The first bidding package of over VND5.3 trillion ($227.47 million) for a 20-km route connecting Nghia Lo town in Yen Bai province with the Noi Bai - Lao Cai Highway was deployed on June 23. This is an important project within the northern mountainous transport connection project invested in by the Ministry of Transport with ODA loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and non-refundable aid from the Australian Government and domestic counterpart funding.