A new expressway connecting Ho Chi Minh City is about to be completed.

BTO - In these final days of the year, on the Cam Lam - Vinh Hao expressway construction site, thousands of engineers, workers, and machinery are working diligently day and night to ensure the technical opening to traffic on December 30, 2023, as per the contract.

The entire expressway from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa) only needs the completion of the more than 78 km Cam Lam - Vinh Hao section to be fully connected. Therefore, the Government and the Ministry of Transport are directing very decisively and urgently to put the Cam Lam - Vinh Hao expressway into operation by April 30, 2024. The biggest challenge of this expressway project is drilling the Vung Mountain tunnel (2.2 km long in Thuan Nam district - Ninh Thuan province), which is the longest road tunnel on the Eastern North-South expressway. Due to unexpectedly weak geological conditions, Deo Ca Group had to spend an additional 3 months and significant construction costs. Currently, hundreds of Deo Ca workers are working 3 shifts and 4 teams inside the Vung Mountain tunnel to ensure it is open to traffic by the end of April 2024.

Construction workers are working on the southern section of the highway near the Nui Vung tunnel.

Bridge No. 3 - Km60, a 47m high bridge belonging to the Cam Lam - Vinh Hao expressway project, was officially completed on the afternoon of December 4th, connecting the two provinces of Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan.

The Cam Lam - Vinh Hao expressway project, which commenced in September 2021, is 78.5 km long (from the intersection with the Nha Trang - Cam Lam expressway to the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway), with an investment of VND 8,900 billion under the PPP model. It passes through three provinces: Khanh Hoa (5 km), Ninh Thuan (63 km), and Binh Thuan (12 km), connecting with the Nha Trang - Cam Lam and Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressways (which opened on May 19, 2023). This creates a seamless expressway route from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa) and vice versa, halving the travel time from 8 hours via National Highway 1 to just over 4 hours. It facilitates the connection of tourist centers, industrial zones, airports, and seaports, promoting economic and tourism development in the South Central provinces, including Binh Thuan.

In 2023, a series of component projects of the North-South Expressway (Eastern section) were completed and put into use, opening up opportunities for socio-economic development for many localities, including Binh Thuan.

Source: https://baobinhthuan.com.vn/sap-noi-lien-mot-mach-cao-toc-tu-thanh-pho-ho-chi-minh-nha-trang-115636.html