Major transport projects to get underway this year, others to be completed
The Ministry of Transport plans to begin work on nine major infrastructure projects in the south this year to reduce traffic congestion and improve connectivity.
Construction of the Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway in the south is expected to be completed by the end of this year (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Transport plans to begin work onnine major infrastructure projects in the south this year to reduce trafficcongestion and improve connectivity.
In the third quarter, it will begin work on two sub-projects in the easternsection of the North-South Expressway, between Nha Trang and Cam Lam in KhanhHoa province and between Cam Lam and Vinh Hao in Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan and BinhThuan.
Construction of the 8.7km Tan Van-Nhon Trach section in Dong Nai province, partof Ring Road No 3, will begin this quarter. It will run between ProvincialHighway 25B and the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway.
Work on terminal T3 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City and abypass around Long Xuyen City on National Highway No 91 in the Mekong provinceof An Giang will begin in October.
Construction of a bypass around Ca Mau City on National Highway No 1A, thesecond phase of upgrades to the Hau River in the Mekong Delta and the Cho Gao Canalin Tien Giang province and upgrade of a section of National Highway No 1Abetween Nga Bay town in Hau Giang province and Chau Thanh district in Soc Trangpovince will begin in the final months of the year.
The ministry also wants to complete a number of ongoing major transportprojects this year, such as two sections of the North-South Expressway betweenCao Bo and Mai Son in Ninh Binh province and between Cam Lo in Quang Tri provinceand La Son in Thua Thien-Hue province.
It has also called for the completion of the Trung Luong-My Thuan Expressway inthe south, upgrades to runways at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and TanSon Nhat International Airport in HCM City, construction of the Mai Dich-Nam ThangLong Overpass in Hanoi, and an upgrade to the north-south railway./.
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Construction of the Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway in the south is expected to be completed by the end of this year (Photo: VNA) 
