Monday, May 16, 2011



Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung inaugurated the construction of the Minh Luong-Thu Bay and the Rach Gia bypass southern coastal corridor road project in Chau Thanh District in the southern province of Kien Giang on May 14. According to the road construction agency My Thuan Project Management Unit, the Rach Gia bypass will stretch for 20.8 kilometres and the Minh Luong-Thu Bay stretch for 22.8 kilometres. The project at an estimated cost of US$132 million is expected to be complete by 2014. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, PM Dung stressed that the southern coastal corridor road project is extremely important and significant for the provinces in the Mekong Delta. Therefore, ground clearance work must take precedence in order to ensure that the project is on schedule.  The 950km-long route, which begins in Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok, runs through Cambodia and ends in Ca Mau city. It will be built at a cost of $398 million sourced from preferential loans of the Government of South Korea and the Asian Development Bank. It is a non-refundable aid from the Australian government and reciprocal capital of the Vietnamese government.  On the same day, Da Nang Department of Transport kicked off the construction of the Nguyen Tri Phuong Bridge and road from Khue Trung in Cam Le District to Hoa Quy in Ngu Hanh Son District. The 6.83-kilometre project will have six lanes with a total capital of VND1, 062 billion ($53 million). according to saigon-gpdaily.com.vn, May 15, 2011

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