Vietnam plans to build Hoa Binh-Son La Expressway for US$2.2 billionThe government has announced plans to build an expressway connecting Vietnam’s two northern provinces of Hoa Binh and Son La, at an estimated cost of VND50.27 trillion (US$2.2 billion). The new road, which will extend the Hanoi-Hoa Binh Expressway, is expected to boost the socio-economic development in Son La province and other provinces in the north western region. Currently National Highway 6 is the only major route linking the capital city with the north western provinces but the road has a lot of speed-restricting bends and often suffers from landslides. According to the approved plan, the Hoa Binh-Son La Expressway will have a total length of 189.5 kilometres, with construction being divided into two phases. Under the national expressway plan, Vietnam will have an expressway network of more than 6400 kilometres, with around 2,500 kilometres of it to be completed before 2020.

Source: VietNamNet News October 04, 2017 04:52 UTC