Construction of Hanoi-Thai Nguyen highway gets underway
The building of a highway linking the
capital city of Hanoi with the mountainous province of Thai Nguyen
started on November 24 under the watchful eye of PM Nguyen Tan Dung.
The building of a highway linking the
capital city of Hanoi with the mountainous province of Thai Nguyen
started on November 24 under the watchful eye of Vietnamese Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
The highway is seen as an important project in the country’s strategy to develop its transport and communications network by 2020. Its construction will help to promote socio-economic exchanges between Hanoi and Thai Nguyen as well as between Hanoi and other northern mountainous provinces.
The four-lane 61.3 km highway is being built at a cost of 8.1 trillion VND (450 million USD). Of this amount, 6.1 trillion VND is from Japanese-funded ODA loans. It is expected to be finished in 42 months and will enable vehicles to travel at speeds of up to 100 km/hour.
Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, PM Dung highlighted the project’s importance in Hanoi, Bac Ninh and Thai Nguyen’s socio-economic development process. The PM told the local authorities to review their master plan for developing industry and services so that they can make full use of the opportunities the new highway will offer.
On the occasion, the PM thanked the Japanese Government for providing
the loan and said that he hoped that Japan will continue to offer
Vietnam loans for infrastructure projects for the mutual benefit of
both countries./.
The highway is seen as an important project in the country’s strategy to develop its transport and communications network by 2020. Its construction will help to promote socio-economic exchanges between Hanoi and Thai Nguyen as well as between Hanoi and other northern mountainous provinces.
The four-lane 61.3 km highway is being built at a cost of 8.1 trillion VND (450 million USD). Of this amount, 6.1 trillion VND is from Japanese-funded ODA loans. It is expected to be finished in 42 months and will enable vehicles to travel at speeds of up to 100 km/hour.
Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, PM Dung highlighted the project’s importance in Hanoi, Bac Ninh and Thai Nguyen’s socio-economic development process. The PM told the local authorities to review their master plan for developing industry and services so that they can make full use of the opportunities the new highway will offer.