Striving to start the investment project to expand Cao Bo highway

It is expected that the investment project to expand the North-South expressway, Cao Bo - Mai Son section, will start construction next December.

Regarding the progress of the North-South Expressway expansion project, Cao Bo - Mai Son section, in an interview with Giao Thong Newspaper, a representative of the Ninh Binh Department of Transport said that currently, the design documents, estimates and bidding plan for the project have been submitted to the Ministry of Transport for review and approval.

Cao Bo - Mai Son expressway section (Photo: Ta Hai).

"It is expected that the bidding documents will be issued this November. The work of selecting contractors and starting the project will be implemented in December 2024," informed a representative of the Ninh Binh Department of Transport.

According to the investment plan approved by the Ministry of Transport, the Cao Bo - Mai Son expressway expansion project has a total length of more than 15km. The starting point connects to the Cau Gie - Ninh Binh expressway in Yen Bang commune, Y Yen district, Nam Dinh province.

The end point of the project connects with the North-South expressway project, Mai Son - National Highway 45 section, in Mai Son commune, Yen Mo district, Ninh Binh province.

The project is invested in the scale of a class 100-120 highway, with a design speed of 100-120km/h, expanding 2 lanes on the left side of the existing road, and the roadbed width is expanded to 15.25m (ensuring a completed scale of 6 lanes, roadbed width of 32.25m). The route direction is kept the same as the route direction of the invested and constructed phase.

There are a total of 7 bridges on the highway. Of these, 3 bridges (Nam Binh Bridge, Dong Thinh Bridge, Mai Son Bridge) have been invested in, ensuring a scale of 6 lanes, adding a rough layer on the bridge surface.

For 4 bridges: Cao Bo Bridge, Cam Bridge, Highway 10 overpass, Quan Vinh Bridge, additional bridge units will be built on the left side of the route to ensure a scale of 6 lanes.

In addition, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are also invested in accordance with current standards, technical regulations and regulations.

With the above plan, the total investment for the Cao Bo - Mai Son expressway expansion project is nearly 1,900 billion VND from the central budget.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/phan-dau-khoi-cong-du-an-dau-tu-mo-rong-cao-toc-cao-bo-mai-son-trong-thang-12-192241112221011724.htm