The Vietnamese government has approved a detailed plan for the construction of Ring Road No. 5 around Hanoi. The ring road that will be over 330 km will run through 36 districts in Hanoi and the provinces of Hoa Binh, Ha Nam, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Bac Giang, Thai Nguyen, and Vinh Phuc. It will also overlap with the Noi Bai–Ha Long, Hanoi–Thai Nguyen, Noi Bai–Lao Cai, and National Highway No. 3 routes. The total investment for the ring road is estimated at over 85.6 trillion dong ($4 billion).
