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Hanoi highway upgrade underway

Upgrade work is now underway for Hanoi’s Ring Road 3 project. The work is expected to cost US$138.3 million. The planned road improvement works are being carried out along a 5.5km section of the route, widening the highway to six lanes and installing five pedestrian bridges. The aim of the work is to cut congestion as the existing stretch of road experiences long traffic delays at peak periods.
October 11, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Upgrade work is now underway for Hanoi’s Ring Road 3 project. The work is expected to cost US$138.3 million. The planned road improvement works are being carried out along a 5.5km section of the route, widening the highway to six lanes and installing five pedestrian bridges. The aim of the work is to cut congestion as the existing stretch of road experiences long traffic delays at peak periods.

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