Intersection project connecting Phu Tho province with Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway starts

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The intersection project is the fifth and final in Phu Tho province connecting the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway and the province.

The Phu Tho Provincial Transport Department on November 26 held a groundbreaking ceremony for intersection IC11 on Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway at Vo Tranh commune, Ha Hoa district.

The ceremony was attended by Mr. Nguyen Van Binh, Politburo member, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Economic Affairs; Mr. Phung Quoc Hien, member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Mr. Le Dinh Tho, Deputy Minister of Transport; Mr. Hoang Dan Mac, Secretary of the Phu Tho Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Bui Minh Chau, Chairman of the Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee.

The intersection project is listed as a key infrastructure project, according to Resolution No. 17/2016 / NQ-HDND of the Phu Tho People's Council on mobilizing resources for investment in socio-economic infrastructure in the period 2016-2020.

The intersection project is the fifth and final in Phu Tho province connecting the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway and the province.

The project aims to attract and facilitate investment into Ha Hoa district, contributing to the socio-economic development of the districts of Ha Hoa, Thanh Ba and Doan Hung.

The intersection on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway in Phu Tho province has a total length of 3.02 km.

The project, which has been set to finish in 12 months, is run by Trung Nam Construction and Installation Joint Stock Company (Trungnam E&C) after it had won an open bid for the road construction and installation of the lighting system.

According to Mr. Bui Manh Hung, General Director of Trungnam E&C, with intersection IC11, the driving time between Hanoi and Ha Hoa district (Phu Tho province) will be shortened by 30 minutes, which would help promote the local economy.