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Quang Ninh to carry out three key transport projects in 2018

Quang Ninh will carry out two key transport projects -the Van Don – Mong Cai Highway and Ha Long – Cam Pha coastal road, while studying the construction of an undersea tunnel through Cua Luc bay.
Quang Ninh to carry out three key transport projects in 2018 ảnh 1Van Don international airport under construction (Source: VNA)

Quang Ninh (VNA) - The northern province of Quang Ninh will carry out twokey transport projects -the Van Don – Mong Cai Highway and Ha Long – Cam Phacoastal road, while studying the construction of an undersea tunnelthrough Cua Luc bay (the gateway to Ha Long Bay) in 2018.

The Van Don – Mong Cai highway project’s feasibility study report was just approvedin February. Investor selection is underway to ensure the project can be launchedin the third quarter and completed by 2020.

The 80.2km-long Van Don – Mong Cai Highway with four lanes for vehicles will becarried out under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) form with a total investmentof nearly 11.2 trillion VND (492.58 million USD). Fees will be collected for 20years on the highway.

Meanwhile, the 27 km-long coastal road linking Ha Long - Cam Pha will be implementedunder the build-transfer (BT) form, with a total investment of 5.6 trillion VND(246.4 million USD).

Construction of the Vingroup-invested project will begin by the end of June. Oncecompleted, the road is expected to help ease traffic on National Highway 18Asection running through Cam Pha city, while forming a modern and comprehensivetransport network connecting urban areas in the province.

The 1.3km-long undersea tunnel project in Ha Long city is estimated to cost 7.875trillion VND (346.5 million USD).

The provincial Department of Transport will set up a management board of theproject. Public opinions will be collected after a feasibility study report iscompleted. Once approved by the Prime Minister, the project will be commenced in2019.

The implementation schedules of the three projects will be reviewed at weeklymeeting of the provincial People’s Committee, said Vu Van Hop, chief of thecommittee’s office.

Together with other local transport projects, including the Hai Phong – HaLong, Ha Long – Van Don highways, upgrades to National Highway 18, and Van Doninternational airport, the three key projects are hoped to improve theprovince’s transport infrastructure system, thus contributing to localsocio-economic development and promoting local tourism and border- andmarine-economic potential .-VNA
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