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Hanoi plans to open new tunnel this October

Contractors have been asked to accelerate work on the Le Van Luong - Belt Road No. 3 tunnel in Hanoi with a view to inaugurating this facility on October 10.
Hanoi plans to open new tunnel this October ảnh 1The Le Van Luong - Belt Road No. 3 tunnel under construction (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –Contractors have been asked to accelerate work on the Le Van Luong - Belt Road No.3 tunnel in Hanoi with a view to inaugurating this facility on October 10.

Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Tran Sy Thanh and other local officials inspected some key transportprojects on September 7, including the tunnel.

Thanh required that the Hanoi management boardfor transport facility investment and construction order contractors to speedup progress so as to open the Le Van Luong - Belt Road No. 3 tunnel by October10 this year and Vinh Tuy 2 Bridge on the National Day (September 2) occasion in2023.

Work on the Le Van Luong - Belt Road No. 3 tunnelstarted on October 2, 2020. The management board said it has urgedcontractors to arrange three shifts working around the clock, and that about85% of the workload has been completed.

Meanwhile, construction is also beingramped up for Vinh Tuy 2 Bridge. About 70% of the project, which began onJanuary 9, 2021, has been done./.
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