The four-lane expressway will stretch for nearly 140km and accommodate speeds of up to 120kmh.—File Photo

QUANG NGAI (Biz Hub)— Work started on the Da Nang - Quang Ngai expressway yesterday with funding worth US$1.4 billion in ODA from the Japan International Co-operation Agency, the World Bank and the Government to connect economic hubs in the central region.

The four-lane expressway will stretch for nearly 140km and accommodate speeds of up to 120kmh.

It is scheduled for completion in 2017, promoting socio-economic development in the central region in addition to ensuring smooth transportation during disaster relief response work.

The project will also promote the development of the Laos-Cambodia-Viet Nam economic triangle and the North-South economic corridor.

Work started on the Da Nang - Quang Ngai expressway yesterday with funding worth US$1.4 billion in ODA.

Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony held yesterday in Quang Ngai, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed the project, asking contractors, relevant agencies and authorities to work hard and make sure that it met its deadlines, especially in land clearance.

The expressway will also include a maintenance centre, a monitoring centre and a service centre.

Cao Khoa, chairman of the Quang Ngai People's Committee, said that 5,700 households had been relocated to 19 resettlement areas, making way for 266 hectares of land.

This will connect economic hubs such as Da Nang-Chu Lai (Quang Nam), Dung Quat (Quang Ngai) and Nhon Hoi (Binh Dinh). — VNS