North-South Expressway, Vietnam
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North–South Expressway is the most common name referring to a planned Vietnamese expressway located very close to National Highway
, running from Hanoi
to Can Tho. The express way will be 1,941 km long, running from (Hanoi) Can Tho with total cost estimate of VND 350 trillion (equivalent to US$18.5 billion). This expressway will be built in 16 sections with major milestones: Pháp Vân, Cầu Giẽ, Ninh Bình
, Thanh Hóa
, Hà Tĩnh
, Quảng Trị
, Đà Nẵng, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Nha Trang
, Phan Thiết
, Dầu Giây, Long Thành
, Bến Lức
, Trung Lương and Mỹ Thuận (Cần Thơ).
According to the approved master plan, 4 sections would be completed by 2010: Cầu Giẽ – Ninh Bình, TP Hồ Chí Minh – Trung Lương, Lonh Thành – Dầu Giây, Trung Lương – Mĩ Thuận – Cần Thơ, with the total length of 222 km, estimated cost of VND 53,135 billion.
During 2011–2020, the following sections will be built: Ninh Bình – Thanh Hóa, Thanh Hóa – Vinh, Vinh – Hà tĩnh, Cam Lộ – Đà Nẵng, Đà Nẵng – Quang Ngãi, Quảng Ngãi – Quy Nhơn, Nha Trang – Dầu Giây, Long Thành – Bến Lức, with a total length of 1,082 km, cost estimate of VND 185.046 billion (US$1 was equivalent to VND 19,100 as of May 2010).
After 2020, the Pháp Vân – Cầu Giẽ section will be expanded, the remaining sections of Hà Tĩnh – Quảng Trị, and Quy Nhơn – Nha Trang, with a total length of 507 km, cost estimate of VND 312,862 billion.
National Highway 1A (Vietnam)
National Route 1A National Route 1A National Route 1A (Vietnamese language: Quốc lộ 1A (or abbrv. QL1A) or Đường 1 is the trans-Vietnam highway. The route begins at km 0 at Huu Nghi Quan Border Gate (cửa khẩu Hữu Nghị Quan) near the Sino-Vietnamese border...
, running from Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
to Can Tho. The express way will be 1,941 km long, running from (Hanoi) Can Tho with total cost estimate of VND 350 trillion (equivalent to US$18.5 billion). This expressway will be built in 16 sections with major milestones: Pháp Vân, Cầu Giẽ, Ninh Bình
Ninh Bình
Ninh Bình is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ninh Binh province.-Geography:Ninh Binh city located in the southernmost plains north Vietnam...
, Thanh Hóa
Thanh Hóa
Thanh Hóa is the capital city of Vietnam's Thanh Hoa province. The population is nearly 200,000 with an area of only 57.9 square kilometers....
, Hà Tĩnh
Ha Tinh
Hà Tĩnh is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of the Ha Tinh province, in Vietnam's north central coast....
, Quảng Trị
Quang Tri
Quảng Trị is a town district of Quang Tri province in the North Central Coastal region of Vietnam. Significantly, it was the only South Vietnamese provincial capital to be captured by the North Vietnamese forces for a limited period in the 1972 offensive....
, Đà Nẵng, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Nha Trang
Nha Trang
Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...
, Phan Thiết
Phan Thiết
Phan Thiết town is the capital of Binh Thuan province, in southeastern Vietnam. Phan Thiet is a municipality in central, south central sector, however, the development plan to 2025, it would be municipality Southeast Vietnam. The population of Phan Thiết city in 2005 is roughly 350,000 and is...
, Dầu Giây, Long Thành
Long Thanh Town
Long Thanh Town is a town and township in Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam, 70 km northwest of Vung Tau, 20 km southwest of Bien Hoa...
, Bến Lức
Ben Luc
Bến Lức is a rural district of Long An province in the Mekong River Delta region of Vietnam. the district had a population of 128,849. The district covers an area of 290 km²...
, Trung Lương and Mỹ Thuận (Cần Thơ).
According to the approved master plan, 4 sections would be completed by 2010: Cầu Giẽ – Ninh Bình, TP Hồ Chí Minh – Trung Lương, Lonh Thành – Dầu Giây, Trung Lương – Mĩ Thuận – Cần Thơ, with the total length of 222 km, estimated cost of VND 53,135 billion.
During 2011–2020, the following sections will be built: Ninh Bình – Thanh Hóa, Thanh Hóa – Vinh, Vinh – Hà tĩnh, Cam Lộ – Đà Nẵng, Đà Nẵng – Quang Ngãi, Quảng Ngãi – Quy Nhơn, Nha Trang – Dầu Giây, Long Thành – Bến Lức, with a total length of 1,082 km, cost estimate of VND 185.046 billion (US$1 was equivalent to VND 19,100 as of May 2010).
After 2020, the Pháp Vân – Cầu Giẽ section will be expanded, the remaining sections of Hà Tĩnh – Quảng Trị, and Quy Nhơn – Nha Trang, with a total length of 507 km, cost estimate of VND 312,862 billion.