Gov't plans to raise combined length of expressways to 5,000 km by 2030

By 2050, the national expressway network will be basically completed with 41 routes, totaling about 9,014 km, according to the road network plan for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2050, approved by the Prime Minister in September last year.

The planned expressways include the North-South axis with two roads, one running from Lang Son to Ca Mau with a length of about 2,063 km and another road with a length of about 1,205 km, with 4-6 lanes.

In the Northern region, there will be 14 roads, totaling about 2,305 km, with 4-6 lanes. The Central Region - Central Highlands will have 10 roads, about 1,431 km in length, with 4-6 lanes. The Southern region will consist of 10 expressways, about 1,290 km in length, with 4 - 10 lanes.

Hanoi will have three routes, totaling about 425 km, with 4-6 lanes. Ho Chi Minh City will have two routes, about 295 km in length, with 4 - 8 lanes.

The planning gives priority to building some key roads, including the north-south expressway in the east from Lang Son to Ca Mau, expressways connecting the northern region, the central region with the Central Highlands, the Southeast region and the Mekong River Delta, and the ring roads of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.