Tan Ky wants to have N5 route for socio-economic development

Road N5 through Hoa Son commune, Do Luong district. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to Decision No. 2180/QD.UBND-GT dated June 1, 2015 of the Provincial People's CommitteeNghe AnRegarding the approval of the construction investment project, the N5 traffic route connects from the Southeast Economic Zone to Hoa Son - Do Luong commune, extending to Tan Long commune of Tan Ky district.

However,N5 roadUp to now, the route has just reached Hoa Son commune (Do Luong). Tan Ky people hope that this route will pass through the area to exploit potential advantages and develop the economy more conveniently.

Tan Ky is a locality that the province has identified as one of the better districts in the Western region of Nghe An province in the coming time. The reason the province recognizes it like that is because Tan Ky has a lot of potential for developing high-tech agriculture; livestock farming associated with processing; especially has great potential for mining and processing minerals; garment industry.

Tan Ky district has a lot of potential for economic development, including limestone minerals. Photo: Document

However, looking at reality shows that the biggest barrier toTan KyThe transportation system is not yet developed, it is muddy and dusty in the rain, so it is difficult to attract investment.

According to Mr. Vi Van Quang - Head of the Economic Infrastructure Department of Tan Ky district, if the N5 route is connected to Tan Ky district, the potential will be exploited more effectively. Realizing that, Tan Ky district is proposing the People's Committee of Nghe An province, provincial departments and branches to propose an investment policy for the project: N5 road extension, connecting Hoa Son commune, Do Luong district to Tan Long commune, Tan Ky district in the near future.

Route N5 connects the Southeast Economic Zone to Hoa Son commune,Do Luong districtAfter nearly 4 years of operation, it has affirmed its position as an important traffic axis developing the East-West economic corridor, creating development momentum for the western districts of Nghe An province.

In Decision No. 620/QD-TTg dated May 12, 2015 of the Prime Minister approving the adjustment of the master plan for socio-economic development of Nghe An province to 2020, it was also determined: "Promoting regional advantages, effectively exploiting the potential of resources, minerals, and land of the Western region to shift the economic structure towards developing the service sector and industry, high-tech agriculture associated with protecting resources and ecological environment, responding to climate change". To exploit the potential of Western Nghe An, the need for investment in developing the infrastructure system in general and transport infrastructure in particular is very necessary.

In recent years, Tan Ky district has focused on developing the transportation network. Photo: Xuan Hoang

In that effort, the completion of the investment project to build the N5 traffic route from Hoa Son - Do Luong to Tan Long - Tan Ky is expected to unleash the potential of the Western region of the province in connecting traffic infrastructure, creating the most favorable conditions for investors when choosing Nghe An as a destination./.