The Ministry of Transport has just submitted to the Government for approval the investment project policy for 3 national highways (QL53, QL62 and QL91B) to connect regions and adapt to climate change in the Mekong Delta region, using loans from the World Bank (WB).
Accordingly, for National Highway 53, the Ministry of Transport proposed to upgrade the Nga Tu Bridge, Long Ho - Ba Si section, including the construction of a new bypass route of Vung Liem and Cang Long Towns, approximately 17.3 km long. The investment length is approximately 41 km, passing through the two provinces of Vinh Long and Tra Vinh. This route is invested in and renovated to meet the standards of a grade III plain road, with a 12 m wide roadbed, 11 m wide road surface and a design speed of 80 km/h.
For National Highway 62, the investment length is about 69km in Long An province. The route is upgraded and renovated to meet the standards of a grade III plain road, with a design speed of 80km/h. Meanwhile, National Highway 91B is upgraded with an investment length of about 141km, in Can Tho city, Hau Giang, Soc Trang and Bac Lieu provinces. The route is upgraded and renovated to meet the standards of a grade III plain road, with a design speed of 80km/h.
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, equipment before tax; construction supervision consulting costs; contingency costs for the above items.
The Ministry of Transport said that the investment in the project aims to gradually complete the road traffic network connecting the region according to the approved planning scale, contributing to promoting socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security in the Mekong Delta region. At the same time, it will improve the efficiency, traffic safety and adaptability to climate change of the 3 national highways (QL53, QL62, QL91B) connecting 7 provinces and cities in this region.
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Source: https://baovinhlong.vn/thoi-su/202502/de-xuat-gan-9300-ty-dong-nang-cap-3-tuyen-quoc-lo-dbscl-d1a0693/
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