Vietnam eyes completion of 3,000 km of highways by 2025
The Government Office on August 19 issued a document announcing the conclusion by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, head of the State steering committee for national key transport projects, at the 13th meeting of the committee.
Accordingly, the Government leader urged competent ministries, sectors, and localities to make concerted efforts and resolve to complete 3,000 km of highways by 2025 .
He asked for the acceleration of the disbursement of capital investment for transport projects across the nation, which is around VND200 trillion (over $8 billion), saying it will contribute to creating motives for growth.
Relevant sides must work together to push ahead the completion of investment procedures, arrange funds for the projects, remove roadblocks, and report to the Prime Minister on their challenges. In the meantime, localities must mobilize the whole political system to engage in the site clearance work, and drastically fulfill the process as scheduled.
A 500-day emulation campaign for completing 3,000 km of expressways was launched at a recent ceremony held in the presence of PM Chinh in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.
So far, about 1,000 km of expressways traversing 15 provinces and cities has been completed, raising the total length of such roads to nearly 2,100 km. Ongoing projects are constructing more than 1,700 km while work on another 1,400 km is about to start soon.
Vietnam News Agency – August 20, 2024