Dak Nong proposes developing airport, expressway

A view of a road in Dak Nong Province. The province has proposed developing an airport and an expressway - PHOTO: SGGP

The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong has suggested developing the Nhan Co airport for both civil and military purposes in Dak R’Lap District and an expressway connecting to the neighboring province of Binh Phuoc.

The Dak Nong government commented on a master plan to develop airports, railways, roads and waterways in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050, Tien Phong newspaper reported.

Explaining the airport development proposal, the provincial government stated that the locality currently has only roads. However, the movement of traffic is inconvenient due to rough terrain, thus hindering its investment attraction and economic and tourism development.

In January, the Ministry of Transport asked the province to study a plan to develop the Nhan Co airport. The ministry instructed the province to work with the Ministry of National Defense to propose developing a military airport first and then developing it into a civil and military airport.

As for the expressway connecting Dak Nong and Binh Phuoc, the section in Dak Nong was meant to have four lanes, while the section in Binh Phuoc may have four to six lanes.

The 212-kilometer road will start at the Serepok River and end at an intersection with the Ho Chi Minh Road, and have a design speed of 80-100 kilometers per hour.