The Chairman of the Hoa Binh Provincial People’s Committee has approved the construction of the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau expressway section running through the northern province.

It will link Hoa Binh with neighboring Son La province.

The 34-km section in Hoa Binh will be built at an estimated cost of nearly VND10 trillion ($416 million), sourced from the State budget and the provincial budget.

The section will initially have two lanes with a roadbed width of 12 meters, allowing a speed limit of 80 kph.

Upon full completion, the expressway will have four lanes with a roadbed width of 22 meters.

Thirty bridges will also be built along the route, including a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Hoa Binh hydropower reservoir. Three tunnels will also be built with a length ranging from 492 meters to 720 meters.

The project will be implemented from 2024 to 2028.