The Ministry of Transport will accelerate progress towards inaugurating 59 projects later this year, stated Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong.

A section of the Ho Chi Minh Road traversing the Central Highlands of Gia Lai (Photo: VNA)

They include upgrades to and expansions of National Highway 1 from Thanh Hoa to Can Tho, the Ha Noi – Hai Phong highway and Pleiku airport facilities, among others.

The ministry will also launch key projects such as the Hung Ha Bridge, National Highway 18 linking Noi Bai and Bac Ninh, the Bac Giang – Lang Son expressway and Chau Doc Bridge.

In coordination with municipal and provincial authorities, it will also step up site clearance, resettlement and capital disbursement.

In the first half of this year, a 663-kilometre stretch of the Ho Chi Minh trail running from the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum to the southern province of Binh Phuoc was completed 18 months ahead of schedule, saving around 2 trillion VND (95.2 million USD).

(Source: VNA)