Good progress has been made in construction work on the HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay highway after nearly two years, according to the project management board.
Good progress has been made in construction work on the HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay highway after nearly two years, according to the project management board.
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Work has been underway on six of seven construction bidding packages of the 55-kilometre highway, the board said.
Le Cao Hien, deputy head of the board, said the highway would be completed by 2013, shortening the distance between HCM City and the provinces of Dong Nai, Ba Ria – Vung Tau and other south-eastern provinces. The US$932 million project will shorten the journey from HCM City to Ba Ria – Vung Tau by 20 kilometres.
The highway will also link with the Long Thanh International Airport scheduled to be built in Dong Nai by 2015.
The highway is part of the Sai Gon – Tay Nguyen – Ha Noi route.
Deputy Minister of Transport Ngo Thinh Duc said the completion of the HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay highway was an urgent requirement to meet the rapidly increasing demand for transportation in the region.
The new highway would link three major economic centres in southern region – HCM City, Dong Nai and Ba Ria – Vung Tau. It would help HCM City’s East – West Highway and Phu My Bridge become more effective, Duc said.
The HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay highway project is part of the North-South highway system, passing through HCM City’s districts 2 and 9 and Dong Nai Province’s Long Thanh, Nhon Trach, Cam My, Thong Nhat districts.
The highway’s starting point is the intersection of Luong Dinh Cua Street and the East-West Highway in HCM City’s District 2. It ends at about 2.7 kilometres from the Dau Giay T-junction in Dong Nai Province.
The highway will allow vehicles to travel at 120 kilometres per hour. After the first phase is completed, the four-lane road will be opened to traffic next year.
In the second phase, its width will be expanded to 42.5 metres with eight lanes.
The project receives funding through loans from the Japan International Cooperation Agency ($516 million), Asian Development Bank ($410 million) and the Viet Nam Expressway Corporation ($5.7 million).
The highway will also link with the Long Thanh International Airport scheduled to be built in Dong Nai by 2015.
The highway is part of the Sai Gon – Tay Nguyen – Ha Noi route.
Deputy Minister of Transport Ngo Thinh Duc said the completion of the HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay highway was an urgent requirement to meet the rapidly increasing demand for transportation in the region.
The new highway would link three major economic centres in southern region – HCM City, Dong Nai and Ba Ria – Vung Tau. It would help HCM City’s East – West Highway and Phu My Bridge become more effective, Duc said.
The HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay highway project is part of the North-South highway system, passing through HCM City’s districts 2 and 9 and Dong Nai Province’s Long Thanh, Nhon Trach, Cam My, Thong Nhat districts.
The highway’s starting point is the intersection of Luong Dinh Cua Street and the East-West Highway in HCM City’s District 2. It ends at about 2.7 kilometres from the Dau Giay T-junction in Dong Nai Province.
The highway will allow vehicles to travel at 120 kilometres per hour. After the first phase is completed, the four-lane road will be opened to traffic next year.
In the second phase, its width will be expanded to 42.5 metres with eight lanes.
The project receives funding through loans from the Japan International Cooperation Agency ($516 million), Asian Development Bank ($410 million) and the Viet Nam Expressway Corporation ($5.7 million).
(Source: VNS)
