Proposed investment focal point for the project to renovate and upgrade National Highway 14D, Quang Nam province

National Highway 14D connecting Ho Chi Minh Road with Nam Giang International Border Gate is one of the key routes in Quang Nam province and is also part of the East-West Economic Corridor 2.

National Highway 14D connecting Ho Chi Minh Road with Nam Giang International Border Gate is one of the key routes in Quang Nam province and is also part of the East-West Economic Corridor 2.

A section of National Highway 14D through Quang Nam.

The Ministry of Transport has just sent an official dispatch to the Government Office to comment on the proposal of the People's Committee of Quang Nam province on investing in the project to renovate and upgrade National Highway 14D, Quang Nam province.

In this dispatch, the Ministry of Transport said that it agreed with the proposal of the People's Committee of Quang Nam province on investing in the project to renovate and upgrade National Highway 14D according to the Road Network Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050.

Implementing the Party and State's policy of promoting decentralization and delegation of authority to increase the initiative of localities and reduce pressure on the Ministry of Transport when having to perform many important tasks, the Ministry of Transport requested the Government Office to report to the Prime Minister to assign the People's Committee of Quang Nam province to preside over the implementation of the Project, and the Ministry of Transport will closely coordinate during the implementation process.

In addition, the People's Committee of Quang Nam province directed relevant units to promptly report to the Government to submit to the National Assembly and the National Assembly Standing Committee to supplement tasks and funding for investment preparation of important and urgent projects, including funding for preparing the Project's Pre-Feasibility Study Report of about 4.6 billion VND.

At the same time, consider and arrange capital for the Project from the general reserve fund of the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021 - 2025 or increased revenue in 2024, as a basis for construction implementation in 2025, striving to complete the Project in 2026.

National Highway 14D connecting Ho Chi Minh Road with Nam Giang International Border Gate, Quang Nam Province is one of the main roads in Quang Nam Province; is part of the East-West Economic Corridor 2, plays a particularly important role in the socio-economic development strategy of the dynamic economic region of the Central region with Northeast Thailand, Southern Laos and is the only route to the highlands, the western border of Quang Nam Province.

According to the approved road network planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, National Highway 14D is 75 km long, has a scale of level III - IV, 2 - 4 lanes.

The current status of National Highway 14D is level V (roadbed width 6m; road surface width 3.5m - 5m), asphalt or cement concrete road surface.

According to the report of the Vietnam Road Administration, from July 2023 to July 2024, the volume of heavy trucks transporting goods from Laos to Vietnam through the Nam Giang international border gate increased (about 75 trips/day and night to 320 trips/day and night), so the road was damaged and degraded very quickly. Regular maintenance and periodic repairs to ensure traffic safety on National Highway 14D are particularly difficult, exceeding the prescribed maintenance budget limit.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/de-xuat-dau-moi-dau-tu-du-an-cai-tao-nang-cap-quoc-lo-14d-tinh-quang-nam-d231429.html