being built in four sections. One stretch connects the Trung Luong expressway and National Highway No 22, another links National Highway No 22 and Binh Chuan, one joins
Construction of Vietnam’s US$1.4 billion Da Nang-Quang Ngai expressway is now underway.
The near 140km-long expressway will have four lanes and a speed limit of 120km/hour. It will link economic hubs like Dung Quat (Quang Ngai), Da Nang-Chu Lai (Quang Nam) and Nhon Hoi (Binh Dinh). The expressway will also have a monitoring centre, a maintenance centre and a service centre.
The Vietnamese government, the World Bank and the Japan International Co-operation Agency have provided official development assistan
