Admiring sunrise over Van Don-Mong Cai expressway

Saturday, 18:20, 03/09/2022

VOV.VN - The Van Don-Mong Cai expressway in the northern province of Quang Ninh opened to traffic on Vietnam’s National Day on September 1. Let’s take a look at the breath-taking sunrise over the expressway:

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Photos: Tien Phong

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admiring sunrise over van don-mong cai expressway picture 1 — The expressway connects the 300km Hanoi – Ha Long Expressway with the 264km Noi Bai – Lao Cai Expressway in order to become the longest route in the country. It stretches for a total of 176 kilometres in length.

admiring sunrise over van don-mong cai expressway picture 2 — Work on the 80km long road first began in April 2019, costing more than VND11 trillion.

admiring sunrise over van don-mong cai expressway picture 3 — The four-lane expressway permits vehicles to travel at a maximum speed of 120 kilometres per hour.

admiring sunrise over van don-mong cai expressway picture 4 — The travel time between Van Don district and Mong Cai City has now been reduced to 50 minutes instead of the previous time of two hours.

admiring sunrise over van don-mong cai expressway picture 5 — The road features up to 32 bridges crossing rivers and the sea, including seven bridges running along the Van Don-Tien Yen section and another 25 along the Tien Yen-Mong Cai section.

admiring sunrise over van don-mong cai expressway picture 6 — This part of the structure also includes the 1,515m Van Tien Bridge, which is Quang Ninh’s largest sea-spanning bridge.

admiring sunrise over van don-mong cai expressway picture 7

admiring sunrise over van don-mong cai expressway picture 8 — The new expressway is expected to promote the development of key economic zones of Quang Ninh province, including the Van Don economic zone, and the Mong Cai Border Gate Economic Zone.

admiring sunrise over van don-mong cai expressway picture 9 — In particular, the expressway also plays an important role in linking all major economic and administrative centres of Quang Ninh.

admiring sunrise over van don-mong cai expressway picture 10 — It also helps contribute to the socio-economic development in Quang Ninh, as well as in the northern key economic region.

admiring sunrise over van don-mong cai expressway picture 11