Considering the proposal of Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) (Document No. 3459/TTr-VEC-HDTV dated October 24, 2025) on assigning VEC as the managing agency to implement the Cau Gie - Ninh Binh Expressway expansion project to a scale of 6 lanes, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha commented as follows:
Assign the Ministry of Finance to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Construction and relevant agencies and localities to study the recommendations of VEC.
The unit proposed a handling plan and reported to the Prime Minister in writing before November 12, 2025.
Previously, VEC submitted a document to the Prime Minister on the proposal to assign VEC as the competent authority to implement the Cau Gie - Ninh Binh Expressway Expansion Project to 6 lanes.
In this submission, VEC proposed that the Government leaders assign VEC as the managing agency to implement the project in accordance with the provisions of the law on public investment.
VEC also recommended that the Ministry of Finance allocate state budget capital to participate in the Project of at least about 100 billion VND from the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2026 - 2030 announced by the Ministry of Finance.
The Cau Gie - Ninh Binh Expressway Project Phase 1 was approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 323/QD-TTg dated April 20, 2005 and assigned VEC as the investor.
VEC started construction, completed and put into operation in 2012, with a total length of about 50 km. The current section has 4 lanes, a 25 m wide road surface, and a 35.5 m complete roadbed for 6 lanes. The bridges and culverts have been designed to meet the scale of 6 lanes from phase 1 of the project.
According to statistics, traffic volume on the route has increased by an average of more than 10% per year. Currently, the route is overloaded with a scale of 4 lanes, often causing congestion - especially during holidays and Tet.
