This is the route connecting the westernmost to the easternmost part of Ninh Binh province, from the mountainous area of Nho Quan district to the coastal district of Kim Son.

At the same time, synchronously connecting with important national traffic axes such as the Eastern North-South Expressway, Ho Chi Minh Road, National Highway 1A, coastal roads (Thanh Hoa - Ninh Binh - Nam Dinh - Thai Binh - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh), North-South railway...; creating a strategic traffic axis, synchronously connecting with the province's traffic system.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh listened to Ninh Binh province leaders report on the East-West route. Source: Government Newspaper

The project is identified by Ninh Binh province as a key project that must be completed as soon as possible to create momentum and a breakthrough in the province's immediate and long-term socio-economic development.

Currently, phase 1 of the route (Tam Diep - Nho Quan section, 23km long, starting point of Tam Diep city, connecting with the North - South expressway in the East) is being invested in construction from central and local capital sources, with Ninh Binh province as the investor, Xuan Truong - Thanh Trung joint venture constructing, expected to be completed by the end of 2024.

During the field survey, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the East-West route is very important to Ninh Binh province, it is a "4 in 1" route for urban development, services, industry, science and technology, when completed it will open up new development space, contributing to reducing the load for Ninh Binh city and other localities of the province. The Prime Minister praised Ninh Binh province for proactively implementing the project and praised the contractors for focusing on constructing the route.

In the coming time, the Prime Minister requested Ninh Binh province to focus on implementing a number of key tasks, first of all, developing and submitting for approval the provincial planning according to the Law on Planning, including updating the planning of industrial parks, services, and new urban areas, to be completed in the third quarter of 2023. At the same time, promoting public investment disbursement, implementing 3 national target programs.

Along with that, focus on the task of implementing the construction of the province's East-West route; strive to soon complete the deployed section; the remaining sections connect with Hoa Binh province and the coastal route.

The Prime Minister assigned Ninh Binh province and relevant agencies to research and prepare procedures for project establishment, calculate investment plans, capital sources, including central and local capital sources, and report to competent authorities for consideration and decision.

VNA

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