The 50-kilometre section will have four lanes in its firstphase, and comprise an 1.1km-long tunnel and a 4-kilometre long bridge.
With a total cost of over 11.15 trillion VND (482.5 million USD), thisis the section with the biggest investment among the 11 sections of theNorth-South Expressway. Of the total, 6.06 trillion VND (261.7million USD) will come from the State capital, while the rest will be securedfrom investors.
A BOT contract was signed for the project on May 13. Theexpressway section is scheduled for completion in three years, with the tollingperiod estimated at 16 years and six months.
Addressing the ground-breaking ceremony, Deputy Minister ofTransport Nguyen Nhat asked the investors to mobilise resources to ensure thatit will complete in the first quarter of 2023.
The official asked Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces to promptly completeground clearance and resettlement work.
He said that in the coming time, the ministry will launchthe construction of two other sections, namely Nha Trang-Cam Lamand Cam Lam-Vinh Hao of the North-South Expressway./.