Accordingly, the People's Committee of Ninh Binh province has just sent a document to the Ministry of Construction proposing to expand the North - South expressway in the East, Cau Gie - Ninh Binh section (Cao Bo) to a full scale of 6 lanes.
The North - South expressway in the East plays a particularly important role in the socio-economic development and national security and defense of the country. Of which, the section passing through Ninh Binh province is over 24km long (including the Cao Bo - Mai Son section and the Mai Son - National Highway 45 section).
The expressway sections put into operation and use have opened up new space, space, opportunities, and development momentum towards "fast and sustainable" for the locality.
Recently, with the attention of the Government, the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Construction, the project to expand the Cao Bo - Mai Son expressway section from 4 lanes to 6 lanes has been started, focusing on construction. The volume of work to date is estimated at about 15% of the contract value.
The project has a progress of 24 months, and is being strived to complete and put into operation and use on April 30, 2026, shortening the construction time to about 10 months.
The Mai Son - National Highway 45 section has also been included in the plan by the Ministry of Construction to report to the competent authority to allow investment to expand to a scale of 6 lanes.
The People's Committee of Ninh Binh province assessed that after the expansion of the Cao Bo - Mai Son route is completed, the narrowing situation in the section from Cau Gie to Ninh Binh (Cao Bo) about 50km long will appear due to the current status of this section being 4 lanes (cleared enough space for 6 lanes according to the plan).
It is worth mentioning that currently, with the traffic volume on the North - South expressway in the East continuously increasing, the expressway has often experienced congestion, especially on weekends, holidays, and Tet, affecting people's travel, trade and socio-economic development of the area, including Ninh Binh province.
To ensure smooth traffic, reduce congestion, traffic accidents and synchronize the scale of 6 lanes on the North - South expressway in the East from Hanoi to Ninh Binh, the People's Committee of Ninh Binh province proposed that the Ministry of Construction consider and report to the competent authority to allow the expansion of the Cau Gie - Ninh Binh section to a scale of 6 lanes, ensuring the completion synchronously with the Ring Road 4 project in the Hanoi Capital region.
