The Lao government has approved a feasibility study for an expressway running from the capital Vientiane through the provinces of Xaysomboun, Xiengkhouang, and Houaphanh, to the Namsoi border gate bordering Vietnam
According to the Ministry of Construction, based on the situation on the ground, seven inspection teams led by Deputy Prime Ministers were established to assess the possibility of completing 28 projects with a total length of 1,188 km.
Since taking office, the Government has prioritised securing investments for transport infrastructure to ease transport-related bottlenecks in the Mekong Delta.
The approval of the additional charter capital is seen as "unlocking the mechanism" to allow VEC to make "breakthroughs" after two decades of overcoming difficulties.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved the investment policy of the first phase of the Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai expressway project, meaning the city will go ahead with the project in 2025.
The Mekong Delta is expected to have about 1,200km of expressways, with some 600km to be completed within this tenure, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said during a field trip to the Chau Doc-Can Tho-Soc Trang expressway project on July 13.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked for greater efforts from ministries, sectors, and localities to realise the goal of completing 3,000 km of expressways nationwide by December 31, 2025.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the engagement of the whole political system to accelerate site clearance for key transport projects so that they could be completed as scheduled.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the implementation of some expressway projects in the central provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, and Binh Dinh on April 29.
The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) has proposed the Ministry of Transport increase the maximum speed on 4-lane expressways to 90km per hour from 80km per hour.
Numerous expressway projects being put into operation in recent times have created vital new traffic arteries and significantly improved transportation infrastructure. Vietnam now boasts expressways stretching a total of 1,892 kilometres.
Authorities of Laos and Thailand have discussed a feasibility plan to construct a 160-kmexpressway from the central Lao province of Savannakhet to Lao Bao border gate of Vietnam, Lao media reported.
About 566km of expressways have been constructed since 2020, increasing the total length of highways in the country to 1,729km, according to a recent report from the transport ministry.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has approved an investment increase for the Tuyen Quang- Phu Tho Expressway connecting with the Noi Bai – Lao Cai Expressway project.
Cambodia is scheduled to start the construction of the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway close to Vietnam’s Moc Bai international border gate in June 2023, said Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia.
The East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) is expected to help the central province of Quang Tri to boost economic development at border areas and become a logistics hub in Vietnam’s central region.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 12 chaired a meeting with ministries, sectors and localities, discussing plans to invest in an expressway connecting the northern provinces of Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh and Thai Binh, and another linking Gia Nghia city in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong and Chon Thanh township in southern Binh Phuoc province.
The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang has decided to invest 6.8 trillion VND (207 million USD) to construct an expressway connecting with its neighbour, Ha Giang province.
