More transport routes to be upgraded
VGP - The PM has recently approved a plan to upgrade, construct and restore certain national highways and inter-district roads in Hà Nội, Thái Nguyên, Quảng Ninh, and Bến Tre, under BOT (build/operation/transfer) and BT (build/transfer) contracts.
The Government assigned the Sông
Đà Corporations to take charge of upgrading the Hà Nội–Thái Nguyên section of National Highway 3, the Đại Dương Development
Joint Stock Company to upgrade and restore the Uông Bí Town–Hạ Long City section of National Highway 18, and the
People’s Committees of Bến Tre Province to complete the construction of the Thạnh Phú–Mỏ Cày Nam inter-district
road which runs along the Cổ Chiên
River.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of
Transport is responsible for selecting qualified investors, collecting comments
from related ministries, and directing investors in mapping out constructions
plans.