Expressway projects

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has coordinated with localities to simultaneously start work on key traffic projects from June 17 until now.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh yesterday sent a formal dispatch to relevant ministries and localities, asking them to tackle problems related to traffic infrastructure development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with ministries, sectors, and Mekong Delta localities in Can Tho city on January 30 to look into the progress of some transport projects.

The Transport Ministry has just proposed that Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha direct localities to urgently increase the exploitation capacity of stone, soil, and sand mines to serve the needs of North – South Expressway project in the 2021-2025 period.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Minister of Transport and Chairpersons of People’s Committees of the 38 cities and provinces where expressways run through to instruct authorities to conduct compensation and resettlement.

The Transport Ministry yesterday announced that the organizations in charge of Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway project and Cam Lo – La Son Expressway project have just asked for a deadline extension to 2025 and 2023, respectively.

The Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet and Nha Trang - Cam Lam expressway projects under the construction investment project of the North-South Expressway East in the 2021-2025 period are in the final stages of completion before being opened to traffic.

The sand demand in the Mekong Delta is quite high, especially with the North-South Expressway project going on. Yet, the sand volume here is remarkably decreasing, leading to an urgent need for feasible proposals on sand exploitation.

A lot of expressway projects have been implemented and are about to start construction, creating a big opportunity for the Mekong Delta to vigorously develop.

The Ministry of Transport coordinated with Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces temporarily opened a part of the North-South expressway to the public on September 1.

Despite the postponement of the inauguration ceremony by the Ministry of Transport, the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet and Nha Trang - Cam Lam expressways are still open to traffic as of May 19.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked ministries and localities to speed up the progress of national important transport projects.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the inaugural ceremony of the Nha Trang-Cam Lam and Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressways in the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on June 18.

Improving regional and interregional connectivity through transportation projects is a pressing and essential requirement for the provinces in the Central Highlands region.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 13 demanded drastic moves to tackle bottlenecks related to site clearance and construction materials facing key transport projects nationwide.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang cleared up queries regarding transport infrastructure and the registration of road vehicles and inland waterway vessels, at a question-and-answer session of the 15th National Assembly’s fifth session.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 7 attended the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and the 18th East Asia Summit within the framework of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related summits in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Transport Ministry informed that it is going to invest in the expansion of some 2-lane expressways when the transport demand increases.

During May 2023, Binh Thuan Province received more than 800,000 tourist arrivals, contributing to a total of over 3.6 million arrivals to the region since the beginning of 2023.

Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet and Nha Trang - Cam Lam expressways, two sections of the Eastern North-South Expressway for the 2017 - 2020 period will be officially inaugurated at 10 am on May 19.