Two-way traffic opens on My Thuan - Can Tho expressway.

Today (December 30), the My Thuan - Can Tho expressway officially opened to two-way traffic after 6 days of operation.

According to information from the My Thuan Project Management Board, the My Thuan - Can Tho expressway officially opened to two-way traffic on December 30th. Vehicles can travel in both directions, from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho and vice versa.

The My Thuan - Can Tho expressway has officially opened to two-way traffic.

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Mr. Tran Van Thi, Director of the My Thuan Project Management Board, said that in recent days, hundreds of pieces of equipment and machinery, along with a team of engineers and workers, have been working day and night, eating and sleeping right on the construction site to ensure progress. The project has also put into use two interchanges, the National Highway 80 interchange and the Cha Va interchange, increasing connectivity for vehicles from Vinh Long to Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho City. Thus, vehicles from the Mekong Delta going to Ho Chi Minh City can now enter the My Thuan - Can Tho expressway at the Cha Va interchange (Vinh Long province) to go towards My Thuan 2 bridge. The maximum speed allowed for vehicles on the expressway is 90 km/h, and the minimum speed is 60 km/h.

Vehicles entering/exiting the My Thuan - Can Tho expressway at the Cha Va interchange.

The My Thuan - Can Tho Expressway is a component project of the Eastern North-South Expressway, with a total investment of over 4,800 billion VND from the state budget. Phase 1 will have 6 lanes and a design speed of 100 km/hour. The project is 23 km long, passing through the provinces of Vinh Long and Dong Thap . The starting point is at Km107+363 (Tan Hoa Ward, Vinh Long City, Vinh Long Province), connecting with the My Thuan 2 Bridge project; the end point is at Km130+337 (Binh Minh Town, Vinh Long Province), connecting with National Highway 1 at the Cha Va interchange. The My Thuan - Can Tho Expressway and the My Thuan 2 Bridge are the final two pieces completing the Eastern North-South Expressway, the 120 km section from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho City. The two projects, now operational, are significant in reducing traffic congestion and shortening the route from Ho Chi Minh City to the capital of the Mekong Delta by 50 km, equivalent to a travel time of about 2 hours, instead of 3.5 hours as before.

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