PM Phạm Minh Chính examines the Vân Phong – Nha Trang Expressway project on April 29. VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang

BÌNH ĐỊNH – Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính inspected the implementation of some expressway projects in the central provinces of Khánh Hòa, Phú Yên, and Bình Định on April 29.

The Government leader and officials examined some sub-projects of the North - South Expressway’s eastern wing, namely Vân Phong - Nha Trang, Chí Thạnh - Vân Phong, and Hoài Nhơn - Quy Nhơn; along with the Khánh Hòa - Buôn Ma Thuột expressway project.

Praising the spirit of engineers and workers at construction sites, PM Chính asked the parties involved in the projects to summon all personnel and equipment to build the roads on schedule with progress, quality, aesthetic value, labour safety, and environmental protection guaranteed.

They also need to enhance examination and supervision, give commendation in timely manner, prevent corruption and negative phenomena, care for workers’ life, and ensure the people displaced to serve the projects have a better or at least equal quality of life compared to their previous living places, he noted.

In particular, he added, ministries, sectors, and localities must coordinate closely with one another to tackle bottlenecks, ensure smart transport management and operation, and build rest areas and support facilities meeting standards.

The Vân Phong - Nha Trang expressway section, 83.35km long in total, traverses four district-level localities of Khánh Hòa Province. Invested with over VNĐ11.8 trillion (US$465.6 million), its construction was launched in January 2023 and is expected to be completed in December 2025.

The Chí Thạnh - Vân Phong section is 48.05km long and runs through five district-level localities of Phú Yên Province. It has total investment of more than VNĐ10.73 trillion. This sub-project started in January 2023 and is scheduled to finish in December 2025.

The 70.1km section of Hoài Nhơn - Quy Nhơn crosses six district-level localities of Bình Định Province and is invested with VNĐ12.4 trillion. Work started on this section in January 2023 and is scheduled to be completed on September 30, 2025.

Meanwhile, the first phase of the Khánh Hòa - Buôn Ma Thuột expressway project is 117.5km long in total, including about 32.7km through Khánh Hòa and 84.8km through the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk. Comprising three sub-projects, it is set to be completed in 2026 and put into use entirely in 2027.

The North - South Expressway, from the Hữu Nghị Border Gate in northern Lạng Sơn Province to Nam Căn Town in the southernmost province of Cà Mau, is 2,064km, of which 1,226km has been completed and open to traffic.

Aside from this route, many inter-regional expressways are also being built nationwide. Việt Nam targets 3,000km of expressways by 2025 and 5,000km by 2030. VNS