An investment capital of more than 86 trillion VND will be needed until 2030 to build the belt route No. 5 around Hanoi, said an affiliate of the Transport Engineering Design Incorporation (TEDI).

The 342.5 km belt route will run through eight provinces and cities, including Hanoi , Hoa Binh, Ha Nam , Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Bac Giang, Thai Nguyen and Vinh Phuc.

The starting point and ending points of the project at km0+000 is at the km387+700 point on the Ho Chi Minh City road in Ba Vi on the outskirts of Hanoi .

The belt route will have four sections with four lanes, said TEDI.-VNA