PANO - The Ho Chi Minh Highway running from the Central Highlands to Binh Phuoc province was inaugurated at a ceremony on July 11th in Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province. General Tran Dai Quang, Head of the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands attended the ceremony.

Delegates cut the ribbon to inaugurate the road. Photo: vnexpress.net

The 663 km section of the road begins in Dak Zon of Kon Tum province and ends in Chon Thanh of Binh Phuoc province.

The 110 km section from Dak Zon to Tan Canh in Kon Tum province was completed in 2007. Around 134 km running through urban areas in the Central Highlands as well as the section from Kon Tum to Pleiku city were completed in 2013. And the remaining 419 km were built from 2013-2015 with a total investment of nearly VND 13.1 trillion. The build-operate-transfer project accounted for VND 5.99 trillion and the rest was sourced from Government bonds.

The completion of the road saves over VND 2 trillion and cuts traveling time between the Central Highlands and Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang City, contributing to promoting socio-economic development of the Central Highlands.

Translated by Anh Tien