Big plans to upgrade Vietnam highways connecting with Laos and China


National Highway 279 connecting Dien Bien city to Tay Trang International Border Gate between Vietnam and Laos in Dien Bien Province will be upgraded. - baogiaothong.vn

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): The Department of Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) has just proposed a project to the Ministry of Transport to upgrade and renovate national highways connecting Vietnam with northern Laos and China.

Under the proposal, the project will use loans from the World Bank (WB) and will be implemented in five years from 2025 to 2029.

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