Vietnam’s North-South Expressway

Progress is being seen for Vietnam’s North-South Expressway.

By MJ Woof October 19, 2021 Read time: 1 min

Proposals have been made for work on stretches of Vietnam’s North-South Expessway – image courtesy of © Oleg Doroshenko, Dreamstime.com

Nine projects that will form part of Vietnam’s North-South Expressway project have been proposed. Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has made the proposals for the works to the Vietnamese Government.

The sections will measure 729km. One 109km section will connect Can Tho with Ca Mau, while a 353km stretch will link Quang Ngai with Nha Trang and another 267km section will run between Ha Tinh and Quang Tri.

Work on the expressway is costing US$6.74 billion.

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Vietnam’s North-South Expressway project prioritised

Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport is prioritising the construction of the North-South expressway project. It is seeking the approval of the Vietnamese Government approval to speed up the development of a 713km stretch of the expressway. This particular section of the expressway is phase one of the project and has an estimated construction cost of US$ 5.73 billion. Just over half of the construction cost will be paid for by private investors while Government bonds are expected to pay for the remaining sum. Thi

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