The People's Committee of Bac Ninh province has just sent an official dispatch to the Ministry of Transport regarding the investment in the construction of the Bac Ninh - Pha Lai expressway, from Ring Road 4 to National Highway 18.

This is the investment project to build the National Highway 18, the section from Yen Gia intersection (Ring Road 4) to the old National Highway 18, Bac Ninh province, 10.3 km long with the starting point - Km0+00 (intersection with Ring Road 4); the end point - Km10+300 (intersection with National Highway 18).

The route of the Project is implemented according to the Road Network Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050 approved in Decision No. 1589/QD-TTg dated December 8, 2023 of the Prime Minister.

The project has a cross-section of 100m wide, but in this phase, the People's Committee of Bac Giang province proposed to carry out site clearance according to the planned cross-section (100m), investing in parallel roads on both sides with a cross-section of each side of the roadbed being 12m wide, and a dragon road surface of 11m.

The project's budget is about 3,600 billion VND from Bac Ninh Provincial Budget and other legal sources.

Previously, at the end of January 2020, the Bac Ninh - Hai Duong Expressway Construction Investment Project, the section passing through Bac Ninh province (total length of 20 km) was approved by the Prime Minister for investment under the PPP method, BT contract type, and assigned the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province as the competent state agency to implement.

However, on June 18, 2020, the National Assembly issued the Law on Investment under the PPP partnership method. Accordingly, the Project is subject to the abolition of implementation under the BT form.

According to the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province, the Bac Ninh - Hai Duong expressway section passing through Bac Ninh province from Ring Road 4 to Hanoi - Bac Giang expressway (about 9.7 km), has been implemented in the Investment Project to build Ring Road 4 - Hanoi Capital Region, is under construction, basically completed in 2026 and put into operation from 2027.

“Therefore, the construction of the Bac Ninh - Pha Lai expressway, from Ring Road 4 to National Highway 18, will contribute to completing the Bac Ninh - Hai Duong expressway section through Bac Ninh province, synchronizing traffic infrastructure, connecting Ring Road 4 - Capital Region with industrial parks concentrated in the provinces north of Hanoi, while creating space for urban development, contributing to socio-economic development, ensuring local traffic order and safety”, said Mr. Ngo Tan Phuong, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Giang province.