The Ho Chi Minh Highway is being expanded, extending from Cao Bang to Ca Mau Cape. The project, spanning over 3,000 km, is scheduled for completion in 2020, with nearly 450 km built to expressway standards.
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| The Ho Chi Minh Highway has an expansion project extending from South to North, covering more than 3,000 km (from Ca Mau Cape to Pac Bo, Cao Bang), and is the second national highway running along the western mountainous region from North to South.The image shows a section near Xuan Mai town (Hanoi). |
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| The route was constructed by upgrading and expanding several provincial and national roads, as well as building new sections.The photo shows the section passing through Mieu Mon town, Chuong My district, Hanoi. |
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| A distinctive feature of the Ho Chi Minh Highway is the use of yellow lane markings. Drivers can easily distinguish it from other roads when traveling on this route. |
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| In 1959, President Ho Chi Minh decided to establish a strategic transport route to support the South and friendly countries; therefore, this route was later named the Ho Chi Minh Trail.Images taken in Lac Son district (Hoa Binh province). |
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| During the resistance war, the Ho Chi Minh Trail started from Nghe An (Tan Ky town, Tan Ky district, marked by milestone number 0) to Ca Mau Cape. Later, the road was expanded, upgraded, and extended to Xuan Mai town, Hanoi. |
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| The road upgrade and expansion project, which began in phase 1 in 2000, was completed with a scale of 2 lanes (including road hardening and landslide prevention for the section from Hoa Lac - Hanoi to Tan Canh - Kon Tum) and put into full operation in 2008. |
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| The historic Ho Chi Minh Trail viewed from above. |
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| The historic Ho Chi Minh Trail viewed from above. |
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| After 2020, the remaining sections of the expressway will be constructed and the entire route completed according to the approved plan.The photo shows the Cam Thuy district in Thanh Hoa province. |
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| Once completed, the Ho Chi Minh Highway will pass through the territory of 28 provinces and cities, stretching from Cao Bang to Ca Mau. |
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| The total length is 3,183 km (the main route is approximately 2,500 km, and the western route is over 680 km).The photo shows the Lam Kinh bridge area spanning the Chu River in Tho Xuan district (Thanh Hoa province). |
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| The total investment for phase 1 is over 13,300 billion VND, phase 2 over 27,700 billion VND, and phase 3 over 273,000 billion VND (not including the 23,000 billion VND total investment for 133 km of the Ho Chi Minh Highway that overlaps with other projects that have already been allocated funding and are being implemented). |
According to Zing
