Work has commenced on the 188-km-long Chau Doc – Can Tho – Soc Trang expressway in Vietnam. The Trans-Mekong expressway project will cost over USD1.89 billion and will be funded by the centre and local budgets. The expressway will link the Tran De port, Hau Giang Province and Chau Doc City. In the first phase, the motorway will feature four lanes and will be 17 metre wide. In the future, the width will be expanded to 32 metre and feature six lanes.
This is one of the key projects that are a part of a regional network connecting Vietnam with Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries.