Hanoi kicks off southern road construction
Construction has started on the main road in the southern gateway of the city in Hoàng Mai district at a cost of VND2,067 billion (92.66 million USD).
The 3,557m road will be completed within 720 days.
The city budget and the district’s land-use fund have invested in the project.
Expense for land clearance work is VND1,648 billion (US$ 73.9 million) and the contract for construction costs VND243.6 billion.
Participating at the ground-breaking ceremony on October 18 were Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Hoang Trung Hai and leaders of the city and district authorities.
At the ceremony, Nguyen The Hung, deputy chairman of the city People’s Committee, said it is one of the key transport projects to achieve the city’s goal of reducing traffic congestion in the 2016-20 period.
The total area acquired for the project is some 112,000sq.m from three wards.
The district People’s Committee has been exerting maximum efforts to complete land clearance so as to achieve the project deadline, he said.
The district authorities has been asked to coordinate with the contractor to ensure quality and criteria on lighting system, trees and landscape are met.