The first section of the highway linking Hanoi and Hai Phong city,the two northern economic hubs, officially opened to traffic on June 20.
The two-way section starts at thehighway’s intersection with National Road 10 and ends at anotherintersection with Provincial Road 353 in Hai Phong. It is 22.7kilometres long and 33 metres wide, and has six lanes and two shoulders.
Vehicles are allowed to travel onthis section, which went into temporary use on May 27, at the maximumspeed of 120 kilometres per hour.
Tolls on this section have been collecting since June 1 with a maximumof 180,000 VND (8.5 USD) per vehicle, varying by vehicle type.
The Hanoi-Hai Phong highway, the construction of which commenced onMay 19, 2008, begins at Belt Road 3 in the capital city, traverses HungYen and Hai Duong provinces, and ends at the Dinh Vu port of Hai Phong.
The 105-kilometre road cost 30trillion VND (1.42 billion USD) under a build-operate-transfer contract,said the project’s investor – Vietnam Infrastructure Development andFinance Investment Joint Stock Company (VIDFI).
Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Hong Truong said the highway is anartery linking Hanoi, Hai Phong and Ha Long city and connecting thenorthern key economic region with the largest seaport complex innorthern Vietnam in Hai Phong.
Once completed, theroad and its counterparts will form a highway network, savingconsiderable travel time and expenses as well as reducing trafficaccidents, he added.
The entire highway is expected to be put into use before December 30 this year, the VIDFI said.-VNA
The two-way section starts at thehighway’s intersection with National Road 10 and ends at anotherintersection with Provincial Road 353 in Hai Phong. It is 22.7kilometres long and 33 metres wide, and has six lanes and two shoulders.
Vehicles are allowed to travel onthis section, which went into temporary use on May 27, at the maximumspeed of 120 kilometres per hour.
Tolls on this section have been collecting since June 1 with a maximumof 180,000 VND (8.5 USD) per vehicle, varying by vehicle type.
The Hanoi-Hai Phong highway, the construction of which commenced onMay 19, 2008, begins at Belt Road 3 in the capital city, traverses HungYen and Hai Duong provinces, and ends at the Dinh Vu port of Hai Phong.
The 105-kilometre road cost 30trillion VND (1.42 billion USD) under a build-operate-transfer contract,said the project’s investor – Vietnam Infrastructure Development andFinance Investment Joint Stock Company (VIDFI).
Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Hong Truong said the highway is anartery linking Hanoi, Hai Phong and Ha Long city and connecting thenorthern key economic region with the largest seaport complex innorthern Vietnam in Hai Phong.
Once completed, theroad and its counterparts will form a highway network, savingconsiderable travel time and expenses as well as reducing trafficaccidents, he added.
The entire highway is expected to be put into use before December 30 this year, the VIDFI said.-VNA
