Transport system upgrade crucial for development of northern mountainous localities
Upgrading transport infrastructure is defined the key for unlocking the great potential of northern mountainous localities, especially in tourism and culture, held experts.
Transport system upgrade crucial for development of northern mountainous localities (Photo: laodong.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Upgrading transport infrastructure is defined the key for unlocking the greatpotential of northern mountainous localities, especially in tourism andculture, held experts.
Northern mountainouslocalities like Cao Bang and Bac Kan have been a popular destination forvisitors. Each year, these provinces draw hundreds of thousands of visitors. However, tourists hesitate to return to the destinations due to the dangerous journey on mountainous roads to reach them.
Recognising the situation, leaders of the two localities have proposed many projects tobuild roads and modern expressways.
In Cao Bang, Dong Dang-Tra Linh expressway is a majortransport project that the province has proposed, along with three provincial roads.
Northern mountainous localities like Cao Bang and Bac Kan have been a popular destination for visitors. (Photo: dantri.vn)
Recently, the Ministry of Transport has approved theinvestment policy for a project to upgrade the National Highway No.4A’s sectionfrom Tra Linh township, Trung Khanh district to Xuan Hoa township of Ha Quangdistrict, and a project to upgrade National Highway No.34’s section from MaPhuc pass to Tra Linh international border gate. The total investment for theprojects is more than 2.9 trillion VND (123.56 million USD).
Meanwhile, Bac Kan has made transport infrastructure one of the four strategic breakthroughs in its development master plan to 2030. Under the plan, the province will build the Hanoi-ThaiNguyen-Bac Kan expressway with 4-6 lanes by 2030.
By 2050, the province aims to complete the constructionof an expressway from Bac Kan city to Cao Bang city with four lanes in linewith the planning to 2050 approved by the Prime Minister, along with a numberof other projects.
Experts said that after the projects are completed, theroads will help strengthen connectivity of the localities and boost the localities’ socio-economic development aswell as security and defence.
Le Van Dinh, Deputy Director of the Transport Department ofCao Bang said that northern mountainous localities hope that the Ministry ofTransport and the Road Department consider, approve and support theimplementation of projects that they have proposed, thus addressing transportbottlenecks for them./.
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Transport system upgrade crucial for development of northern mountainous localities (Photo: laodong.vn) 
Northern mountainous localities like Cao Bang and Bac Kan have been a popular destination for visitors. (Photo: dantri.vn) 
