Long An needs around 1.3 billion USD for transport infrastructure development

The Mekong Delta province of Long An will mobilise some 30 trillion VND (1.3 billion USD) to develop local transport infrastructure during 2021-2025, according to the provincial Department of Transport.
Long An needs around 1.3 billion USD for transport infrastructure development ảnh 1The stretch crossing Long An province of the expressway linking HCM City and the Mekong Delta (Photo: VNA)

Long An (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Long An will mobilisesome 30 trillion VND (1.3 billion USD) to develop local transportinfrastructure during 2021-2025, according to the provincial Department ofTransport.

In the next five years, capital willbe prioritised for three key transport projects and eight breakthrough projectsunder the Resolution adopted at the province’s 11th Party Congress. Ofthe total, over 18 trillion VND will be sourced from the central and local State budget, andnearly 12 trillion VND will be raised from other legal sources.

According to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Transport NguyenHoai Trung, along with pushing construction of the belt road in Tan An city andDT830 road, the sector is sharpening focus on completing procedures for thebuilding of several important transport projects such as DT 827E road worth16.5 trillion VND, and DT 830E road worth over 3.3 trillion VND.

Upon completion, the projects are expected to connect local industrial parksand clusters in key economic zones with Long An International Port, Ho Chi MinhCity and localities in vicinity, helping facilitate travel and transportationof goods of local people and enterprises./.
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