Mekong Delta expressway construction to start in November

By that deadline it desires Can Tho Metropolis and the provinces of Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Bac Lieu, and Ca Mau at hand over 70 p.c of land because it desires building to be accomplished by 2025, it mentioned at a gathering with them on Tuesday.

The expressway will run 156 km (97 miles) between the delta’s financial hub, Can Tho, and the nation’s southernmost province, Ca Mau, passing by the opposite three provinces and boosting connectivity in Vietnam’s agriculture hub.

In its first section, estimated to value VND37.6 trillion (US$1.63 billion), the expressway could have two lanes. Within the second, costing VND64 trillion, will probably be widened to have 4 lanes and permit speeds of as much as 100 kph.

Tran Van Thi, director of the ministry’s My Thuan Venture Administration Board, mentioned up to now land has been acquired to construct 36.5 km, and the duty needs to be accomplished by the second quarter of subsequent 12 months.

Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Duy Lam has instructed that each one procedures associated to land use conversion, clearance, environmental impression evaluation, and public session should be accomplished earlier than Jun. 30.

The expressway would primarily undergo agricultural lands that should be strengthened earlier than building, he mentioned.

The part between Can Tho and Bac Lieu will probably be constructed utilizing public funds, and the remainder beneath the public-private-partnership mannequin.

It’s amongst a number of highways being deliberate or constructed within the delta, dwelling to 12 provinces with over 17 million individuals. The area is considered one of Vietnam’s most necessary financial hubs, and contributes 17.7 p.c of GDP.

The federal government earlier this month launched a grasp plan for the delta’s growth this decade, which envisages 830 kilometers (515 miles) of expressways and 4,000 kilometers of nationwide highways by 2030.

It says the delta will grow to be “a sustainable, dynamic and extremely environment friendly agricultural financial heart of the nation, area and world.”