Exploiting the 412 billion VND route
The road connecting National Highway 37, National Highway 32C with Noi Bai - Lao Cai Expressway was approved for investment by Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee in 2020 and inaugurated on April 30, 2024.
The total investment value of the project is 412 billion VND, invested by the Yen Bai Provincial Traffic Construction Investment Management Board.
The project is constructed by the joint venture of Yen Bai Traffic Construction Joint Stock Company - Nam Phong Construction Investment and Trading Joint Stock Company, the joint venture of Minh FAAS Construction Joint Stock Company - Binh Duong Joint Stock Company - Hiep Phu Company Limited as the contractor.
According to Lao Dong's report on November 6, the route is more than 4km long, with a designed roadbed width of 33m, road surface width of 21m, sidewalk width of 10m; the road surface is paved with asphalt concrete and the drainage system is designed to be permanent.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Dao (37 years old, Gioi Phien commune, Yen Bai city) said: "Since the road was completed, people's travel has been very convenient, the newly built road is spacious and beautiful, people are very excited".
According to Director of the Management Board of Investment and Construction of Traffic Works of Yen Bai Province, Tran Xuan Cuong, the completion and operation of the road will create favorable conditions for the development of Yen Bai City to the right bank of the Red River.
"At the same time, promote local and regional socio-economic development," said Mr. Tran Xuan Cuong.
The 1,300 billion VND route connecting Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway is about to be completed
The Northern mountainous provinces transport connection project is funded by the Asian Development Bank and the Australian Government. The Prime Minister approved the project investment policy. The Ministry of Transport approved the investment project and assigned Project Management Board 2 as the investor.
The project has a total investment of about 6,000 billion VND, including 2 routes with a total length of about 200km.
The first route connects Lai Chau with Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway, about 147km long.
The second route connects Nghia Lo (Yen Bai province) with Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway, about 53km long, passing through Van Yen and Van Chan districts.
Of which, the route connecting Nghia Lo with Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway has a total investment of nearly 1,300 billion VND, starting from June 2022.
According to Lao Dong, the route connecting Nghia Lo with Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway, from IC14 intersection to Dai Son commune center, Van Yen district, has been completed with 2 layers of asphalt concrete, convenient for traffic.
From Mo Vang commune to the intersection with National Highway 32, the contractor is concentrating and mobilizing a series of modern machines to complete the project on schedule.
According to the Ministry of Transport, the site clearance work for the route connecting Nghia Lo with Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway was divided into separate sub-projects implemented by the Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee from January 2021.
Currently, the investor is directing contractors to take advantage of favorable weather conditions to complete the construction of the sections before December 31, 2024.
"Strive to complete the project in 2025 and put the route into operation soon," the Ministry of Transport stated.
