
Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Phuoc agree to construct $1.5bn expressway
The expressway will stretch 70 kilometers from Chon Thanh District in Binh Phuoc Province to Go Dua Intersection in Ho Chi Minh City
The expressway will stretch 70 kilometers from Chon Thanh District in Binh Phuoc Province to Go Dua Intersection in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport initiated the construction of the My Thuan-Can Tho Expressway on Monday
A ceremony was organized with the attendance of the prime minister to mark the event
The expansion project looks to raise the expressway’s number of lanes to 8-10 from four
The number of lanes on the expressway is proposed to be increased from four to 10-12
The vehicle was running against traffic in a lane that allows a top speed of 120km/h
The truck driver was jailed for 4.5 years, while the car driver was sentenced to nine years behind bars
Vehicles are allowed to run up to 120 km/h on the expressway lane where the incident happened
The driver also had his driver’s license revoked for six months
The violation has become quite common since the beginning of the year along the Ho Chi Minh City-Trung Luong Expressway