Work on Mong Cai-Van Don expressway to begin in December

The projected 80.2-kilometer expressway, which is set to link with the Halong-Haiphong and Halong-Van Dong expressways, will have four lanes and a designated top speed of 100 kilometers per hour. The expressway is designed to cover some 456 hectares across the Van Don, Tien Yen, Dam Ha and Hai Ha districts, as well as Mong Cai City.

The project will be developed by the consortium of Long Van Infrastructure Investment and Development Co., Ltd; Van Don Sun JSC; and Cong Thanh Transportation and Construction Corporation, under the public-private partnership and build-operate-transfer formats.

The Mong Cai-Van Don expressway project, with a total cost of over VND11 trillion, is slated for completion within 22 months.

When put into service, the expressway will raise the total coverage in the northern province of Quang Ninh to some 200 kilometers. The Mong Cai-Van Don expressway is expected to connect with the Hanoi-Haiphong and Hanoi-Lao Cai expressways to complete the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Haiphong-Mong Cai expressway system, which will be the longest in Vietnam.

Quang Ninh Province will benefit from the expressway, making it the country’s leading service hub and gateway for domestic and international transactions.

According to the management board for investment and construction of the Quang Ninh transport project, the competent agencies are assessing technical designs.

In addition, the province will put into service the Halong-Van Don expressway from December 25. Earlier, the Halong-Haiphong expressway and Bach Dang Bridge, which connects Quang Ninh Province and Haiphong City, were opened to traffic on September 1.