Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has signed an official document to start a VND2.5trn (USD107m) project that will link Sapa with the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway. A road to Sapa The BOT project includes repairing and upgrading the National Highway 4D and expanding provincial road 155 to link Sapa with Lao Cai City. The fund will come from the state budget, locality budget, investor capital and credit loans. The extended provincial road will be 25km long. The sections running through the mountainous area will have two lanes while the section through Sapa will have four lanes. The National Highway 4D is over 29km long connecting Sapa and Lao Cai City. However, the highway is narrow and has many bends. From 2018 to 2020, the authorities will clear the ground and the project and start expanding the provincial road 155. The project is expected to be completed afterwards. Vehicles on Lao Cai-Sapa route will use the National Highway 4D while those who go in Sapa-Lao Cai direction … [Read more...] about VND2.5trn Sapa, Noi Bai-Lao Cai expressway approved
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PM approves road connecting Noi Bai – Lao Cai highway with Sapa
The new road, with a total length of 25km, will link Sapa town with Lao Cai city and will run parallel with national highway 4D. The project consists of two components including upgrading the 29km national highway 4D and building the 25km new road linking Lao Cai city with Sapa. The project will require a total cost of VND2.51 trillion (US$107.93 million) with the land clearance scheduled to be completed by 2020. National highway 4D is currently the arterial route connecting Lao Cai city and Sapa town, but it often suffers from landslides in the rainy season, resulting in traffic accidents. The project is expected to meet the increasing transportation demand to the tourist site and reduce the risk of accidents on highway 4D. The work will also contribute to enhancing the efficiency of the Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway and promoting socio-economic development in the locality, while ensuring national defence and security in the Northwest region and Lao Cai province in particular. … [Read more...] about PM approves road connecting Noi Bai – Lao Cai highway with Sapa
PM approves road linking Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expy and Sapa
PM approves road linking Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expy and SapaThe Saigon Times Daily Vehicles travel on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway in this file photo. The Prime Minister has approved the construction of a road connecting Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway and Sapa Town in Lao Cai Province – PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The Prime Minister has approved the construction of a road connecting the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway and Sapa Town in the northern upland province of Lao Cai, with estimated total investment capital of VND2.5 trillion, under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) format, the local media reported. The project aims to meet the rising demand for transportation, especially for upcoming luxury tourism and resort projects in Sapa; minimize traffic accidents on National Highway 4D; reduce the travel distance between Sapa Town and Lao Cai City; and bolster the socioeconomic development of Lao Cai in particular and northwestern Vietnam in general. As part of the project, National Highway 4D … [Read more...] about PM approves road linking Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expy and Sapa
Lao Cai police bust two drug trafficking operations
Border guards at Lao Cai International Border gate have successfully busted two drug trafficking operations in the border area. At 3:30pm on June 15, Lao Cai police discovered and arrested Hoang Van Hinh from Lao Cai named for illegally possessing 13 bricks of heroin and six packs of methamphetamine. The same day, the inspection team arrested two men, Do Trong Khanh and Luu Binh Liem from Lao Cai as they were in the process of smuggling drugs for personal consumption. Police confiscated 70 cakes of heroin and six packs of methamphetamine. At the police station, the three men admitted to being long term drug addicts. They told police that they bought the drugs for personal use and for selling to other addicts in Lao Cai province. The case is still under further investigation. … [Read more...] about Lao Cai police bust two drug trafficking operations
Sa Pa autumn festival kicks off in Lao Cai
The opening ceremony of the 2018 Sa Pa Autumn Festival in Lao Cai province (Photo: VNA) Lao Cai (VNA) – The 2018 Sa Pa Autumn Festival opened in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on September 1 with a wide range of activities. The festival is part of cultural and art events held in the province to promote traditional cultural values of ethnic groups in the resort district of Sa Pa. Addressing the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the district People’s Committee Le Manh Hao said Sa Pa has enjoyed strong growth over the years, especially in tourism services. The festival is viewed as a drive for the district’s tourism sector this year, creating a momentum for its sustainable development in the future, he noted. The highlights of the festival are a cuisine festival of the north-western region, a photo exhibition on Sa Pa’s people and landscapes, along with street performances and re-enactment of ethnic people’s rituals such as the bride … [Read more...] about Sa Pa autumn festival kicks off in Lao Cai