Construction on the Nga Tu So – Nga Tu Vong section of belt road No. 2,one of the main artery routes in the capital city, began on October 8and ease traffic congestion in the city’s southern area.
Built at a cost of over 2.5 trillion VND (119 million USD), the road will stretch 2km in length and 53-57m in width.
A total of 35 offices and 608 households have to relocate to make ground for the new road.
The city has focused on building the three belt road No. 1, 2 and 3as part of efforts to ramp up its transport infrastructure.
The belt road No. 3 linking Phap Van and Thang Long bridge was opened totraffic last year, easing pressure on the east-west route.-VNA