Prenn Pass, the gateway to Da Lat, after 8 months of expansion construction

LAM DONG - The road through Prenn Pass has been widened from 7 m to 14 m, expected to be completed by the end of this year, helping to relieve traffic congestion at the gateway to Da Lat City.

Prenn Pass connects National Highway 20 - the main road from the Southeast region to Da Lat, often crowded and overloaded on weekends, holidays and Tet. In February this year, the 7.4 km long road through the pass was doubled in width , with 4 car lanes, a speed limit of 60 km/h, and a total investment of more than 552 billion VND.

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A section of road after being widened compared to earlier this year. Prenn Pass has mountainous terrain with many dangerous curves causing traffic insecurity.

The road surface of the pass towards Da Lat city is being paved.

There are currently more than 300 people at the construction site, along with 130 vehicles, machines and equipment, divided into 5 construction teams working in 3 shifts.

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The construction unit is resurfacing the road near the Da Lat inter-provincial bus station. The 3km long pass from Datanla waterfall to Da Lat city is expected to be put into use in November.

After expansion, the route will have 4 lanes to avoid traffic jams like in January 2023.

Excavator leveling the hill on the positive slope of the pass. The construction process is expected to affect more than 6 hectares of pine forest along both sides of the pass.

Truck pouring concrete for embankment and drainage system at the foot of the pass.

Workers weld iron frames to secure the embankment on the positive slope.

The multi-meter high reinforced concrete retaining wall was completed.

The more than 4 km section of Lien Khuong Expressway is being expanded at the same time as the roadbed, drainage system, and slope construction...

The construction unit said that the process of widening the pass encountered many difficulties due to prolonged heavy rains and complex geology, causing the progress to fall short of expectations (about 50% of the volume). However, the company committed to speeding up the progress, expecting to hand over the project on time by the end of this year.

According to Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, the expanded route will solve traffic congestion and contribute to creating a breakthrough in multi-faceted development for Da Lat City, while creating an inter-regional traffic axis connecting Lien Khuong Airport with the routes in the center of Da Lat.

Location of Prenn Pass. Graphics: Khanh Hoang

During the time the road through Prenn Pass is closed for construction, vehicles going to Da Lat are guided to follow Mimosa Pass, more than 10 km away, and the road connecting Lien Khuong - Prenn Expressway to Tuyen Lam Lake tourist area (this route prohibits trucks).

Khanh Huong - Le Ha

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