VietNamNet Bridge – National Highway 20, the only path connecting the southeastern region with Lam Dong province and the Central Highlands, is being upgraded to serve the transportation of bauxite from Tan Rai bauxite factory in Lam Dong. However, this road is in a terrible condition at present.

The National Highway 20 upgrade project was kicked off late last year and divided into two components. With the first component worth VND4.467 trillion, 123 kilometers of the highway starting from Dau Giay Intersection in Dong Nai Province to Provincial Road 725 in Lam Dong Province will be upgraded and completed in late 2014.

Meanwhile, the second upgrade component worth VND3.058 trillion will start from Provincial Road 725 to National Highway 27.

The upgrade project’s consortium includes Cuu Long Corporation for Investment, Development and Project Management of Infrastructure (Cuu Long CIPM), Western Mekong Co. Ltd, Petroleum Construction Joint Stock Co. No.1 and Building Materials Corp. No.1.

At present, the road is seriously damaged. VietNamNet’s Quoc Quang reports in photos.

Quoc Quang