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A new expressway is being planned for Vietnam

Another new expressway project is now being planned for Vietnam.
By MJ Woof July 3, 2020 Read time: 1 min
A new expressway route is planned for Vietnam – image courtesy © Fckncg, Dreamstime.com

A new expressway link is being planned in Vietnam. The new route will connect Huu Nghi and Chi Lang. The project is expected to cost nearly US$326 million.

The plans call for the work to be carried out under the build-operate-transfer model. Financing will be sourced jointly from the state budget, from the budget for the province, from investors and from a package of loans.

The project is expected to take close to 20 years to repay the initial investment.

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