| THE PRIME MINISTER ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------- |
| No. 140/QD-TTg | Hanoi, January 21, 2010 |
DECISION
APPROVING THE DETAILED PLANNING ON THE EASTERN NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the Planning on development of Vietnam's expressway network through 2010, with a vision beyond 2020;
At the proposal of the Minister of Transport in Report No. 6803/TTr-BGTVT of September 30, 2009, on the detailed planning on the North-South expressway.
DECIDES:
Article 1. To approve the detailed planning on the eastern North-South expressway, with the following principal contents:
A. VIEWPOINTS AND OBJECTIVES:
- The eastern North-South expressway running from Hanoi to Can Tho city constitutes a part of the Vietnam's expressway network approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1734/QD-TTg of December 1, 2008.
- The detailed planning on the eastern North-South expressway aims to link already constructed and in-progress road projects and. at the same time, serves as a basis for ministries, branches and localities to elaborate socioeconomic development plannings, construction plannings, land-use planning and other relevant plannings.
- The eastern North-South expressway route will be soon formed to connect key economic centers and important transport hubs and create a high possibility for integrating with other modes of transport (railways, seaports and airports) to improve the transport capability in the North-South corridor, meet socio-economic development demands and tackle traffic congestion along National Highway 1. especially in the gateways to big urban centers;
- The expressway is planned on a complete scale. Construction investment may be phased out in conformity with transport flow and the fund raising capacity but in the first phase, it is required to build at least 4 lanes and manage land funds for the expansion of the expressway in the subsequent phases.
B. PLANNING CONTENTS
I. ROUTE DIRECTION
- Starting point: Phap Van intersection (the intersection between Hanoi city's belt road 3 and Phap Van - Gie bridge expressway).
- Ending point: Can Tho. In the immediate future, the expressway will be connected to Cha Va intersection to the north of Can Tho bridge. In the subsequent phases, it will be linked with Quan Lo - Phung Hiep road leading to Ca Mau.
- Route direction:
The route direction of each section is detailed as follows:
1. Phap Van - Gie bridge section (following the direction of the 4-high speed lane road section
to be built in the first phase)
to be built in the first phase)
From Phap Van intersection (the intersection between Hanoi city's belt road 3 and Phap Van -Gie bridge expressway), the road section will run along the old National Highway 1A in the east, about 1-1.5 km away from the old National Highway 1 A. through Yen So and the communes of Tu Hiep. Ngu Hiep and Lien Ninh (Thanh Tri district); Lien Phuong. Quat Dong. Thang Loi. To Hieu. Van Diem and Minh Cuong communes (Thuong Tin district) and Phu Minh commune (Phu Xuyen district) and end at km 210 (the new National Highway 1A chainage) in Phap Van -Gie bridge section.
