The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu and Deputy Head of the Central Inspection Commission Nghiem Phu Cuong.

Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee Nguyen Van Tung said: Recently, the locality has invested in Nam Dinh Vu seaport and Wharfs No. 1 and No. 2 of Lach Huyen international port. Wharfs No. 3, 4 and Wharfs No. 5 and 6 have also been basically completed.

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Delegates cut the ribbon to start the project. Photo: TH

Therefore, the volume of goods passing through Hai Phong port always increases at a high rate, from 12 - 15%/year, reaching 190 million tons in 2024 alone. However, currently, the entire volume of goods passing through the above seaports and old ports mainly circulates through the routes through the city center, causing congestion, increasing traffic accidents and environmental pollution in the city center.

Therefore, Hai Phong City has decided to invest in the construction of Ring Road 2 to divert freight vehicles through this route, not through the city center; expand urban space, expand economic space to the South of the city. The investment project to build Ring Road 2, Tan Vu - Hung Dao - Bui Vien section, is being implemented in the districts of Hai An, Duong Kinh and Kien An with a total investment of over 7,000 billion VND from the city budget.

The road section is 11km long, 68m wide, with 8 lanes for motor vehicles. On the route, there is Hai Thanh bridge over Lach Tray river, more than 1.1km long, 36m wide. In addition, there is also investment in a resettlement area with an area of ​​12ha.

In order to effectively implement the project, Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee Nguyen Van Tung requested the contractors to focus on human and material resources to build the project, with technical and aesthetic skills, striving to complete the project by May 13, 2028. In the immediate future, the city's departments, branches, and localities will focus on completing site clearance work before June 30.