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) – Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has recently signed a decision giving the green light to the investment plan of 𝔉a 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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