VietNamNet Bridge - 57 stops-overs will be built along the trans-Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Highway, at a total cost of VND5.8 billion, equivalent to $276 million, from now to 2030, with a total area of 326 hectares.

The project has just been approved by the Ministry of Transport in order to promote transportation on the highway, since most north-south drivers tend to prefer the old road, Highway 1A, over this one.

Priority will be given to the stops-over in the areas of high traffic density, which are located far from large urban areas. These stops-over will be built from now to 2020 and the remaining stations will be constructed in the next 10 years.

The largest stations will be Dat Mui in Ca Mau Province, Buon Ma Thuot, Chon Thanh and Dong Xoai in Binh Phuoc Province, and Tuy Loan in Da Nang with a price tag of approximately VND160 billion ($7.6 million) on an average area of 10 hectare.

The Ministry of Transport will raise funds from various sources to build these stations.

Ho Chi Minh Highway is 3,183 km long, and passes through 28 provinces and cities. The first point is Pac Bo of Cao Bang province and ends at Dat Mui in Ca Mau province.

Le Ha