The upgrade of the 48.4-km highway, running across Quang Ngai province, is expected to significantly improve transport infrastructure, shorten travel times and reduce logistics costs.
The government has issued measures for implementing the Planning for Inland Waterway Infrastructure in the 2021-2030 Period and Vision to 2050, which identifies 17 investment projects using State budget capital and a series of projects upgrading and expanding passenger and cargo ports using enterprise capital. A breakthrough mechanism on access to foreign preferential loans by the government will also be applied for infrastructure projects that effectively connect inland waterway traffic with seaports.
A proposal has been made for a new passenger terminal to be built at Vinh International Airport in north-central Nghe An province with a capacity of 12 million passengers a year and also an additional runway. Current capacity is only 2 million passengers a year.