THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY OF HOA BINH – MOC CHAU EXPRESSWAY

Hoa Binh – Moc Chau Expressway Project (Km19+000 – Km53+000 through Hoa Binh province) was approved on 29/12/2023 with total length of 34 km. The total investment of the project is 9,997 billion VND. The Project Management Board of Transport Works Construction Investment of Hoa Binh province is the Employer of the Project. The construction contractor of the Project is the Joint Venture of VNCN Engineering Construction and Investment JSC (VNCN E&C) – Vietnam Construction Import-Export Corporation (VINACONEX) – Hoa Binh 479 Joint Stock Company.

The alignment of Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway

The start point of the Project is at Km19 in front of the junction with the project of the road from Da Bac town to Thanh Son district (Phu Tho province), connecting with Section Km0 – Km19 of Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway in Da Bac town, Da Bac district. The end point of the project is at Km53 in Chieng Yen commune, Van Ho district, Son La province. There is 1 bridge over the Da River, 3 tunnel through mountain, interchanges, intersections, overpasses and viaducts having pier ≥ 50m ensuring the safety and the smoothness.

In his speech at the Ceremony, the Prime Minister said that the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway would be the premise of forming Hoa Binh – Son La – Dien Bien expressway, combining with the external transport network of Son La province with Hoa Binh province and of Northwest provinces with Ha Noi city (via Hoa Lac – Hoa Binh expressway), creating an expressway axis connecting the Northwest region with the Northern economic region, connecting to the Northeast border gate and Lach Huyen international seaport, reducing the traffic pressure on National Highway No. 6.

At the same time, the Prime Minister requested that the construction period would be reduced one year to complete the project by 31 December 2027, and to develop immediately the plan for phase 2 of the project to expand the road to have 4 traffic lanes.

The Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presenting gifts to contractors and units participating in the project

The Joint Venture Contractor commits to take advantage of the advanced technical capacity, the project management experience and financial resources for constructing the works ensuring requirements for quality, progress, aesthetics, labor safety and environmental sanitation, especially fulfilling the trust of the Employer, to implement successfully the project, contributing to create drive forceIn the morning of the 29th day of September, 2024, in Xeo village, Cao Son commune, Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province, the Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh participated in the Groundbreaking Ceremony of Hoa Binh – Moc Chau Expressway Project (Km19+000 – Km53+000 through Hoa Binh province)., new development space, connecting the Northern mountainous region with the Red River delta region and the Central region, thereby reducing logistics cost, improving the competitiveness of products and the economy. The expressway is also expected to promote the economic restructuring, production and trading, to create more jobs and livelihoods for people, contributing to develop a defensive zone in term of national defense and security.