PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (middle) cuts the ribbon to inaugurate the expressway (Source: VNA)
Quang Ninh (VNA)– The Ha Long-Hai Phong Expressway was open to traffic at a ceremony onSeptember 1 which saw the attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
This is the first expresswaynationwide the PM has assigned localities to implement, using the provincialbudget and capital mobilised from the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Builtat a cost of over 13.6 trillion VND (581 million USD), the 25.2 km longexpressway connects Highway 18 in Dai Yen ward of northeastern Quang Ninhprovince’s Ha Long city with the Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway in Hai An districtof the northern port city of Hai Phong.
TheHa Long-Hai Phong Expressway is expected to create breakthroughs insocio-economic development of the economic triangle covering Hanoi, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh.
Itwill cut the distance between Hanoiand Ha Long from 180km to 130km, and the Ha Long-Hai Phong route from 75km to25km.
Addressingthe ceremony, PM Phuc stressed that infrastructure development is theGovernment’s important priority in order to ensure rapid and dynamic economicdevelopment in tandem with sustainability goals.
Theproject is expected to carry forward values of the Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway,while promoting regional connectivity, opening up more opportunities and spacesfor economic development, he said.
Theproject has proven Vietnam’sability in road and bridge construction as it was invested and designed by thecountry, using cutting-edge technologies, the leader noted.
Followingthe ceremony, vehicles were allowed to drive on the expressway with the maximumspeed of 80km per hour.-VNA
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PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (middle) cuts the ribbon to inaugurate the expressway (Source: VNA) 
