Construction of an 18.7-km section of the Ben Luc-Long ThanhExpressway, which will run through Ho Chi Minh City and southern Long Anprovince, began on March 21.
The project includes threeintersections at Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway and HCM City-Trung LuongExpressway, National Highway No 1A, and National Highway No 50,according to the developer Expressway Vietnam Expressway Corporation(VEC).
With a total length of 57.1 km, the Ben Luc-Long ThanhExpressway runs through Long An province's Ben Luc and Can Giuocdistricts; Binh Chanh, Nha Be and Can Gio districts in HCM City and NhonTrach and Long Thanh districts in Dong Nai province.
The section is part of the national north-south expressway.
Theroad includes a total of 20km of bridges, including the 3-km long BinhKhanh Bridge that crosses Soai Rap River and the 3.2-km Phuoc KhanhBridge over the Long Tau River.
With four lanes, Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway can allow vehicles to run at a maximum speed of 100 kph.
Whencompleted, the expressway will facilitate transportation between thesouth-eastern region and the Mekong Delta without running through HCMCity, thus helping to reduce traffic congestion on National Highway No1A in HCM City and National Highway No 51 in Dong Nai province.
MaiTuan Anh, VEC General Director, said the expressway would connect thecountry's expressway and highway networks with major seaports in thesouth such as Thi Vai-Cai Mep and Sao Mai-Ben Dinh, and the planned LongThanh International Airport.
It will also help ease trafficpressure and reduce the number of traffic accidents on National HighwayNo 1A and National Highway No 51 and at the same time reduce the traveltime between Long An, Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces.
Onceput into operation, the expressway will be part of the Asian Highwayfrom Bangkok via Phnom Penh to HCM City and Vung Tau in Vietnam.
Theproject will benefit HCM City, Dong Nai and Long An, the southeastregion and the Mekong Delta and at the same time create favourableconditions for economic development in southern provinces, said Pham VanRanh, Vice Chairman of Long An Province People's Committee.
Investmentrequired for this section of the expressway amounts to 31.3 trillionVND (1.608 billion USD), said VEC during the groundbreaking ceremony ofBen Luc-Long Thanh Expressway on July 19, 2014. Speaking at theceremony, Deputy Minister for Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong said Vietnamhas 750km of expressway and the figure is expected to increase to2,000km by 2020.-VNA
The project includes threeintersections at Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway and HCM City-Trung LuongExpressway, National Highway No 1A, and National Highway No 50,according to the developer Expressway Vietnam Expressway Corporation(VEC).
With a total length of 57.1 km, the Ben Luc-Long ThanhExpressway runs through Long An province's Ben Luc and Can Giuocdistricts; Binh Chanh, Nha Be and Can Gio districts in HCM City and NhonTrach and Long Thanh districts in Dong Nai province.
The section is part of the national north-south expressway.
Theroad includes a total of 20km of bridges, including the 3-km long BinhKhanh Bridge that crosses Soai Rap River and the 3.2-km Phuoc KhanhBridge over the Long Tau River.
With four lanes, Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway can allow vehicles to run at a maximum speed of 100 kph.
Whencompleted, the expressway will facilitate transportation between thesouth-eastern region and the Mekong Delta without running through HCMCity, thus helping to reduce traffic congestion on National Highway No1A in HCM City and National Highway No 51 in Dong Nai province.
MaiTuan Anh, VEC General Director, said the expressway would connect thecountry's expressway and highway networks with major seaports in thesouth such as Thi Vai-Cai Mep and Sao Mai-Ben Dinh, and the planned LongThanh International Airport.
It will also help ease trafficpressure and reduce the number of traffic accidents on National HighwayNo 1A and National Highway No 51 and at the same time reduce the traveltime between Long An, Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces.
Onceput into operation, the expressway will be part of the Asian Highwayfrom Bangkok via Phnom Penh to HCM City and Vung Tau in Vietnam.
Theproject will benefit HCM City, Dong Nai and Long An, the southeastregion and the Mekong Delta and at the same time create favourableconditions for economic development in southern provinces, said Pham VanRanh, Vice Chairman of Long An Province People's Committee.
Investmentrequired for this section of the expressway amounts to 31.3 trillionVND (1.608 billion USD), said VEC during the groundbreaking ceremony ofBen Luc-Long Thanh Expressway on July 19, 2014. Speaking at theceremony, Deputy Minister for Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong said Vietnamhas 750km of expressway and the figure is expected to increase to2,000km by 2020.-VNA
