Promote traffic connectivity

*Construction of Hoa Lien - Tuy Loan Expressway, the project will open to traffic on August 19. Photo: THANH LAN*

East-West infrastructure connection

After merging with Quang Nam province, Da Nang has many advantages and potentials for development, especially with its position as the "gateway" of the Central Highlands to the East Sea. Da Nang is focusing on key infrastructure projects to expand development space, narrowing the gap between logistics, tourism and industry.

Currently, Da Nang has national and provincial highways that act as the "backbone" connecting the plains with the mountains and further to the Central Highlands, Laos, and Thailand, such as National Highway 14B, National Highway 14E, National Highway 14D, National Highway 14G, National Highway 40B, Ho Chi Minh Road East Branch, La Son - Tuy Loan Expressway...

In addition to the national highways under construction, many national and provincial highways are in a state of disrepair, affecting traffic capacity as well as creating potential traffic accidents. Therefore, the city needs to speed up the implementation of these key traffic projects.

The project to renovate and upgrade National Highway 14E, the section through Da Nang city, is a key project connecting the sea to the border, with a total investment of more than 1,848 billion VND, and is speeding up construction progress.

According to Project Management Board 4 (Investor), the project has a total route length of more than 71km, and plays a very important role because it connects Chu Lai Open Economic Zone and Dung Quat Economic Zone (Quang Ngai) with Laos through Nam Giang international border gate and vice versa. At the same time, it is the route connecting National Highway 1A with Ho Chi Minh Road to the Central Highlands.

The project management board is coordinating with local authorities and related units to speed up site clearance; at the same time, the construction unit mobilizes more than 220 workers, 55 engineers, along with equipment and machinery to construct the entire route.

Along with that is the project to renovate and upgrade National Highway 14B, the main artery connecting Da Nang city with the Central Highlands provinces. In particular, the section from Tuy Loan intersection to Dai Loc commune is being upgraded, renovated, expanded to 6 lanes, and is also being accelerated before the rainy season.

National Highway 14B, still overloaded. Photo: THANH LAN

One of the projects that is also attracting public attention is the National Highway 14D Upgrade Project. Recently, the Prime Minister issued a decision to allocate an additional 500 billion VND for the city to start the project.

It is known that the project to renovate and upgrade National Highway 14D has a total estimated investment of 4,518 billion VND; it is a grade III mountainous road, starting from Ben Giang (old Nam Giang district) intersecting with Ho Chi Minh road, ending at the Nam Giang International Border Gate to trade with Laos, with a total actual route length of about 74.4km.

National Highway 14D plays a particularly important role in the socio-economic development strategy of the dynamic economic region of the Central region with Northeastern Thailand, Southern Laos and is the only route to the highlands and western border.

In addition, the city has many national highways that need to be invested in, upgraded and expanded soon, such as National Highway 40B, which is more than 209km long, starting at Tam Thanh coastal road to Tu Mo Rong, Ngoc Hoi (Quang Ngai).

Along with that, National Highway 14G with a length of 66km connecting Hoa Vang district (old) with Dong Giang district (old), has a scale of level IV road, 2 lanes, cross-section width of 7.5m. Recently, the Vietnam Road Administration has invested in 4 bridges to clear dangerous overflows during the rainy season; upgraded 5km of road surface on the route, so it is necessary to deploy investment soon...

Currently, a project that is about to be completed and will open its main route to traffic on August 19 is the new Hoa Lien - Tuy Loan Expressway Project with a total investment of more than 2,100 billion VND, and is completing the final items...

Transport will be the driving force for development

Not only will the city prioritize expanding and developing additional traffic axes in the direction of transporting large volumes of goods on the East-West corridor, but in the coming time, it will also expand connections with the North-South routes.

Thereby, forming a key transport network connecting the region from the plains to the mountains, connecting smoothly between Chu Lai Open Economic Zone, High-tech Park, Hoa Khanh Industrial Park, Hoa Cam... with Nam Giang International Border Gate Economic Zone and the Central Highlands region. The city planning has proposed many plans for developing transport infrastructure to solve bottlenecks, promoting socio-economic development in the coming time.

Construction of National Highway 14E, section through Hiep Duc commune. Photo: THANH LAN

In the draft political report of the 22nd City Party Executive Committee submitted to the 23rd Congress of Delegates for the 2025-2030 term, one of the 7 tasks and solutions proposed is to effectively implement planning work and harmoniously develop the socio-economic space between urban, rural and mountainous areas. The city prioritizes completing and upgrading key roads connecting the East-West region, between the center of Da Nang and wards and communes, especially in mountainous areas.

Da Nang will also coordinate to propose investment in the Da Nang - Thanh My - Ngoc Hoi - Bo Y expressway; expand the North - South expressway east of the La Son - Hoa Lien section.

Besides, Da Nang is promoting the implementation of a number of urban railway lines (LRT and MRT models) connecting with Hoi An Dong, Quang Phu, Chu Lai...

Along with that is investing in developing synchronous and modern infrastructure; effectively using resources to accelerate the progress of key and dynamic projects in the period of 2025 - 2030. That is building Lien Chieu port into an international gateway port; expanding the capacity of Da Nang International Airport and developing Chu Lai Airport to international standards; dredging Co Co River, Truong Giang River; branch railway connecting to Lien Chieu port.

If the above solutions are implemented synchronously, Da Nang will form a solid “two-way” transportation network: from the coastal plains to the mountainous areas - Central Highlands and vice versa, closely connecting the economy - society of the whole region. This is both a story of infrastructure and also the “key” for Da Nang to promote its role as a regional center, both to make a breakthrough in development and to ensure strategic security in the Central - Central Highlands region.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/day-manh-ket-noi-giao-thong-3299320.html