Vietnam's Government Asks the National Assembly to Approve Three Expressways Totalling 430.5 Kilometres and About 162.4 Trillion Dong
HANOI — Vietnam's government on November 7 asked the National Assembly to approve public investment in three expressways: the Moc Chau-Son La-Dien Bien route at 179.5 kilometres, the Bao Ha-Lai Chau route (the Bao Ha-Tan Phong section) at 119 kilometres, and the Quang Ngai-Kon Tum route at 132 kilometres — about 430.5 kilometres in total, all four lanes with design speeds of 80 to 120 km/h.
Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh, presenting the proposal on the prime minister's behalf, said the preliminary total investment is about 162.4 trillion dong: roughly 63.1 trillion for Moc Chau-Son La-Dien Bien, 51.0 trillion for Bao Ha-Lai Chau and 48.3 trillion for Quang Ngai-Kon Tum. The government plans to allocate about 119.4 trillion dong from the central budget in 2026-2030.
The government had studied build-operate-transfer partnerships, but its calculations showed that even with the state covering 50 to 70 percent of the cost, no payback period could be established, so it proposed financing all three routes as public investment. Investment preparation is scheduled for 2026-2027, land compensation and construction are to begin in 2027, the roads are to be substantially complete in 2030, and they are to open in 2031.
The National Assembly's Economic and Financial Committee said in its review report that it broadly agreed the three routes are necessary and consistent with Vietnam's development strategy and planning. The Assembly is expected to decide on the proposals later this month.
(Source: Vietnam Ministry of Construction)
Source: Vietnam Ministry of Construction
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Photo: 图：越南边和—头顿高速公路（资料图，MinhVN1863 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0），经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway in Vietnam (file photo, MinhVN1863, CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
