Viet Nam resolved to build 5,000 km of expressway by 2050
VGP - The Government is determined to build additional 3,000 km of expressways by 2030 and 5,000 km by 2050, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh told legislators Thursday.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh
In a bid to realize the above goal, the Government submitted a proposal to the National Assembly to allocate additional VND 339 trillion for the 2021-2025, said Le.
Major expressway projects planned for 2021-2025 include the second phase of the eastern North-South Expressway (729km), Chau Doc-Can Tho-Soc Trang expressway (155 km); Khanh Hoa-Buon Ma Thuot expressway (117 km); Bien Hoa-Vung Tau expressway ( 53.7 km); Ring road 4 (112.8 km) in Ha Noi and Ring road 3 (76.34 km) in Ho Chi Minh City
The Deputy Prime Minister said the Government is resolved to put the whole Eastern North-South Expressway (1,383 km) from the northern province of Lang Son to the southern province of Ca Mau by 2025.
To date, Viet Nam has built 1,290 km of expressways./.
