Work begins on Van Ninh-Ninh Hoa connection coastal road

Van Phong Economic Zone Management Board held a groundbreaking ceremony in Ninh Diem Ward (Ninh Hoa Town) on December 20 for the coastal road project from Van Luong Commune, Van Ninh District to Ninh Hoa Town.

Present at the event were Nguyen Khac Toan, Permanent Deputy Secretary of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Provincial People’s Council; Nguyen Tan Tuan, Deputy Secretary of Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee; Tran Thu Mai, Member of Khanh Hoa Provincial Standing Party Committee, Chairperson of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; Le Huu Tho, Member of Khanh Hoa Provincial Standing Party Committee; Head of Provincial Department of Propaganda & Training; Tran Manh Dung, Member of Khanh Hoa Provincial Standing Party Committee, Secretary of Nha Trang City Party Committee; and Tran Hoa Nam, Vice-Chairman of Provincial People’s Committee.

Delegates press the button to start the Coastal Road Project from Van Luong Commune, Van Ninh District to Ninh Hoa Town.

The coastal road project from Van Luong Commune, Van Ninh District to Ninh Hoa Town has a total investment of more than VND2,000 billion, including VND600 billion from the central budget. The implementation period is in the 2024 - 2027. The project is nearly 20.5km long, including 12.7km running through Van Luong and Van Hung communes (Van Ninh District) and about 7.7km through Ninh Tho Commune and Ninh Diem Ward (Ninh Hoa Town). The starting point of the project connects to Tran Hung Dao Street (north of Hien Luong 2 Bridge), in Van Luong Commune; the endpoint connects to the right side of National Highway 26B, in Ninh Diem Ward.

The project plays a vital role in attracting, promoting and effectively using domestic and foreign resources for investment in the local socio-economic growth, developing Van Phong Economic Zone to become a driving force for the development of the province and the South Central region, contributing to turning Khanh Hoa into a centrally-governed city; as well as creating a driving force for socio-economic development for coastal localities of Van Ninh District and Ninh Hoa Town; attracting investors. The project also contributes to improving the living standards and ensuring political stability as well as serving national defense requirements when necessary.

Delegates attach a plaque to welcome the 19th Provincial Party Congress, term 2025 - 2030 to the Project to upgrade and expand Provincial Road 1B.

According to Tran Hoa Nam, Van Phong Economic Zone Management Board is committed to effectively managing the project, focusing all resources on implementation the project, meeting the committed schedule; complying with legal regulations in construction. The consulting and supervising contractor is requested to ensure proper site supervision; the construction contractor must ensure sufficient human and material resources to implement the construction, complying with technical requirements and contract conditions, including labor safety and environmental protection during the construction process. The project implementation promises to contribute to attracting investment in large-scale non-budget projects in Van Phong Economic Zone.

Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tan Tuan requested the investor, contractors, consultants and supervisors to speed up the project progress and ensure the quality requirements; requested the investor of the component project to speed up the site clearance progress. "I believe that, with the professional experience and capacity of Van Phong Economic Zone Management Board, Ninh Hoa Town People's Committee, Van Ninh District People's Committee and consulting units, the two projects will be completed on schedule while  ensuring quality.

Machinery ready at the construction site for construction.

Also on December 20, the Van Phong Economic Zone Management Board held a ceremony to attach a plaque to welcome the 19th Provincial Party Congress, term 2025 - 2030 to the Project to upgrade and expand Provincial Road 1B, which starts at the intersection of National Highway 26B and ends at the intersection of Provincial Road 1, in Ninh Phuoc Commune (Ninh Hoa Town).

The project implemented in the period of 2024 – 2026 has a total investment of more than VND538.5 billion from the provincial budget. The project will upgrade and expand the entire 9.5km route with a design speed of 80km/hour. The project plays a vital role in connecting traffic, attracting investment, ensuring security and defense, and serving economic development in the southern area of ​​Van Phong Economic Zone.

According to Nguyen Tan Tuan, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Coastal Road Project from Van Luong Commune, Van Ninh District to Ninh Hoa Town and the Project to upgrade and expand Provincial Road 1B will create a major breakthrough for regional economic development as well as improve the local living standards and create more job opportunities for local residents in Ninh Hoa Town, Van Ninh District in particular and the whole province in general.

V.K

Translated by N.T