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Greenlight for Can Tho-An Giang highway

07/03/2008 -- 7:31 PM

Can Tho (VNA) – The government has approved in principle the construction of a 1.8 billion USD Can Tho-An Giang highway, according to Can Tho city People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Son.

The chairman said a building-operation-transfer (BOT) contract has been set, making way for the construction and operation of the highway and the subsequent transfer of its management to the locality.

The 110km highway, that will connect national and international highway systems, includes 50km running through the Mekong Delta city and 60km through An Giang province before connecting to the 140km An Giang-Phnom Penh expressway.

It is expected to boost economic development in the Mekong Delta as well as facilitate trade activities among
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