Ha Long- Van Don expressway to open to traffic later this month
The Ha Long- Van Don expressway in the nothern province of Quang Ninh is 60 km long. It has a total investment of over 600 million USD.
The 790-metre Cam Hai bridge on the highway connects Cam Pha city with Van Don district (Photo: VNA)
The expressway allows cars to run at a maximum speed of 100 km per hour. It has a total width of 24.5 metres (Photo:VNA)
The expressway allows cars to run at a maximum speed of 100 km per hour. It has a total width of 24.5 metres (Photo:VNA)
The expressway is expected to reduce the travel time from Ha Long city to Van Don island district to only 50 minutes from the current 90 minutes (Photo:VNA)
It is hoped to contribute to accelerating socio-economic development in Quang Ninh province (Photo:VNA)
When the expressway officially opens to traffic, it will link the Hanoi-Hai Phong, Hai Phong - Ha Long, Ha Long - Van Don highways (Photo:VNA)
The northern province of Quang Ninh enjoyed a bustling year with some 50 cultural, sports and tourism events and around 12.2 million visitors when it hosted the Visit Vietnam Year 2018.
A significant wave of private investment is flying into aviation infrastructure on the back of improvements in long-term development planning for the sector in Vietnam.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of the northern province of Quang Ninh Nguyen Duc Long has ordered local media agencies to prioritise popularizing the opening of air routes to Van Don International Airport which is expected to become operational in late December.