The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has officially approved the investment plan for the Chon Thanh - Duc Hoa section of the Ho Chi Minh Highway, with total capital at nearly VND2.3 trillion ($97 million).

Of this, VND264 billion ($11.1 million) will be used for site clearance, compensation, and resettlement, while over VND1.66 trillion ($70 million) will be invested in construction.

The 73-km project will link southern Binh Phuoc province and the Mekong Delta’s Long An province.

Construction is scheduled to begin this year and be completed by 2025.

The section was approved by the MoT in late 2007 and has two lanes.

After kicking off in 2009, it was then postponed in 2011 under Government Resolution No. 11/NQ-CP on measures to control inflation and stabilize the macro-economy to ensure social welfare.

In April this year, the MoT asked the project management board of the Ho Chi Minh Highway to complete the necessary procedures to resume construction of the section this year.