Lang Son approves 460-million-USD expressway project
Chairman of the People’s Committee of the northern border province of Lang Son Ho Tien Thieu has recently signed a decision approving a project on the building of an expressway connecting Huu Nghi border gate with Chi Lang district.
Lang Son (VNA) – Chairman of the People’s Committee of the northernborder province of Lang Son Ho Tien Thieu has recently signed a decisionapproving a project on the building of an expressway connecting Huu Nghi border gate withChi Lang district.
The expressway is expected to be animportant bridge of the Nanning (China) - Lang Son - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh economiccorridor to form a trans-Asia economic corridor, and help Vietnam become agateway for trade exchanges between China and Southeast Asia.
In addition, it will also help link andquickly develop key economic sectors of Lang Son province such as industry,tourism, services, and import and export of goods; promote the development of theDong Dang - Lang Son Border Gate Economic Zone; and create motivation for theprovince to boost rapid and sustainable socio-economic development and becomeone of the growth poles and an economic centre of the northern mountainous andmidland region.
The expressway will have a total length of59.87km, including 43.43km of the Huu Nghi border gate – Chi Lang section, and a16.44km section connecting Tan Thanh with Coc Nam border gates.
The project will have a total investmentcapital of 11.19 trillion VND (460.8 million USD), of which 6.17 trillion VNDwill be mobilised by its investor. The provincial People’s Committee plans toselect the investor in the first quarter of 2024./.
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Huu Nghi border gate (Photo: VNA) 
