Greater Mekong Subregion Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway Project - Tranche 1 (Loan)
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Funding
Project Description
The Project will construct a 57.1 kilometer (km) expressway between Ben Luc and Long Thah in the south of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), which is a short link of the GMS Southern Economic Corridor (SEC). The Project Expressway is divided into a western section (0.6 km-20.4 km), a middle section (20.4 km-31.4 km), and an eastern section (31.4 km-57.7 km). Scope for this first tranche includes (i) land acquisition and resettlement for the entire Expressway, (ii) unexploded ordnance clearance works for the entire Expressway, (iii) civil works for the western section of the Expressway, (iv) VEC's laboratory (building and equipment), (v) project supervision consulting services for the expressway sections to be financed by ADB, external environmental monitoring, external resettlement monitoring, and external auditing consulting services for the Project, and (vi) VEC's incremental administration cost.
Progress (as of March 2021)
Project closedContacts
| Contact 1 | |
| Contact Name | Mohammad Nazrul Islam |
|---|---|
| Organization | Asian Development Bank |
| mislam@adb.org | |
| Contact 2 | |
| Contact Name | - |
| Organization | - |
| - | |
News and Multimedia
Cross border traffic at Lao Cai between Viet Nam and People's Republic of China has increased since the completion of the Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway. The Greater Mekong Subregion Ha Noi-Lang Son and Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressways Technical Assistance Project includes preparing detailed designs, updating safeguard plans, and assisting in land acquisition, resettlement, and procurement of goods and civil works.
Source: ADB Flickr
Fruit sellers trading close to the Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway. The Greater Mekong Subregion Ha Noi-Lang Son and Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressways Technical Assistance Project includes preparing detailed designs, updating safeguard plans, and assisting in land acquisition, resettlement, and procurement of goods and civil works.
Source: ADB Flickr
Bus companies in Lao Cai, Viet Nam, are expanding to take advantage of increased traffic between Hanoi and the Chinese border since the completion of the Hanoi - Lao Cai Expressway. The Greater Mekong Subregion Ha Noi-Lang Son and Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressways Technical Assistance Project includes preparing detailed designs, updating safeguard plans, and assisting in land acquisition, resettlement, and procurement of goods and civil works.
Source: ADB Flickr
Cross border traffic at Lao Cai between Viet Nam and People's Republic of China has increased since the completion of the Hanoi - Lao Cai Expressway. The Greater Mekong Subregion Ha Noi-Lang Son and Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressways Technical Assistance Project includes preparing detailed designs, updating safeguard plans, and assisting in land acquisition, resettlement, and procurement of goods and civil works.
Source: ADB Flickr
Headdress of the Red Dao tribe, Sapa, Northern Viet Nam. The tribe has seen a boost in tourism since the completion of the Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway. The Greater Mekong Subregion Ha Noi-Lang Son and Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressways Technical Assistance Project includes preparing detailed designs, updating safeguard plans, and assisting in land acquisition, resettlement, and procurement of goods and civil works.
Source: ADB Flickr
Portrait of a woman from the Hamong tribe in Sapa, Northern Viet Nam. The tribe has seen a boost in tourism since the completion of the Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway. The Greater Mekong Subregion Ha Noi-Lang Son and Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressways Technical Assistance Project includes preparing detailed designs, updating safeguard plans, and assisting in land acquisition, resettlement, and procurement of goods and civil works.
Source: ADB Flickr
Fruit sellers trading close to the Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway. The Greater Mekong Subregion Ha Noi-Lang Son and Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressways Technical Assistance Project includes preparing detailed designs, updating safeguard plans, and assisting in land acquisition, resettlement, and procurement of goods and civil works.
Source: ADB Flickr
Portrait of a woman from the Hamong tribe in Sapa, Northern Viet Nam. The tribe has seen a boost in tourism since the completion of the Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway. The Greater Mekong Subregion Ha Noi-Lang Son and Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressways Technical Assistance Project includes preparing detailed designs, updating safeguard plans, and assisting in land acquisition, resettlement, and procurement of goods and civil works.
Source: ADB Flickr
Women from the Hamong tribe in Sapa, Northern Viet Nam. The tribe has seen a boost in tourism since the completion of the Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway. The Greater Mekong Subregion Ha Noi-Lang Son and Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressways Technical Assistance Project includes preparing detailed designs, updating safeguard plans, and assisting in land acquisition, resettlement, and procurement of goods and civil works.
Source: ADB Flickr
Water buffaloes in the rice field along the ADB assisted Hanoi-Bac Giang-Lang Son road. In the background are Karst formations common in Northern Viet Nam.
Source: ADB Flickr