Da Nang plans to key traffic project in 2023, according to the municipal Department of Transport.

They are the Hoa Lien - Tuy Loan expressway, as part of the La Son - Tuy Loan section of the Ho Chi Minh Road, and the upgrading of a section of the National Highway 14B that runs through Hoa Vang District.

Work will begin on these projects in 2023, and the construction work will be completed and put into use in 2025.

As part of the The Ho Chi Minh Road project, the Hoa Lien - Tuy Loan section has a total length of about 11.5 km.

The expected starting point is at a location adjacent to the Hoa Lien intersection in the namesake commune and the ending point is adjacent to the Tuy Loan intersection in Hoa Nhon Commune, Hoa Vang District.

The main part of the project is built according to highway standards, with a design speed of 80 km/h, with a 4-lane divergent scale, a 22m-wide roadbed of 22m.

Preliminary total project investment is about VND 2,113 billion funded by the State budget.

Meanwhile, the section of the National Highway 14B running through Hoa Vang District, with a total length of about 7.5 km, will be upgraded according to the scale of the 6-lane urban trunk road with a design speed of 80km/h, and a roadbed width of 34m.

The starting point of the project is at Km24+633 at the Tuy Loan intersection, also known as the beginning point of the Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway, whilst its ending point is at Km32+185.09, both within Hoa Khuong Commune, Hoa Vang District.

The expansion of the 7.5 km section aims to meet the travel demand and regional connectivity of the whole route as well as improve traffic safety.

Reporting by PHUONG UYEN - Translating by M.DUNG