Accordingly, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested the Ministry of Transport to receive opinions from ministries and localities and promptly implement the direction of the Government leaders on unifying the connection point between Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai expressway and Cambodia's Phnom Penh - Bavet expressway.
The expressway connecting Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai with Phnom Penh - Bavet is of great significance. ILLUSTRATION PHOTO
Previously, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee said that it was assigned by the Prime Minister as the competent authority to implement the investment project to build the Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai expressway.
Currently, the Ministry of Transport has proposed to study the connection between the Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai Expressway and the Phnom Penh - Bavet Expressway. After discussing and agreeing with Tay Ninh province, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has sent its opinion to the Ministry of Transport.
In particular, the route connecting Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai expressway with Phnom Penh - Bavet expressway is outside the scope of the Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai expressway project, which is being submitted to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision on investment policy.
At the same time, it has not yet been established in related planning projects such as the road network planning for the period 2021 - 2030, vision to 2050; the master plan for transport of Tay Ninh province to 2020 and vision to 2030... Therefore, the connecting route needs to be studied and added to the related planning of Tay Ninh province.
Currently, traffic and trade connections between Vietnam and Cambodia at the Moc Bai and Ba Vet border gates are via National Highway 22 (Vietnam side) and National Highway 1 (Cambodia side).
Tay Ninh province is also preparing a master plan for the construction of the Moc Bai border gate economic zone. Therefore, it is necessary to study the section connecting the expressway through Ben Cau town to the Cay Me checkpoint area with the Phnom Penh - Bavet expressway.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee said that the memorandum of understanding between Vietnam and the Cambodian Ministry of Transport and Public Works clearly stated that the Phnom Penh - Bavet expressway near the border of Cambodia and Vietnam is planned at the location next to border marker No. 164 in Thiok village, about 4 km from National Highway 1 (NR1), in Prey Phdao village of Chrok Mtes commune, Bavet city.
However, the proposed connection point and future development plans for the construction of a new border structure are subject to further decisions and agreements by both Governments.
Thus, the new connection point in the future (connecting the two highways) as well as the plan to build new border works need to be agreed upon by the Governments of Vietnam and Cambodia.
Source TNO
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