An eastern north-south freeway thattravels a distance of more than 1,811 kilometres from Hanoi to theMekong Delta capital of Can Tho received approval from Prime MinisterNguyen Tan Dung last week.
According to the detailed planning, the freeway is divided into 16sessions ranging from four to eight lanes, with a total investment ofmore than 300 trillion VND (16 billion USD).
The freeway will cover an area of over 1.2 million ha and be managed bythree regional control centres which will be built in the north, centreand south of the country in coordination with control centres of eachsection.
Three sections are under construction, including Cau Gie – Ninh Binh inthe north, Ben Luc – Trung Luong and Dau Giay – Long Thanh in thesouth, which are 50.37 and 43 km-long, respectively, with a totalinvestment of around 41 trillion VND (2.2 billion USD).
Eleven sections will be built between 2011 and 2020 to complete 1,469km of the road. The remaining 342 km will be built after 2020, togetherwith the expansion of the Dau Giay – Long Thanh and Ben Luc – TrungLuong sections.
Some sections will cost much more than others, including the threesections from Quang Ngai to Binh Dinh, Nha Trang and Phan Thiet in thecentre, with a total investment of 101 trillion VND (5.5 billion USD).
The State budget will cover costs, while private investors are alsoinvited to join according to BOT (Building – Operation – Transfer), BT(Building-Transfer) or PPP (Public – Private Partnership) models, amongothers.
Once completed, the freeway will connect key economic centres andimportant traffic hubs with easy connections to railway, seaports andairports, easing traffic pressure on the existing National Highway 1./.
According to the detailed planning, the freeway is divided into 16sessions ranging from four to eight lanes, with a total investment ofmore than 300 trillion VND (16 billion USD).
The freeway will cover an area of over 1.2 million ha and be managed bythree regional control centres which will be built in the north, centreand south of the country in coordination with control centres of eachsection.
Three sections are under construction, including Cau Gie – Ninh Binh inthe north, Ben Luc – Trung Luong and Dau Giay – Long Thanh in thesouth, which are 50.37 and 43 km-long, respectively, with a totalinvestment of around 41 trillion VND (2.2 billion USD).
Eleven sections will be built between 2011 and 2020 to complete 1,469km of the road. The remaining 342 km will be built after 2020, togetherwith the expansion of the Dau Giay – Long Thanh and Ben Luc – TrungLuong sections.
Some sections will cost much more than others, including the threesections from Quang Ngai to Binh Dinh, Nha Trang and Phan Thiet in thecentre, with a total investment of 101 trillion VND (5.5 billion USD).
The State budget will cover costs, while private investors are alsoinvited to join according to BOT (Building – Operation – Transfer), BT(Building-Transfer) or PPP (Public – Private Partnership) models, amongothers.
Once completed, the freeway will connect key economic centres andimportant traffic hubs with easy connections to railway, seaports andairports, easing traffic pressure on the existing National Highway 1./.
