On May 21, information from the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province said that it had sent an official dispatch to central ministries, branches and the Government on a number of proposals related to the Quang Ngai - Kon Tum expressway project.
Accordingly, for the Quang Ngai - Mang Den route section, 82km long, Sun Group Joint Stock Company (Sun Group) has sent a document to the Prime Minister proposing to study investment in the form of public-private partnership (PPP, a form of investment cooperation between the State and private enterprises to implement infrastructure and public service projects), type of construction - transfer (BT) contract.
This investment plan has been agreed upon by the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. The Provincial People's Committee has submitted it to the Prime Minister and reported to the Ministry of Construction from March 2026.
For the Mang Den - Dak Ha section, 54km long, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Construction to summarize and propose optimal investment options for the project.
Functional sectors propose investing in the Mang Den - Dak Ha section in the form of public-private partnership (PPP), BOT contract type (build - operate - transfer), in which investors participate in 30% of the total investment, and the remaining 70% from the state budget.
At the same time, the province proposed that the Quang Ngai - Kon Tum expressway project be a master project, divided into 2 component projects, including: Quang Ngai - Mang Den section as component project 1; Mang Den - Dak Ha section as component project 2.
The 136km long expressway project connecting Quang Ngai with Kon Tum is expected to be completed before 2030 to promote regional linkages.
The Quang Ngai - Mang Den section is about 82km long, designed with 4 lanes, roadbed width from 22-24m. The preliminary total investment is about 25-100 billion VND, proposed for investment research by Sun Group.
The Mang Den - Dak Ha section has a scale of 4 lanes, with a total investment of about 18,900 billion VND, expected to be implemented in the period 2026-2030.
