Proposal to invest over 9,000 billion VND in 3 national highways

QL53 is proposed to be upgraded from Nga Tu bridge, Long Ho - Ba Si section, including the construction of a new bypass route for Vung Liem and Cang Long towns, approximately 17.3km long. The total investment length is approximately 41km, passing through Vinh Long and Tra Vinh provinces.

This project is part of the proposed investment policy for 3 routes: National Highway 53, National Highway 62 and National Highway 91B connecting the region, adapting to climate change in the Mekong Delta region, using loans from the World Bank (WB). The preliminary total investment is about 9,297 billion VND, equivalent to about 385 million USD.

Of which, the WB loan of about 262 million USD is used for items such as construction costs, pre-tax equipment; construction supervision consulting costs; contingency costs for the above items. The counterpart capital of 2,975 billion VND is used for items such as project management costs, construction investment consulting, other costs; site clearance costs and taxes and fees.

Regarding the upgrading of National Highway 53, the consulting unit previously prepared a pre-feasibility study report proposing the construction of 11 new bridges on the upgraded and expanded section and on the 17km-long bypass route between Vung Liem and Cang Long towns.

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Source: https://baovinhlong.vn/tin-moi/202504/de-xuat-dau-tu-3-tuyen-quoc-lo-tren-9000-ty-dong-8ef0a6f/