Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 10 approved theinvestment plan of the Dong Dang-Tra Linh expressway under the public-privatepartnership (PPP) model.
The115km expressway connects the northern mountainous provinces of Lang Son andCao Bang. It will have four lanes and allow vehicles to ply at 80km per hour.
Theproject will cost nearly 21 trillion VND (895.75 million USD) and comprise of twophases, with the first, from 2020-2024, running from the Tan Thanh border gatein Lang Son province to Phuc Sen commune, Quang Hoa district, Cao Bangprovince, and the second, after 2025, from Quang Hoa district to the Tra Linhborder gate in Cao Bang province.
Theproject is expected to boost socio-economic development in the two provinces andensure national defence and security, as well as the country’s bordersovereignty.
ThePM has assigned the People’s Committee of Cao Bang to sign the contract withthe investor of the project./.
