By the middle of June 2019, the project connecting Ho Chi Minh Road and National Road 12B to National Highway 1 was constructed with the total construction volume of over 37%, trying to complete and reach the set schedule by the end of this year.
According to the design scale, the investment project to build the road with a total length of about 30 km. The starting point of the route is connected to Ho Chi Minh road at 479 + 300 km in Bao Hieu commune (Yen Thuy), the end of the route is intersected with Highway 12B at 67 + 100 km, belonging to Vu Ban town (Lac Son). With a total investment of 250 billion VND, the road will be upgraded, reaching the road’s standard of grade IV - delta (TCVN 4054 - 2005) according to the provincial master plan of transport development. Directly connecting 3 arterial traffic axes in the province, when completed and put into use, this road will create favorable conditions for people and vehicles to participate in traffic, effectively contributing to the local socio-economic development.
According to the evaluation of the Project Management Board of the Project, by the middle of June 2019, the volume of road embankment was about 111 thousand m3, reaching 50.23%; the volume of digging the road base was about 341.5 thousand m3, reaching 68.3%; the volume of the completed construction was 32/45 horizontal drainage culverts. They completed concrete casting of decks, railings, handrails for Thuong bridge at 0 + 955.5 km, for My bridge at 13 + 424,25 km and for Thai bridge 15 + 367.06 km and so on. Up to now, the construction value has reached over 37% of the total construction value of the project.
The investors and the Project Management Board have been actively urging the contractors to focus on mobilizing the human resources, the machinery, the equipment and materials to speed up the construction progress of the remaining items, setting the determination to complete the project this year.