Of the sum, over 6.25 trillion VND will be sourced from the World Bank’s loans and over 3 trillion VND from Vietnam’s counterpart capital, according to a proposal submitted to the Ministry of Transport.

The project will upgrade about 69km of National Highway No 62 in Long An province, Nga Tu bridge and a 41km section of National Highway No 53 in Vinh Long and Tra Vinh provinces, and a 141km section of National Highway No 91B in Can Tho city and the provinces of Hau Giang, Soc Trang, and Bac Lieu.

Once upgraded, the roads will have four lanes, a designed maximum speed of 80km per hour, 11m-wide road surfaces, and 0.5m-wide roadsides.

The project will be implemented in five years after the funding agreement takes effect, the department said./.VNA