Da Nang city kicks start construction of a coastal road of Lien Chieu Port. (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – Work started on a 6-lane 2.96km coastal roadconnecting the national road system and the Lien Chieu port in the central city of Da Nangon September 7.
The coastal road, which will be built at cost of 1.2 trillion VND (48 millionUSD) includes two multi-layer junctions with the national North-South railwayand road system, and the South Hai Van-Tuy Loan ringroad, will create an independencetraffic route linking the national traffic and the port for all vehicles.
It also helps build channel crossing bridges, tunnels and flyovers for smoothtravel of container trucks, storage and shipping logistics service among theport and industrial parks in the area.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Trung Chinh said theconstruction of the port and shared infrastructure projects has been followingthe country’s master plan on the seaport system until 2030, making it a keyport in the central and Central Highlands region and the third largest portsystem in Vietnam and a leading ASEAN port and key logistics connection in thecountry.
He said Lien Chieu Port was designed for handling from 40 million to 50 milliontonnes of cargo in 2050.
Trucks and excavators begin digging on the coastal road that links the on-going development Lien Chieu Port in Da Nang city. (Photo: VNA) The Lien Chieu Port and coastal road system as well as inner port traffic roadwill host multi-vehicle cargo trips from National Highway No 1A; Da Nang-QuangNgai Expressway, Industrial Zones and Hi-tech Parks and Da Nang InternationalAirport.
The port will help build a cargo link with Chan May Port in the neighbouringprovince of Thua Thien – Hue, 40km away, and Chu Lai Port and airport 70km andDung Quất Economic Zone in Quang Ngai province./.
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