Nghe An prepares to construct a coastal road passing through Cua Lo town

Nghe An Provincial People's Committee has just approved the coastal road project from Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa) to Cua Lo (Nghe An) - the section from the intersection of National Highway 46 to Provincial Road 535.

The length of the route is 7.5 km. The starting point intersects with National Highway 46 in Nghi Loc district, the ending point intersects with Provincial Road 535 in Cua Hoi area. The project belongs to Group B, designed according to the standards of a grade III plain road with a roadbed width of 12m. The total investment of the project is 521 billion VND. Of which, the central budget capital is 260 billion VND, the local budget capital is 261 billion VND.

The project will be implemented in the first quarter of 2020.

Nghe An coastal route will connect major seaports and tourist areas of Cua Lo, Bai Lu,... Illustrative photo.

This is a coastal road project from Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa) to Cua Lo (Nghe An) with a length of 83.5 km, planned by the government as a grade III delta road, with a total estimated investment of 5,172 billion VND.

Nghi Son - Cua Lo route includes 3 sections:

The section Km0+00 - Km7+00 of the route coinciding with the road connecting National Highway 1 to Dong Hoi Port has been invested and completed by Nghe An province according to the scale of a level III plain road.

Section from Km7+00 - Km76+00 (section from the intersection with the road connecting National Highway 1 with Dong Hoi Port to the intersection with National Highway 46): Total length of 69 km with total estimated investment of 4,651 billion VND; Estimated capital structure: Central budget capital is 4,000 billion VND, provincial budget capital: 651 billion VND.

The 7.5km section from National Highway 46 to Provincial Road 535 with a total investment of 521 billion VND is about to be implemented.

The route of the coastal road project from the intersection of National Highway 46 to Provincial Road 535 (KM76+00-KM83+500). Photo: Thu Huyen

The coastal route of Nghe An province from National Highway 46 to Provincial Road 535 (Km76+00 - Km83+500) when completed will contribute to completing the transport network of Nghe An province and connecting with the coastal road network of the whole country; connecting the key economic zones in the South of Nghe An province with Ha Tinh province through Cua Hoi bridge; connecting Cua Lo Port, Vissai International Seaport, DKC Port and Cua Lo, Bai Lu, FLC tourist areas... creating a premise for the socio-economic development of Nghe An province, especially Vinh city and Cua Lo town; meeting the travel needs of people in the region.

The coastal route through Nghe An province has a total length of 83.5 km and is part of the overall coastal road planning approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 129/QD-TTg dated January 18, 2010 and approved for local adjustment of the coastal road planning in Document No. 1453/TTg-CN dated September 26, 2017.

On July 9, 2019, the Ministry of Planning and Investment issued a document on the implementation of the coastal route through Nghe An province. The Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Transport to prepare a report proposing the project investment policy and the Nghe An Provincial People's Council approved the project investment policy in Resolution No. 19/NQ-HDND dated September 25, 2019.