Major road construction boosts up development
Acknowledging the infrastructure, especially the transport infrastructure system was the fundamental technical basis and essential to ensure socio-economic development, the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council and People's Committee had drastically gathered all resources to invest in transportation and break local isolation.
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Overpass 295B on the ring road 4 of Viet Yen township. |
First of all, the province defined the need to link local economy with the Northern Key Economic Region toward fast development. Local authority has taken advantages of central capital, prioritized the province's capital to invest in a series of bridges crossing Cau River, connecting Bac Giang with Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Hai Duong, Quang Ninh such as Yen Lu bridge, Dong Xuyen bridge, Ha Bac 1 bridge, Ha Bac 2 bridge.
Recently, the province has made a breakthrough to expand Nhu Nguyet bridge and build Dong Viet bridge.
With the spirit of "Expressway - big rich, middle road - middle rich, small road - small rich, no highway – no rich", the province has proactively exchanged, cooperated and linked with neighboring localities on developing the infrastructure, especially transportation infrastructure to expand development space, such as cooperating with Hanoi Capital to connect to Noi Bai International Airport; cooperating with two provinces of Quang Ninh and Hai Duong to connect with ports and seas; cooperating with Lang Son province to connect with the economic corridor and Huu Nghi border gate; cooperating with two provinces of Bac Ninh and Thai Nguyen to connect with industry, services and tourism.
Also, Bac Giang completed upgrading and expanding National Highway 1 into 4 lane expressway with a length of 39.7 km.
The inauguration of many traffic works has made an important contribution to the provincial socio-economic development. In recent years, the province always secures first or second ranking nationwide in GRDP growth rate. In 2023, the province ranked first with the growth rate of 13.45 percent. |
In addition, the province has put resources into internal transport routes. The modern urban transport routes have been completed such as Xuong Giang road overpass to connect Minh Khai street with Tran Quang Khai street; Tran Quang Khai street overpass crossing over Thuong River while renovating and expanding Hung Vuong street overpass, Nguyen Van Cu street and building A Lu bridge among others.
The districts have mobilized resources on improving existing roads and opening new roads to connect the area according to issued planning, ensuring road surface widths of at least 6m. In particular, the province has highly focused on rural transport development.
The Bac Giang's traffic has completely changed from the condition in 10 years ago. The inauguration of many traffic works has made an important contribution to the provincial socio-economic development. In recent years, the province always secures first or second ranking nationwide in GRDP growth rate. In 2023, the province ranked first with the growth rate of 13.45 percent.
The results of developing transport infrastructure along with industrial and urban infrastructure are the breakthrough to create momentum for Bac Giang to take off in the coming period.
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