Ministry of Transport clarifies investment orientation for 36 km of Ring Road 5 through Ha Nam

According to the plan, Ring Road 5 - Capital region passing through Ha Nam province is about 36 km long, including 6 expressway lanes and a parallel road system with 2 lanes on each side.

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The Ministry of Transport has just sent a document to the People's Committee of Ha Nam province in response to the locality's proposal to support central budget capital to invest in the construction of a parallel road on both sides of Ring Road 5 - Hanoi Capital Region.

According to Mr. Le Anh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Transport, in the Road Network Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, the Ring Road 5 - Capital Region passing through Ha Nam province is about 36 km long, including a 6-lane expressway and a parallel road with 2 lanes on each side, with investment progress before 2030.

“In order to soon form an East-West dynamic axis to attract investment in developing industrial parks and high-tech parks, contributing to promoting the province's socio-economic development, and managing land funds according to planning, the study of investment in parallel roads on both sides of the belt is necessary and under the authority of the People's Committee of Ha Nam province in case of separation from the expressway,” the leader of the Ministry of Transport assessed.

The Ministry of Transport said that its agencies are developing a detailed plan for the 5th Ring Road - Capital Region in the road infrastructure planning, expected to be submitted to the Prime Minister in 2024.

Therefore, the Ministry of Transport requested the People's Committee of Ha Nam province to direct relevant agencies to closely coordinate with the Vietnam Road Administration to determine the scope and boundaries of the parallel road, as a basis for investment implementation.

Regarding central budget support, the Ministry of Transport requested the People's Committee of Ha Nam province to study the investment plan for the parallel road on both sides of Ring Road 5 - the Capital region, determine the investment cost and work with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance to report to the Prime Minister for decision.

Previously, the People's Committee of Ha Nam province proposed that the Government and the Ministry of Transport pay attention to supporting the central budget capital in the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021-2025 from reserve sources, increased revenue and the central budget in the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2026-2030 for the investment project to build a parallel road on both sides of Ring Road 5 - Capital region (phase I).

This project, according to the People's Committee of Ha Nam province, has an impact on inter-regional connectivity between Ha Nam province and the provinces of Thai Binh, Hung Yen, Nam Dinh, Hanoi city and the northern mountainous provinces.

According to the Road Network Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, the belt road - Capital region (code CT 39) is 272 km long, not including about 41 km overlapping the Noi Bai - Ha Long, Hanoi - Thai Nguyen, Hanoi - Lao Cai expressways and National Highway 3 and 59.5 km overlapping the Ho Chi Minh road.

The route passes through Hanoi, Hoa Binh, Ha Nam, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Bac Giang, Thai Nguyen, Vinh Phuc.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/bo-giao-thong-van-tai-lam-ro-dinh-huong-dau-tu-36-km-duong-vanh-dai-5-qua-ha-nam-d223688.html