May 14, 2023 | 14:30

Over $500mln to be invested in transport projects in Long An

Ánh Tuyết

Projects in Mekong Delta province aimed at meeting sustainable development goals.

Over $500mln to be invested in transport projects in Long An

The Ministry of Transport will focus resources on investing in the construction of three priority transport projects in the Mekong Delta’s Long An province with total estimated investment of over VND12.5 trillion ($527 million).

One of the project is to upgrade National Highway No. 62 and Road N2, at an estimated cost of more than VND2 trillion ($84 million). It is listed as one of the projects to use financial support from partner donations to reach sustainable development goals in the Mekong Delta region in climate change adaptation.

Another will build a section of Ring Road No. 3 in Ho Chi Minh City passing through Long An province. Investment in the 7-km section is over VND8.3 trillion ($350 million).

The first phase of the Ring Road No. 3 project began in 2022 and is expected to be completed by 2025 and open to traffic in 2026.

The third project will build a section of the Ho Chi Minh Highway passing through Long An province. It is 21 km in length and will cost an estimated VND2.2 trillion ($92 million).

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