Quang Ninh begins construction of Ha Long-Cam Pha coastal road

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh on August 22 started the construction of a coastal road connecting its Ha Long and Cam Pha cities.
Quang Ninh begins construction of Ha Long-Cam Pha coastal road
Quang Ninh begins construction of Ha Long-Cam Pha coastal road ảnh 1At the groundbreaking ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Quang Ninh (VNA) –
The northeasternprovince of Quang Ninh on August 22 started the construction of a coastal roadconnecting its Ha Long and Cam Pha cities.

The project, which has a total investment ofover 1.36 trillion VND (58.65 million USD) sourced from the local budget, iscarried out between 2019 and 2020 as part of the provincial transportdevelopment plan through 2020 with a vision to 2030.

The road has a total length of 18.7km, including10.2km passing through Cam Pha city.

It is designed to have four lanes for vehicleswith a maximum speed of 60km per hour. 

The road will help develop a chain of urbanareas in the eastern area of Quang Ninh province.

It is also expected to attract domestic andforeign tourists to spiritual, resort and medical tourism sites in theprovince, especially popular destinations such as Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu LongBay.

The management board of Quang Ninh transportconstruction investment projects - the investor of the coastal road - has sofar completed land clearance for 3.6km among the total 18.7km.-VNA




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