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Transport infrastructure boosts Central Highlands’ development

Upgrades will be made to all key roads in the Central Highlands region from now to 2020 with a view to boosting local socio-economic development, according to the Ministry of Transport.
Transport infrastructure boosts Central Highlands’ development ảnh 1A section of the National Highway 19 (Source: VNA)


Dak Lak (VNA) – Upgrades will be made to all key roads in theCentral Highlands region from now to 2020 with a view to boosting local socio-economicdevelopment, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Focus will be put on developing the road system, with Ho Chi Minh Highway beingthe backbone to develop routes connecting with vicinal areas and neighbouring countries.  All communes in the region will have concreteroads leading to downtown areas.

Investment will also be made to enhance the quality of regional airports toserve A320 and A321 airplanes around the clock, such as Lien Khuong airport inLam Dong, Buon Ma Thuot airport in Dak Lak, and Pleidu airport in Gia Laiprovince.

Railway will be built, connecting Gia Nghia in Dak Nong province to Mui Ne in BinhThuan province to serve bauxite projects, while repairing the Thap Cham – DaLat railway to serve tourism development in Da Lat city of Lam Dong province.

Since 2011, dozens of trillion dongs have been poured into developing thetransport infrastructure system in the Central Highlands, particularly the keyworks of Ho Chi Minh Highway section running through the Central Highlands (or NationalHighway 14), national highways, 19, 20 and 28, thus facilitating the travel of localresidents and improving the competitiveness of firms in the region.

Currently, the Central Highlands has a combined length of roads of nearly40,000 km, accounting for over 7.33 percent of the nation’s transport system.Nearly half of the network is concrete roads.

The Central Highlands comprises of Lam Dong, Dak Lak, Kon Tum, Dak Nong and GiaLai provinces. -VNA 
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