Over VND8 trillion to build Dau Giay – Tan Phu expressway
More than VND8 trillion (US$360 million) will be invested to build the first phase of Dau Giay – Tan Phu expressway in the southern province of Dong Nai.
The Dau Giay-Tan Phu route will be 59.6 km long and 17m wide running through Thong Nhat, Dinh Quan, Xuan Loc and Tan Phu districts in Dong Nai.
It will be expanded to 24.7 m wide in the second phase, when the allowed speeds will go up to 100-120 km per hour, with a total investment of over VND6.88 trillion (US$309.6 million).
After being approved by the Ministry of Transport, the project will start construction in the first quarter of 2017 and be completed in about three years.The building of the Dau Giay – Tan Phu expressway is significant as it will connect with the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay and Bien Hoa – Ba Ria-Vung Tau highways, thus facilitating transport connectivity between Lam Dong and Dong Nai provinces and Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
It also helps to boost socio-economic development in key economic zones in the south and Central Highlands as well as in economic, social and industrial hubs along National Highway 20 linking Lam Dong to Ho Chi Minh City and southeastern provinces.