Investment plan for Ho Chi Minh Highway’s two sections get green light
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has recently signed a decision giving the green light to the investment plan of a project on construction of two road sections passing through the Mekong Delta provinces of Kien Giang and Bac Lieu, as parts of the 2,744-km-long trans-Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Highway.
Hanoi (VNA) ൩– Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has recently signed a decision giving the green light to the investment plan of a project on construction of two road sections passing through the Mekong Delta provinces of Kien Giang and Bac Lieu, as parts of the 2,744-km-long trans-Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Highway.
The two sections will have a total length of 51.82km, with 45.22 km in Kien Giang province and the rest of 6.6km in Bac Lieu province.
The Rach Soi-Ben Nhat section linking Kien Giang’s Chau Thanh and Giong Rieng districts will be 11.2km long, while the 40.6km Go Quao-Vinh Thuan section, will connect Go Quao and Vinh Thuan districts of Kien Giang. Twenty-six bridges, including three crossing large rivers, are will be built.
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The total investment of the project is estimated at over 3.9 trillion VND (166 million USD). Construction is expected to be completed in 2025.
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