Over 24 million USD for transport project in Quang Nam

The central province of Quang Nam has spent more than 550 billion VND (over 24.2 million USD) on constructing 10.5 km of road to connect the locality’s coastal belt road with National Road 40B and the Da Nang-Quang Ngai expressway.
QuangNam (VNA) – The central province of Quang Nam has spent more than 550billion VND (over 24.2 million USD) on constructing 10.5 km of road to connect thelocality’s coastal belt road with National Road 40B and the Da Nang-Quang Ngaiexpressway.

The road, named Dien Bien Phu, will go through An Xuan, An My, Tan Thanh, AnPhu and Tam Phu wards of Tam Ky city and Tam Dai commune of Phu Ninh district.

It is scheduled to open to traffic in 2018, connecting traffic networks in TamKy and Phu Ninh with national roads and expressways, and facilitating rescueactivities in the rainy season and in incidents caused by climate change in easterncoastal areas.

The road is also expected to contribute to meeting the sustainable development andmodernisation targets of the locality, especially Tam Ky city.-VNA  
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