On July 8-9, the People's Council of Cao Bang province held the 34th session (regular session in mid-2025) of the 17th Provincial People's Council.
In his closing speech, Chairman of the Cao Bang Provincial People's Council Be Thanh Tinh said that the Provincial People's Council passed 11 important resolutions, including the investment policy for the Bac Kan - Cao Bang Expressway Project, which was a great joy and demonstrated the determination and high consensus of the delegates.
The People's Committee of Cao Bang province has also been approved by the Government to be the managing agency of this key project, opening up great opportunities to solve bottlenecks in transport infrastructure, thereby promoting the socio-economic development of the province in the coming period.
Previously, the People's Committee of Cao Bang province submitted a document to the Prime Minister, proposing to be the investment management agency for the Bac Kan - Cao Bang Expressway Project. The project is about 87.3 km long, of which 58.75 km passes through Bac Kan and 28.55 km passes through Cao Bang province. The route starts from Bac Kan city (now in Bac Kan ward, Thai Nguyen province), ends in Cao Bang city (now Thuc Phan ward) and has branch routes connecting to Vo Nguyen Giap street and National Highway 3.
The expressway is designed with 4 lanes, speed of 80 km/h according to TCVN 5729:2012 standards, road surface is 20.5 m wide. The entire route has many large items such as bridges, tunnels and intersections. The total estimated investment is about VND 29,893 billion, of which the section through Cao Bang is about VND 11,357 billion, the section through Bac Kan is about VND 18,536 billion.
According to the People's Committee of Cao Bang province, through experience in implementing the Dong Dang - Tra Linh expressway, the province has accumulated the capacity to implement major projects, especially trans-provincial routes with complex terrain.
Therefore, the province recommends directly managing the work in its area, and at the same time proposing to adjust the end point of the route to connect with the Dong Dang - Tra Linh expressway, creating a circular traffic axis to serve regional development.
