A tunnel on National Highway 1 between the central provinces of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen will be put into operation in January 2019.

Workers at the construction site.

Mr Luu Xuan Thuy, Deputy General Director of Deo Ca Investment Joint Stock Company, on Tuesday said that construction units were working day and night to complete the project so it could open to traffic before the Lunar New Year (Tet).

Works on the 6.6km tunnel, running through the Cu Mong Pass, began in September 2017, Dan Tri online newspaper reported.

The company said the tunnel, built with investment of 3.92 trillion VND (over 170.4 million USD), would allow vehicles to travel at a maximum speed of 80km per hour.

Each side of the tunnel road will have two 2.6km lanes, helping vehicles reduce time and money, while also boosting trade as well as economic development for the south central region.

On the same day, the Deo Ca Company and Central Construction University also launched a landscape design competition to create a unique point for the tunnel.

The contest will run until 15 October.

(Source: VNS/ DA NANG Today)