Hearing that the People's Committee of Cao Bang province has just approved a pre-feasibility report to submit to the Government on the construction of the Cao Bang - Bac Kan expressway, Ms. Le Thi Hop (group 5, Tan Giang ward, Cao Bang city) shared: "If the expressway is completed, the distance from Hanoi to Cao Bang will be much shorter and safer."
According to Ms. Hop, at the present time, if returning to Hanoi, most vehicle owners choose Bac Kan direction, that is, go on Highway 3, through Bac Kan and Thai Nguyen provinces because this route costs very little toll. .
However, to pass this road, drivers have to drive through many steep and winding passes and the weather is foggy almost all year round.
On July 21, talking to reporters, driver Tran Van Vinh (passenger bus driver on the Cao Bang - Hanoi route) shared: "I hope the expressway will start construction soon, because when the road is made wider, the alignment will be straightened and reduced. Reducing the winding speed will help the driver relax a lot.
On the other hand, the Thai Nguyen - Hanoi expressway is free of charge, so when the Cao Bang - Bac Kan expressway is formed, the number of vehicles coming here will definitely increase."
The entire Bac Kan - Cao Bang expressway will have a length of about 90km, divided into 2 component projects, the starting point in Bac Kan city, the ending point in Cao Bang city.
The section through Bac Kan province (60km) is organized and implemented by Bac Kan province; The section through Cao Bang province (29.2km, through 3 districts: Hoa An, Thach An and City) is organized and implemented by Cao Bang province.
The project has a scale of 4 lanes, 80 km/h for dangerous and steep mountain passes and 100 km/h for sections with favorable terrain. Total project investment through Cao Bang province is over 13,300 billion VND.
Mr. Hoang Xuan Anh - Chairman of Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee - said: "The investment project to build the Bac Kan - Cao Bang expressway has important and urgent significance. This will be a vital route, increasing the capacity traffic connectivity between the Northern Midlands and Mountainous provinces, in accordance with the National Transport Planning".
The Cao Bang - Bac Kan Expressway also helps connect with the Dong Dang - Tra Linh Expressway, creating a corridor for economic development in the Northern Midlands and Mountains provinces, towards comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and China. . Therefore, the investment research on the Bac Kan - Cao Bang expressway is completely well-founded.
The end point of the expressway will connect to Vo Nguyen Giap street in De Tham ward (Cao Bang city). The project belongs to the group of important national transportation projects, implemented according to the Law on Public Investment from the central budget and local budget, implementation period from 2024 - 2028.
The expressway section from Bac Kan city to Cao Bang city is invested with the goal of maximizing resource efficiency, ensuring synchronous infrastructure completion, contributing to promoting economic development - society, promoting import and export for provinces passing through the route and the northern mountainous region.
At the same time, it contributes to protecting key strategic areas in terms of national defense and security, promoting effective regional connectivity, and gradually improving people's lives.
