Work on these roads, which are currently facing severe traffic congestion, will start next year, Nguyen Hoai Trung, deputy director of the Long An Department of Transport, said.
They are now four-lane roads that are 18-22m wide, and will be expanded to six lanes and 40m.
Work to widen Nguyen Van Bua Road (the city’s Hoc Mon district) - DT824 road (Long An) will cost VND2.8 trillion.
Highway 50 from the city’s Binh Chanh district to Can Giuoc district in Long An will cost VND1.5 trillion.
Le Van Luong street (Nhe Be district) - DT826C (Can Giuoc district) will cost VND1 trillion.
Long Hau street (Nhe Be) - DT826E (Can Giuoc) will cost VND5.1 trillion.
The two localities have also agreed to build a new 8.6km road parallel to Highway 50 between Binh Chanh and Can Giuoc districts at a cost of VND4.3 trillion.
Long An also plans to build a new 7.5km road between its Duc Hoa district and the north-western part of HCM City at a cost of VND6.4 trillion.
The city will extend its Vo Van Kiet road to connect with provincial roads 822, 823, 823B and 825 (Duc Hoa district) at a cost of VND3.3 trillion.
The two sides also plan to widen 16 more roads after 2025.
Long An is situated in an advantageous location in the Southern Key Economic Region, serving as a bridge between HCM City and the Mekong Delta’s 12 provinces and one city.
