Highway 45 - Nghi Son opens: Tourists skyrocket

After the National Highway 45 - Nghi Son was put into operation, Sam Son beach tourism this year welcomed a "huge" number of visitors.

As one of millions of tourists choosing Sam Son for their summer vacation this year, Mr. Vinh (Cau Giay district, Hanoi ) happily told the reason why he wanted to take his parents over 80 years old on vacation to a place where they could swim in the sea but had not been able to do so for the past 3 years.

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Nghi Son Expressway - National Highway 45

According to Mr. Vinh, 3 years ago his father had to go to the hospital for spinal hernia surgery, his health declined, he could not sit in a car for too long. Since then, his life has revolved around 4 walls even though he used to be a person who loved to exercise .

“This summer, after National Highway 45 - Nghi Son was put into operation from September 2023, I decided to organize a vacation for my whole family, including my parents and my family of 4 siblings, in Sam Son.

Honestly, I was a bit nervous at first, because my father did most of his activities in bed, and when he moved, he had to use a cane. Luckily, the journey of more than 100km and 3 hours in the car was not too much for him," Vinh recounted.

National Highway 45 - Nghi Son, part of the North - South Expressway project, the section passing through Thanh Hoa province, was technically opened to traffic on September 2, 2023.

With a length of 43km, including two interchanges including Van Thien connecting with National Highway 45 and Nghi Son - Tho Xuan road. Nghi Son interchange connecting with Ho Chi Minh road, Nghi Son - Bai Tranh section and the road to Cong Thanh cement factory has created convenience for people when traveling on the route.

Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee Do Minh Tuan once assessed that the North-South Eastern Expressway project plays a very important role in the socio-economic development of the country in general and the provinces where the project passes through in particular. The completed route has shortened the travel time from Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Thanh Hoa - Nghe An and other provinces across the country.

By connecting with the local traffic system through intersections, the project creates favorable conditions for localities to have new steps of socio-economic development. The section passing through Thanh Hoa province has 7 interconnecting intersections, which are important factors promoting socio-economic development, ensuring local security and defense, contributing to promoting tourism development, creating conditions to attract investors.

According to a report by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thanh Hoa, in the first 6 months of 2024, tourist areas and spots in the whole province welcomed nearly 9.8 million visitors, an increase of 16.1% over the same period in 2023. The total tourism revenue of this locality in the first 6 months of the year is estimated at 19,848.5 billion VND, an increase of 30.2% over the same period in 2023.

At its peak in August, Thanh Hoa is estimated to welcome 1.12 million visitors, up 21.5% over the same period, with total tourism revenue estimated at VND2,872 billion, up 32.2%.

Thanh Hoa's state budget revenue in August is estimated at VND 4,065 billion, up 63.1% over the same period. In the first 8 months of 2024, state budget revenue is estimated at VND 37,939 billion, exceeding 6.7% of the estimate and increasing 43% over the same period.

Nghi Son - Dien Chau Expressway: Shortens time from Hanoi - Thanh Hoa - Nghe An

Also put into operation on September 2, 2023, the Nghi Son - Dien Chau expressway is 50km long, including three interchanges: Quynh Vinh connecting to National Highway 48D; Quynh My connecting to National Highway 48B; Dien Cat connecting to National Highway 7 (about 300m from the end of the route).

The highway is built with 4 lanes, 17m roadbed, designed speed 80km/h, no emergency lane. The completed phase will have 6 lanes, 32.25m roadbed, designed speed 100-120km/h.

Nghe An provincial leaders assessed that the completion and operation of National Highway 45 - Nghi Son and Nghi Son - Dien Chau sections have created momentum, spread, promoted socio-economic development, contributing to the successful implementation of the goals and targets of the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress and the Resolutions of Party Congresses at all levels of localities.

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Nghi Son - Dien Chau Expressway

The route has shortened the time connecting Nghe An province with Hanoi capital from 5 hours to 3.5 hours. In particular, the Thanh Hoa - Nghe An route has been shortened from 3 hours (via National Highway 1) to 1.5 hours. Traveling from Hanoi to Dien Chau (Nghe An) takes only 3.5 hours, instead of about 5 hours as before.

In addition, the operation of the route has helped connect with the provinces of the Northern key economic region, meeting the requirements of large, high-speed and safe transportation capacity, contributing significantly to helping the locality open up new development space, creating favorable conditions for the circulation of goods, attracting investment and ensuring national defense and security.

Among them, it is impossible not to mention tourism activities in Cua Lo. According to statistics, Cua Lo has more than 300 hotels and accommodation facilities with a total of about 11,000 rooms, of which 20 are 3-star hotels or higher.

With the Nghi Son - Dien Chau expressway put into operation, Nghe An province will welcome about 4.15 million visitors during the 2024 tourist season. Revenue from tourism services is expected to reach VND 4,200 billion, an increase of 18% compared to 2023.

Practice has proven that the construction of expressways has created an important driving force to help localities open up new economic and social development spaces in the area; help form many urban areas, industrial parks, services, and tourism, and is one of the attractive investment attraction products.