Accordingly, at the 20th session, the People's Council of Hoa Binh province decided to change the purpose of forest use to another purpose to implement the project of Hoa Binh - Hanoi Regional Link Road and Son La Expressway (Hoa Binh - Moc Chau), implemented on the area of section 1.
The total area of the decision to change the purpose of forest use to other purposes is 53.72ha. Of which, 0.43ha is natural forest; 53.29ha is planted forest. The entire area of 53.72ha has been adjusted out of the planning of three types of forest (originating from the planning of production forest).
Locations and positions of forest use purpose change in Binh Son, Dong Bac, Du Sang, Vinh Dong, Vinh Tien communes (Kim Boi district); Cao Son commune (Luong Son district); Mong Hoa commune and Ky Son ward (Hoa Binh city).
Previously, on February 26, 2023, during a working trip to Hoa Binh, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the project to build the Hoa Binh - Hanoi Regional Link Road and Son La Expressway (Hoa Binh - Moc Chau).
The route is about 50km long, section 1 is about 31km long, connecting from Bo town (Kim Boi) to Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh highway; section 2 is about 19km long, connecting from Ky Son ward (Hoa Binh city) to IC2 intersection - Hanoi - Hoa Binh - Son La - Dien Bien highway planning (Hoa Binh - Moc Chau section).
The project is invested by Hoa Binh province, with a total investment of 4,120 billion VND from central and local capital sources, of which phase 1 capital is 1,829 billion VND, expected to be completed in 2027.
