Binh Dinh proposes to upgrade and expand National Highway 19C

(TN&MT) - Recently, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province sent an official dispatch to the Ministry of Transport and the Vietnam Road Administration proposing an investment project to upgrade National Highway 19C through Binh Dinh with an estimated cost of about 540 billion VND.

According to Vice Chairman of Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tu Cong Hoang, National Highway 19C was upgraded from Provincial Road (formerly DT.638) in 2014. After 10 years of being converted into a National Highway, the route has not been upgraded yet, the basic condition of the route only reaches level VI, the roadbed width is about 6.5 m, the road surface is from 3.5 m - 5.5 m, the bridge and culvert works on the route mostly only ensure exploitation with H13 load.

National Highway 19C passes through Van Canh district, Binh Dinh province

In order to serve the socio-economic development of the locality, along National Highway 19C, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province has been focusing on prioritizing investment in the construction and development of industrial parks and clusters. In particular, the section through Tuy Phuoc district has Phuoc An Industrial Park in operation and the province is continuing to plan and invest in the construction of industrial parks: Tan Hoang Giang, Binh An, Quy Hoi, etc.; the section through Van Canh district has Becamex VSIP Binh Dinh Industrial, Urban and Service Park which is gradually taking shape, planning to invest in the construction of Van Canh Industrial Park, etc. In addition, according to the needs of socio-economic development, the traffic volume on National Highway 19C is increasing, especially the transportation of raw materials to serve industrial clusters, construction material mines, etc. along the route.

In particular, the North-South Expressway is about to be built, and National Highway 19C will act as a connecting route to the expressway, so traffic volume will increase dramatically after 2025 when the North-South Expressway is put into operation. Thus, with the current scale, it will not meet traffic demand, easily causing congestion and potentially high risk of traffic accidents.

Based on the above reality, in order to ensure safe and convenient traffic on the route, meet current and future transportation needs, gradually complete the road traffic network according to the plan, create momentum to promote socio-economic development of Binh Dinh province in particular and the Central Highlands region in general, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province respectfully requests the Ministry of Transport and the Vietnam Road Administration to pay attention to including in the medium-term public investment portfolio plan for the period 2026 - 2030, to invest in upgrading National Highway 19C through Binh Dinh according to the approved plan.

Source: https://baotainguyenmoitruong.vn/binh-dinh-de-xuat-nang-cap-mo-rong-tuyen-quoc-lo-19c-381933.html