The Quang Ngai Provincial People’s Council has given the go-ahead to an infrastructure investment project to serve the development of the new An Phu urban area in Pearl Island in Quang Ngai city, with total investment of around VND3.8 trillion ($159 million).

The project will build a bridge and roads connecting the area with Truong Sa and Hoang Sa roads and invest in site clearance and resettlement. It will cover a total area of 240 ha.

It is scheduled to be built between 2023 and 2028.

Construction is aimed at realizing the central province’s resolution on urban development and its five-year socio-economic development plan for the 2021-2026 period, gradually complete the provincial transport network, and develop Quang Ngai city.