Speeding up construction progress of expressway projects

08:02, 03/02/2012

(ĐN)- HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway project under the North-South Expressway network will be put into use by the end of next year, Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) said.

(ĐN)- HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway project under the North-South Expressway network will be put into use by the end of next year, Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) said.

Over 98% of total road area of the project has been cleared. The amount of disbursed capital for the project in 2011 reached more than VND2 trillion, fulfilling 100% of the target. The project management board strives to disburse VND3.1 trillion this year, paving the way to complete the first tender package as scheduled.

In particular, tender packages 1A and 1B are expected to finish by July and December respectively.

Apart from the HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay project, the ministry urges relevant agencies to develop two more expressway projects namely Dau Giay-Phan Thiet and Bien Hoa - Vung Tau and commence construction of Long Thanh Airport by 2015.

Reported by P.V