The Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway project is on a trial run (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Five major transport projects arescheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2019, according to theMinistry of Transport (MoT).
They include the Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevatedrailway project in Hanoi. The main facilities of this 13.5km-long line havebeen completed and it is ready to become operational, said Le Kim Thanh –Director of the ministry’s Transport Engineering Construction and QualityManagement Bureau – at a meeting in Hanoi on March 28.
The other projects include work on the sectionof Ho Chi Minh Road running through Chu Se district of Gia Lai province, aswell as Vam Cong Bridge linking Can Tho city and Dong Thap province. The upgradeof several sections of National Highway 26 through Khanh Hoa and Dak Lakprovinces is another project due for completion in the next few months.
The last of the five works expected to befinished in Q2 is the upgrade and building of four sections of National Highway60 linking Rach Mieu Bridge, which connects Tien Giang and Ben Tre provinces, toCo Chien Bridge, which connects Ben Tre and Tra Vinh provinces.
The transport ministry will also start another fiveprojects in Q2, Thanh noted.
The MoT reported that in the first three monthsof 2019, it continued with preparations for key projects, including the easternNorth-South Expressway, the Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Naiprovince, the expansion of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City,and the pre-feasibility research for the North-South high-speed railway. –VNA
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The Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway project is on a trial run (Photo: VNA) 
