PM Nguyen Tan Dung (center) at the groundbreaking ceremony 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 (Photo:SGGP)
Last updated: 5/15/2011
Source: Thanh Nien
Work started on a section of a trans-Southeast Asia road in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on Saturday.
The Minh Luong-Thu Bay section and the Rach Gia bypass in Kien Giang are part of the Southern Coastal Corridor Project which aims to build 217 kilometers of road running from Vietnam-Cambodia border to the Mekong Delta provinces of Kien Giang and Ca Mau.
The 217-km stretch is part of the 950km-long route, which begins in Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok, runs through Cambodia and ends in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Ca Mau.
The 23-km Minh Luong-Thu Bay section and the 21-km Rach Gia bypass are expected to finish after three years and will cost $132 million.
The Southern Coastal Corridor Project is part of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) cooperation program, and aims to set up an international road linking important economic zones of Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand with other ASEAN countries.
Total costs are estimated at $398 million sourced from preferential loans of the government of South Korea and the Asian Development Bank, non-refundable aid of the Australian government and corresponding capital of the Vietnamese government.
Once operational, the road is expected to facilitate travel and trade in the region, including Vietnamese exports to Cambodia through the Ha Tien International Border Gate in the Kien Giang Province.
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Construction of southern coastal road begins
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).
By By B.Dai,Ng.Hung – Translated by Mong Quynh
Last updated: 5/15/2011
Source: Thanh Nien
Work started on a section of a trans-Southeast Asia road in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on Saturday.
The Minh Luong-Thu Bay section and the Rach Gia bypass in Kien Giang are part of the Southern Coastal Corridor Project which aims to build 217 kilometers of road running from Vietnam-Cambodia border to the Mekong Delta provinces of Kien Giang and Ca Mau.
The 217-km stretch is part of the 950km-long route, which begins in Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok, runs through Cambodia and ends in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Ca Mau.
The 23-km Minh Luong-Thu Bay section and the 21-km Rach Gia bypass are expected to finish after three years and will cost $132 million.
The Southern Coastal Corridor Project is part of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) cooperation program, and aims to set up an international road linking important economic zones of Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand with other ASEAN countries.
Total costs are estimated at $398 million sourced from preferential loans of the government of South Korea and the Asian Development Bank, non-refundable aid of the Australian government and corresponding capital of the Vietnamese government.
Once operational, the road is expected to facilitate travel and trade in the region, including Vietnamese exports to Cambodia through the Ha Tien International Border Gate in the Kien Giang Province.
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Construction of southern coastal road begins
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).
By By B.Dai,Ng.Hung – Translated by Mong Quynh
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