810 mln USD for transport infrastructure in 2010

The Ministry of Transport has said that about 15 trillion VND (810 million USD) will be invested in the sector’s capital construction this year.
The Ministry of Transport has said that about 15 trillion VND (810 million USD) will be invested in the sector’s capital construction this year.

The sector is scheduled to complete the construction and upgrade of 550km of roads and 19km of bridges, and continue investing in the rural transport network programme with funding from the government bonds.

Of the investment, 5.357 trillion VND comes from the State budget.

The ministry has asked the Prime Minister to allocate additional 4 trillion VND to fulfill unfinished projects in 2009 and carry out urgent projects. It will also accelerate investment attraction from different sources for transport infrastructure development projects, particularly major works./.

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