Nghe An invests 521 billion VND in coastal road connecting with Ha Tinh

The 10th session of the Provincial People's Council, term XVII, 2016 - 2021, held on the morning of September 25, reviewed and voted to approve the Resolution on investment policy for 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 (connecting Cua Hoi bridge).

Provincial People's Council delegates vote to approve the Resolution on investment policy for the coastal road project. Photo: Thanh Duy

Based on the submission of the Provincial People's Committee on approving the investment policy of 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 (Km 76+00 - Km 83+500) and the discussion opinions of the Provincial People's Council delegates at the 10th session, the Provincial People's Council has resolved to approve the investment policy of 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 (Km 76+00 - Km 83+500).

The project has a route length of 7.5 km, starting at the intersection with National Highway 46, Nghi Loc district and ending at the intersection with Provincial Road 535, Cua Lo town (connecting with Ha Tinh province via Cua Hoi bridge).

Provincial People's Council delegates study the submission and draft resolution submitted by the Provincial People's Committee at the meeting before voting for approval. Photo: Mai Hoa

The project is designed according to the standards of a level III plain road, with a roadbed width of 12m, a road surface width of 7m and reinforced curbs on each side of 2m with the same structure as the road surface. This is a new route and the scope of implementation is in Nghi Loc district and Cua Lo town.

The project belongs to group B and the total investment of the project is 521 billion VND, including the central budget and local budget. Of which, the central budget is 260,156 billion VND (the Ministry of Planning and Investment has planned to allocate capital in Document No. 4240/BKHĐT-TH dated May 25, 2017 and reported the results of capital appraisal in Document No. 6481/BC-BKHĐT dated September 9, 2019).

The provincial budget is 260,844 billion VND based on the exploitation of land funds on both sides of the project's road, the exploitation of auctioned land plots in Nghe An province and mobilizing other legal capital sources.

Project implementation period is 3 years from the commencement date.

The coastal route of Nghe An province, after being invested and put into use, will contribute to completing the traffic network of Nghe An province in particular and the coastal road network of the whole country in general.

Once completed, the route will contribute to connecting 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 socio-economic development - tourism of Nghe An province, especially Vinh city and Cua Lo town; meeting the travel needs of people in the region.