The 7km four-lane road, which was built with total funds of 490 billion VND (21.3million USD) from the World Bank and the city’s counter fund, will help easetraffic congestion in the city centre and promote links to the East-WestEconomic Corridor that connects Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
The road, which is part of the city’s sustainable development plan, will helpboost development to the south of the city in a new developing urban area.
Da Nang plans to complete construction of its ring-road system in the west andsouth connecting National Highway No 14B and the Ho Chi Minh Trail by 2020.
The city’s ring-road system will also help link the city’s InformationTechnology Park, Hi-tech Park, La Son-Tuy Loan Highway, Lien Chieu Port and KimLien railway cargo station as a logistics centre for the East-West EconomicCorridor.
In 2013, the World Bank agreed to provide 202 million USD for a 272 million USDsustainable development project to help improve the city’s Bus Rapid Transitnetwork, build new roads, and revamp the existing drainage system.
In 2008-13, the WB donated 70 percent of the total investment of 218.4 million USDfor a priority infrastructure project in the city.
These projects have helped Da Nang become a more sustainable city by improvingthe urban environment and increasing urban mobility in a clean, safe, inclusiveand energy efficient manner.
Da Nang, which is widely regarded as a being well-planned and well governedwith better infrastructure than other cities in the country, has been investingmuch in urban development to make it a ‘green and smart’ city by 2025.
Last year, the 140km Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway – the first expressway inthe central and central highlands region – was also opened to reduce traveltimes from Da Nang to Quang Ngai fromthree hours to 1.5 hours. - VNA