Quang BinhThe more than 10 km long railway line through Khe Net Pass in Tuyen Hoa district was renovated and a new tunnel was built with a total cost of more than 2.000 billion VND using ODA capital.
On March 22, Deo Ca Group coordinated with Vietnam Railway Corporation to organize the groundbreaking of a railway renovation project in the Khe Net Pass area, belonging to the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City railway in Huong Hoa commune, Tuyen district. Chemistry. This is the first railway project in Vietnam implemented with ODA loans from the Korean Economic Development Cooperation Fund and Vietnam's counterpart capital.
Khe Net railway tunnel model after completion. Image: Vo Thanh
The project includes two bidding packages. Package one is to build two 935 m long railway tunnels, implemented in 23 months by the joint venture of Ilsung Company - Deo Ca Group. Of which, the first tunnel is 620 m long, the second tunnel is 393 m long, 10 m wide, designed according to first-class railway tunnel standards. Package two of construction of bridges, railways, signal information and remaining works is carried out by the joint venture Ilsung - Railway Construction Corporation (RCC), and will be completed in 22 months.
Khe Net Pass is more than 10 km long, connecting Huong Hoa commune with Kim Hoa, has 43 dangerous curves, the maximum speed of the train through the pass is less than 30 km. Mr. Hoang Gia Khanh, General Director of Vietnam Railway Corporation, said that the completed project will remove the "bottleneck" on the North-South railway, improve railway infrastructure, and increase speed. , shortening the train journey.
The national railway system passes through 34 provinces and cities with a total length of 3.143 km, of which the Thong Nhat railway is the 1.726 km long backbone. However, the quality of railway infrastructure is not consistent, capacity is limited, and poses a potential risk of traffic insecurity. The transport market share is therefore increasingly decreasing, not commensurate with the advantages of this method.
On the Thong Nhat railway, there are still some bottlenecks such as the Hoa Duyet - Thanh Luyen area, Khe Net pass area, Hai Van pass...
Model of the railway route through Khe Net Pass. Image: Vo Thanh
During the 2016-2020 period, the National Assembly and the Government have allocated capital of about VND 7.000 billion to invest in important and urgent railway projects. The Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City railway line opened 8 new stations, laid additional tracks, and extended the station lines.
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