Premier wants Hanoi region’s Ring Road 4 completed in 2025

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said construction of Ring Road 4 in the Hanoi capital region needed to be finished in 2025.

Inspecting the work on Friday, he said the route as a key infrastructure project would help bolster social-economic development in the region. He asked authorities of Hanoi and the two neighboring provinces of Bac Ninh and Hung Yen to start their first construction packages this June.

The route will be about 113 kilometere long, with more than 58 kilometers in Hanoi, 19.3 kilometers in Hung Yen, and around 35.3 kilometers in Bac Ninh. It will strengthen connectivity and create motivation for regional development.

The project has a total investment of over VND85.8 trillion ($3.66 billion), with more than VND28.1 trillion ($1.2 billion) from the state budget, almost VND28.2 trillion from the local budget, and the remainder from build-operate-transfer (BOT) contracts. The National Assembly, the highest legislative body in the country, approved the investment policy for the project last June.

The whole route is scheduled to be put into operation in 2027.

In the Prime Minister’s Friday inspection, Hanoi, Bac Ninh, and Hung Yen authorities reported that generally, the project’s items are being carried out on schedule, including site clearance, feasibility and environment impact assessment reports.

PM Chinh asked the Government Office to closely work with related ministries and agencies to solve problems, if any, faced by the project, under the directions of Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha. Issues beyond authority at lower levels must be submitted to higher levels. The PM also asked agencies to work as fast as possible and avoid troublesome paperwork and red-tape procedures.