On December 27, the Gia Lai Provincial Construction Investment Project Management Board said that the economic corridor project has a total investment of 1,325 billion VND, of which the central budget supports 900 billion VND, and the remaining 425 billion VND is allocated from the provincial budget.
The cost for construction alone accounts for nearly 900 billion VND. The eastern economic corridor road is 15.14 km long, directly connecting National Highway 19 with National Highway 14 (Ho Chi Minh Road).
When completed, the road will open a new traffic axis, contributing to reducing the load on existing routes, while strengthening the connectivity of localities in the province, expanding the development space for Pleiku city.
Notably, this route passes through many famous landmarks of Gia Lai such as Bien Ho Che, Bien Ho Nuoc and the Chu Dang Ya volcano area. Therefore, in addition to serving traffic, the project is also expected to facilitate tourism development, attract investment, and effectively exploit the unique landscape and cultural potential of the locality.
According to the plan, by the end of December 2025, the project will be completed for technical traffic. This is a progress milestone implemented under the direction of Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son during a recent working trip to Gia Lai province, showing the central government's concern for key infrastructure projects in Gia Lai.
Over the past time, the project implementation has also encountered many difficulties, especially due to the decrease in revenue from land use fees of the province, leading to delays in allocating capital from the local budget at times.
However, Gia Lai province has focused on removing obstacles, and at the same time drastically directed relevant units to accelerate the construction progress and disburse public investment capital.
Along with reducing administrative procedures, Gia Lai is making efforts to promote the implementation of key infrastructure projects, considering this an important driving force to promote economic growth, improve competitiveness and gradually realize the development goals set out.
