Construction of Bao Loc - Lien Khuong Expressway project started

Member of the Politburo , Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh; Comrade Nguyen Thuy Anh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Committee and Comrade Nguyen Hoai Bao - former Secretary of Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee attended the groundbreaking ceremony.

This important event marks a historic turning point, realizing the dream of building a highway, creating momentum for socio -economic development for Lam Dong province after many years of incubation and effort.

Central and local leaders attended the groundbreaking ceremony

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Hoa Binh - Politburo member, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Government; Nguyen Thuy Anh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Committee; Y Thanh Ha Nie Kdam - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee; together with leaders of central and local ministries, departments, branches, investors, businesses and a large number of people of Lam Dong province.

Comrades Secretary of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of People's Council, People's Committee of Lam Dong, Binh Thuan, Dak Nong provinces at the groundbreaking ceremony

Delegates attending the groundbreaking ceremony

Comrade Tran Hong Thai - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony. He thanked the investors, consulting units and civil servants for their efforts and the consensus of the people so that the project could be implemented and started.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Tran Hong Thai - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized: "The Bao Loc - Lien Khuong Expressway project is one of the key transport infrastructure projects of strategic significance to the socio-economic development not only of Lam Dong province, but also of the entire Central Highlands region".

Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee Vo Ngoc Hiep (right cover) and Secretary of Da Lat City Party Committee Tran Duc Hiep

He also emphasized that the groundbreaking of the Bao Loc - Lien Khuong Expressway is the realization of the dreams, expectations and concerns of many generations of leaders, authorities at all levels and people of the province. And to have today, this meaningful groundbreaking ceremony, is the result of a drastic and responsible preparation process by all levels, sectors from the central to local levels, investors proposing the project and professional units to overcome many difficulties and obstacles in the process of preparing the project.

" The Bao Loc - Lien Khuong Expressway project is not only a traffic route but also a development path, a symbol of consensus, determination and aspiration of the Party Committee, government and people of Lam Dong. Each road opened is a new horizon, each completed project is a solid step forward on the journey to bring the country far and high", comrade Tran Hong Thai shared at the groundbreaking ceremony.

The groundbreaking ceremony of the Bao Loc - Lien Khuong Expressway Project is considered a historic milestone, opening a new page in the history of traffic infrastructure development in Lam Dong province. People come to watch the groundbreaking ceremony of the expressway.

“On behalf of the leaders of Lam Dong province, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Government, ministries and central branches for always caring, accompanying and supporting the province in the process of project appraisal and approval. I would like to thank the investors, consulting units and the team of civil servants and public employees for working hard so that the project can be implemented and started as it is today,” said comrade Tran Hong Thai.

Delegates attending the groundbreaking ceremony

To ensure the construction work is on schedule, of high quality and safe, comrade Tran Hong Thai directed the local Party Committee and authorities to prioritize human resources to promptly handle the work, creating the most favorable conditions for investors and construction units to implement the project; strengthen the mobilization of people in the project area to support and coordinate in site clearance work to promptly hand over the site to the construction unit.

A large number of officials and people from all walks of life were excited to attend the highway groundbreaking ceremony.

He also requested investors to uphold their sense of responsibility, mobilize maximum machinery, equipment and means to organize scientific construction to ensure technical quality, aesthetics, environmental sanitation, labor safety, and create a landscape for the project's development space after completion.

Mr. Doan Tuan Anh - Director of T&T Transport Infrastructure Development Investment Company Limited, representing the investor consortium, committed to focus all resources to construct the project to ensure quality, progress, safety and efficiency.

Mr. Doan Tuan Anh - Director of T&T Transport Infrastructure Development Investment Company Limited, representing the investor consortium, also gave a speech, pledging to focus all resources to construct the project to ensure quality, progress, safety and efficiency.

The project has a total investment of about 17,718 billion VND, with a length of about 73.62 km. Phase 1 of the project has a scale of 4 lanes, a roadbed width of 17m. The project is expected to be completed and put into operation in the fourth quarter of 2027.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh spoke, highly appreciating the efforts and consensus of the Party Committee, government and people of Lam Dong province to start the construction of the expressway today.

Immediately after the Deputy Prime Minister announced the groundbreaking ceremony, the delegates pressed the button to start the project, opening a new chapter for the socio-economic development of Lam Dong province.

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh highly appreciated the efforts and consensus of the Party Committee, government and people of Lam Dong province to start the expressway.

He directed: “The current Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, as well as the new Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee (from July 1, 2025), must focus on directing investors, supervisory consultants and contractors to promote the highest sense of responsibility, and implement the Project to ensure progress, quality and safety. The Secretary and Chairman of the province must identify this as the top political task, directly direct and focus all resources to complete the site clearance for the entire 610 hectares of the project as soon as possible. During the implementation process, special attention must be paid to resettlement work and support for stabilizing production for the people. The Party and State's viewpoint must be consistently implemented: ensuring that the new place of residence and new livelihoods of the people must be equal to and better than the old place".

Delegates attending the groundbreaking ceremony

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh also requested investors to uphold their responsibilities, focus all financial resources, human resources, the most modern equipment and machinery, organize construction with the spirit of "overcoming the sun, overcoming the rain", "eating quickly, sleeping urgently", "working in 3 shifts, 4 shifts", to complete the project in 30 months as committed.

Mr. Nguyen Van Gia - Director of Lam Dong Department of Construction attended the groundbreaking ceremony.

He also directed the Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, relevant agencies and localities to participate in the spirit of service, companionship, proactively handle procedural, mechanism and policy problems within their authority as quickly as possible, with the spirit of "only discussing, not backtracking". Absolutely do not let the project be delayed due to administrative procedures or lack of coordination between agencies.

Deputy Prime Minister presents gifts to the construction team of Bao Loc - Lien Khuong Expressway Project

At the same time, the Deputy Prime Minister called on the people of Lam Dong province to unite, support, and promptly hand over the site so that the project can be implemented smoothly and on schedule.

Investors give gifts to support social security for 10 communes and wards where the project passes through.

Once completed, the project will fundamentally and permanently resolve the problem of frequent congestion and overload, which is considered a “bottleneck” on the existing National Highway 20. More importantly, it will not only shorten travel time but also activate and maximize the efficiency of the sections that have been and are being invested in, such as Dau Giay - Tan Phu, Tan Phu - Bao Loc. The value of the project lies not only in its 74 km, but in the fact that it unleashes the potential of the entire strategic economic corridor of hundreds of kilometers, creating new growth momentum for the entire region.

Workers operating machinery perform groundbreaking ceremony

This expressway is also expected to be a strong lever, creating new momentum for key economic sectors of Lam Dong and neighboring provinces. This is an opportunity to re-plan production areas, form satellite urban areas, modern logistics centers associated with Lien Khuong International Airport. This is the premise for Da Lat - Lam Dong tourism to take off, attracting high-quality visitors; for high-tech agricultural products of Bao Loc, Di Linh, Duc Trong to connect directly to major domestic and international markets.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/kinh-te/202506/khoi-cong-du-an-cao-toc-bao-loc-lien-khuong-e21433b/