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Work begins on Bac Giang-Lang Son road

The construction of a 63.8km-section of the Bac Giang-Lang Son Expressway and the strengthening of 110km of National Road 1's surface began on July 6 in the Lang Son province.
The construction of a 63.8km-section of the Bac Giang-Lang SonExpressway and the strengthening of 110km of National Road 1's surfacebegan on July 6 in the Lang Son province.

The 12-trillion-VND(550 million USD) expressway route, which is a part of the 152km Hanoi -Lang Son Expressway from Hanoi to Lang Son province's Huu NghiBordergate, will play an important role in the socio-economicdevelopment of the northern region.

Speaking at the projectgroundbreaking ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai urgedinvestors and localities to speed up land clearance and ensure financialand material resources for the project.

The transport ministry has been requested to closely supervise and strictly handle violations.

"Theproject aims to meet the increasing demand for transport, and reducetraffic jams and accidents. It will boost socio-economic development andensure security and national defence in both Bac Giang and Lang Sonprovinces," Bac Giang People's Committee Deputy Chairman Lai Thanh Sonsaid.

The 25m-wide Bac Giang-Lang Son Expressway has four lanes with a speed limit of 100km per hour.

The National Road 1 section has a speed limit of 60km to 80km per hour.

Fivetoll stations are scheduled to be established along the Bac Giang-LangSon Expressway, while two will be set up along National Road 1.

Theproject will be built on a BOT (build-operate-transfer) basis by theBac Giang-Lang Son BOT joint investors, including UDIC Investment JSC,the one-member SCIC Investment Ltd Company, Phuong Thanh Investment andConstruction JSC, and 468 Investment JSC, as well as Number OneTransport and Construction JSC and My Da Construction Company.

The project is scheduled to be completed by 2017.-VNA
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