A mock-up of the railway flyover bridge to be built in Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam province (Photo: VNA)
Quang Nam (VNA) - The centralprovince of Quang Nam plans to build a railway flyover at one of the busiestcrossroads on National Highway No 1A, in Nui Thanh district.
Head of the provincial Party Secretariat, NguyenHong Quang, told Viet Nam News that the province will submit a detailed projectplan to the Transport Ministry soon.
Work on the 600 billion VND (26.5 millionUSD) flyover could start later this year and open to traffic next year, hesaid.
The flyover will help ease heavy congestionat the intersection of the North-South Highway No 1A, railway line, Tam Hiep Portand the Chu Lai-Truong Hai Industrial Complex.
The crossroad section is used by more than9,000 workers and vehicles from the Chu Lai-Truong Hai Industrial Complex aswell as numerous vehicles that traverse the national highway and railwaysystems.
Quang Nam also plans to upgrade NationalHighway No 40B that links its Tam Ky City to Tac Po in Nam Tra My district evenas it builds key routes linking strategic economic zones, ports and airports inthe central and Central Highlands regions.
It completed the upgrade and expansion of a27.7-km section of National Highway 1A in 2015.-VNA
The central province of Quang Nam has spent more than 550 billion VND (over 24.2 million USD) on constructing 10.5 km of road to connect the locality’s coastal belt road with National Road 40B and the Da Nang-Quang Ngai expressway.
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A mock-up of the railway flyover bridge to be built in Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam province (Photo: VNA) 
