Work to start on 12 North-South Expressway projects this December

By Huong Dung
Thu, December 1, 2022 | 5:05 pm GMT+7

Vietnam will start construction of 12 North-South Expressway projects in the 2021-2025 period and T3 passenger terminal at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City in December.

The 12 North-South Expressway projects, with a combined investment of VND147 trillion ($6 billion), includes 267 kilometers from Ha Tinh to Quang Tri and 353 kilometers from Quang Ngai to Nha Trang in central Vietnam and 109 kilometers from Can Tho to Ca Mau in the Mekong Delta region.

Currently, appraisal and approval of technical design documents and estimates for bidding packages have completed.

Localities have approved compensation plans for 1,700 hectares, accounting for 28% of the total area to be recovered; and disbursed more than VND2.21 trillion ($90.17 million), or 31% of the capital allocated for 2022.

A North-South Expressway section. Photo courtesy of VnEconomy

A North-South Expressway section. Photo courtesy of VnEconomy

In the last month of the year, the North-South Expressway’s Cam Lo-La Son section linking Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue is expected to be put into operation, while technical runs are set to be launched on three other sections, namely Mai Son-National Highway 45 in Ninh Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces, Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet in Binh Thuan province, and Phan Thiet-Dau Giay in Binh Thuan and Dong Nai provinces.

Meanwhile, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans to start construction of Tan Son Nhat International Airport’s T3 passenger terminal in December. The VND10.99 trillion ($448.4 million) project was approved by the government with a capacity of 20 million passengers a year, aiming to ease load for the airport’s T1 terminal.

ACV will also kick off construction of a runway, a taxiway and an apron under the Long Thanh International Airport project in neighbouring Dong Nai province. The project has completed the construction of fences and mine clearance.

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