PM Pham Minh Chinh launches construction of the Dong Dang - Tra Linh Expressway

The Dong Dang - Tra Linh expressway, with a total length of 93.35 km, starts from Tan Thanh bordergate in Lang Son province's Van Lang district to the intersection of Highway 3 in in Chi Thao commune of Cao Bang province’s Quang Hoa district. Cao Bang Provincial People’s Committee is assigned as the competent State agency to implement the project.

The project, with total investment capital of VND14.33 trillion ($597 million), will be implemented over the course of 36 months and invested in under the public-private partnership (PPP) form by the joint venture of Deo Ca Group – ICV Vietnam Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company – Deo Ca Transport Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company (HHV) – 568 Construction Joint Stock Company. This is the largest transport infrastructure investment project invested in Cao Bang province to date.

Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh noted that this is a key national project in 2024, with important significance for Cao Bang province and Lang Son province. The project is the hope of the people of all ethnic groups in the project area. This is also an inter-provincial and inter-regional connection project that helps Cao Bang remove traffic infrastructure bottlenecks for socio-economic development associated with strengthening national defense and security. He praised the two provinces of Cao Bang and Lang Son for coordinating with ministries and sectors to remove difficulties and obstacles in the project preparation process so that today the project is eligible to start construction

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the project will help boost socio-economic development, and national defence and security, maintain national border sovereignty, and create a new vital international expressway for goods trading from Lach Huyen International Port (Hai Phong) to Chongqing - Urumqi (China) - Khorgos (Kazakhstan) and then to European countries, thus contributing to increasing the competitiveness of the economy, and motivating socio-economic development of Cao Bang, Lang Son and the entire northeastern region.

Given the significance and impact of the project on the region, the Prime Minister requested the People’s Committees of the two provinces to expedite site clearance work. During the implementation process, competent state agencies and investors will collaborate with central ministries and sectors to resolve difficulties and problems within their authority and report and propose solutions to remove contents beyond their authority.

For investors, the Prime Minister requested units to focus all resources on construction with the spirit of overcoming difficulties, working in three shifts and four crews on the construction site. During the construction process, security, safety and environmental sanitation must be ensured, while the contractor promotes the application of new technology and construction solutions to effectively implement the project.

On the same day, PM Chinh visited and presented gifts to workers of Cao Bang Cast Iron and Steel Factory in Chu Trinh commune, Cao Bang city.