THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No. 27/2004/QD-TTg
Hanoi, March 2, 2004
 DECISION
APPROVING THE ORIENTATIONS OF THE GENERAL PLANNING ON CONSTRUC-TION ALONG HO CHI MINH ROAD (STAGE I) TILL 2020
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the Urban Planning Management Regulation promulgated together with Decree No. 91/CP of August 17, 1994 of the Government;
At the proposal of the Construction Minister in Document No.38/TTr-BXD of June 5, 2003 and Document No.1907/BXD-KTQH of November 11, 2003,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To approve the Orientations of the general planning on construction along Ho Chi Minh road (Stage I) with the following major contents:
1. Scope of research
The total length of Ho Chi Minh road (Stage I) is 2,186 km, of which the eastern branch stretches over 1,676 km; the western branch, 510 km. The research scope of both sides of the road is 2 km in width with an area of around 437, 200 ha.
2. Objectives
To develop Ho Chi Minh road with its main functions as the western national traffic corridor and technical infrastructure of the country; the economic development and urban center as well as rural population quarters axis; landscape axis associated with cultural and historical relics, scenic places.
3. Population size