Accordingly, the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province issued Decision No. 1996/QD-UBND on approving the project to renovate and upgrade provincial road section 338, from the intersection of Ben Rung bridge to National Highway 18.
The project has a total investment of about 669 billion VND from the provincial budget, with the Transportation Construction Investment Project Management Board as the investor.
The goal of the project is to gradually complete the traffic infrastructure according to the approved planning, synchronizing with key traffic projects being implemented in Quang Yen town.
The project will serve the travel needs of the people, exploit land potential in the area, attract investment in areas such as: Seaport service area, industrial and urban area of Dam Nha Mac, Industrial Park. Song Khoai industry, thereby promoting socio-economic development of the locality and Quang Ninh province.
The route has a length of 6.57 km, passing through Song Khoai commune, Dong Mai ward (Quang Yen town) and Nam Khe and Trung Vuong wards ( Uong Bi city ). The starting point of the route connects to the Ben Rung Bridge approach intersection project, the ending point connects to National Highway 18 at Km 84+050.
Standard level III plain road, with design speed of 80 km/h. The roadbed is 29m wide, of which the road surface is 20m wide. The project will build two new parallel bridges on the right side of the route, 5m from the current bridge (Con Khoai bridge and Mai Hoa bridge).
It is expected that the project will be implemented from 2024 to 2026. The People's Committee of Quang Yen town and the People's Committee of Uong Bi city will carry out compensation and site clearance, including moving and returning the system. technical infrastructure system according to regulations.
Previously, on July 17, 2024, Hai Phong City and Quang Ninh province held a ceremony to open the Ben Rung bridge and connecting road project after more than two years of construction.
This is the third road traffic corridor connecting the two localities. Ben Rung Bridge and the approach road are special traffic works, 1,865 m long with a cross section of 4 motor vehicle lanes and 2 mixed vehicle lanes. The total investment in construction of the bridge is 1,941 billion VND invested by Hai Phong City, and Quang Ninh province invests in the 2.2 km long path, with a total investment of 360 billion VND.
The completed project has created inter-regional connections, meeting transportation needs between industrial parks, industrial clusters and people's travel needs. At the same time, the project will exploit the land surplus between the two areas, expand new development space, and realize inter-regional as well as local development resolutions and plans.
