Construction of important expressway starts
VGP - The construction of Trung Lương – Mỹ Thuận Expressway, with the investment capital of some VND19 trillion, was kick-started on Sunday in the southern province of Tiền Giang.
The 54-km expressway will join the Hồ
Chí Minh City–Trung Lương Expressway, providing a springboard for the socio-economic,
security, defense, and cultural development in the localities where the way runs
through in particular and the Mekong Delta in general, PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng said
at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Trung Lương–Mỹ Thuận Expressway.
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The Trung Lương – Mỹ Thuận Expressway has four lanes, 25.5-26.5m in width, allowing vehicles to run at a speed of 120 km/h. It is scheduled to open to traffic in the last quarter of 2012.
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BIDV Expressway Development Joint-stock Company, which
will be given the right to collect toll fees on the Trung
Lương–Mỹ Thuận Expressway, plans to recoup its investment in 34 years.
By Ngọc Vân