Northern Mountain Provinces Transport Connectivity Project (Loan)

Details

Project	50098-002
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Type	Loan
Sector	Transport
Country	Viet Nam
Start	2018
End	2025
Status	Ongoing
Last Edited	05 Jul 2021

Funding

US$('000) 245,070

Confinancing Source: Government of Australia

Project Description

The project will finance improvement of international and national transport connectivity of underdeveloped provinces of Vietnam by improving accessibility to GMS corridors. The project aims to expand the benefits of the GMS corridors to the northwestern provinces, where high poverty incidence is reported, by enhancing the road connectivity between the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway and the provinces of Lao Cai, Lai Chau and Yen Bai through rehabilitation of National Highway (NH) 279 and NH32 and upgrading of Provincial Road (PR)175 to an NH.

Progress (as of March 2021)

Ongoing. ADB loan financing approved on 11 December 2018. Technical design is being implemented. Regarding the preparation for the bidding of construction packages, ADB already agreed with MOT to adjust procurement method from ICB to NCB.

Contacts

Contact 1
Contact Name	Fukayama, Takeshi
Organization	Asian Development Bank
Email	tfukuyama@adb.org
Contact 2
Contact Name	-
Organization	-
Email	-

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The impact will be improved economic, sociocultural and environmental development in project area, contributing to making Viet Nam a modern industrial country. The outcome will be enhanced national road connectivity to GMS corridors in Viet Nam. The expected outputs are: (i) improved national highways in Quang Nam, Lai Chau and Yen Bai provinces; (ii) the strengthened road asset management; and (iii) the improved road safety in project communes.