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City-Trung Luong expressway opens
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved the early opening yesterday of the first expressway connecting HCM City with Tien Giang Province and other provinces in Mekong Delta, prior to its completion.
The approval as proposed by the Transport Ministry aims to help ease traffic congestion on National Highway 1A, which is to soar ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year) that falls on February 14.
Prime Minister Dung ordered the Transport Ministry to co-ordinate with the Ministry of Public Security and local authorities, to ensure the safety of travellers on the new road.
Dung also asked the Transport Ministry to issue regulations regarding the management of the highway prior to the February 3 opening.
Dung asked the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) and the Expressway Development Company (BEDC), the investors of the highway, to join hands with the Transport Ministry in managing and operating the highway temporarily.
Only vehicles driving over 70 km per hour are permitted on the expressway. Slow vehicles and trucks more than 4.2 metres high and wider than 2.8 metres are prohibited.
The HCM City – Trung Luong Expressway is around 62 kilometres long with eight lanes and allows a speed limit of 120 kilometres per hour.
Total investment in the project is approximately VND9.88 trillion (US$535 million) from the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam.
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