Work is progressing well on widening to 2 lanes the over 6.2 km-long former single-lane emergency tunnel which lies parallel to the existing 2-lane Hai Van Tunnel.  

Upgrading near the southern entrance to the new tunnel

The main focus is now on upgrading the northern and southern access roads.  This work will create a new 1.79 km-long stretch of road to Thua Thien-Hue Province’s Lang Co Town, and a 4.06 km-long roadway leading to Da Nang.

The Deo Ca Investment JSC from Viet Nam, which is now headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, is the project’s developer.  The nearly 7,300 billion VND project is being financed on the build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis, and the new tunnel is expected to come into use in 2019.

As a part of this large-scale project, upgrading of the existing main tunnel and a section of National Highway 1A is now also underway.  This work is expected to be completed by the end of the 2^nd quarter of this year.  

An entrance to the new tunnel

The overall project also includes a rescue centre, fire fighting equipment, and an area for collecting road tolls.

The project’s developer is now working closely with construction units in a bid to effectively deploy the project whilst still ensuring the normal operation of the existing main tunnel.