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1.2.2 Road Sector<br />

In 2006, although overall road network is approximately 250,000 km, nati<strong>on</strong>al arterials<br />

c<strong>on</strong>sisting of nati<strong>on</strong>al highways and provincial roads remain limited with a total length of about<br />

44,000 km. (about 18% of the whole network). The ratio of paved road al<strong>on</strong>g the nati<strong>on</strong>al highways<br />

is improving with 84% of the total, while that of provincial roads is still 66%<br />

Table 1-2 Road Development in Vietnam (2006)<br />

Category Year Length<br />

Type of pavement<br />

Asphalt C<strong>on</strong>crete Low-cost pavement Gravel Earth Other<br />

Nati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

1999<br />

2006<br />

15,520<br />

17,295<br />

5,354<br />

7,750<br />

94<br />

344<br />

5,828<br />

6,447<br />

3,178 -<br />

2,854 -<br />

-<br />

-<br />

Provincial<br />

1999<br />

2006<br />

18,344<br />

23,138<br />

829<br />

3,474<br />

157<br />

701<br />

5,609<br />

11,030<br />

7,309 -<br />

4,816<br />

-<br />

3,073 44<br />

District<br />

1999<br />

2006<br />

37,437 - -<br />

54,962 1,762<br />

-<br />

2,581<br />

- - -<br />

10,992 34,897 77,261 3,601<br />

Commune<br />

1999<br />

2006<br />

134,463 -<br />

141,442<br />

-<br />

1,616<br />

-<br />

18,442<br />

- - -<br />

9,226 34,897 77,261 -<br />

Urban<br />

1999<br />

2006<br />

5,919<br />

8,536<br />

2,297 -<br />

2,465 776<br />

3,622 -<br />

2,750<br />

-<br />

976 1,568 -<br />

Other<br />

1999<br />

2006<br />

5,451 -<br />

6,414 -<br />

- -<br />

160.4<br />

- -<br />

547 2,593<br />

-<br />

2,800 -<br />

Total<br />

1999<br />

2006<br />

224,639 - -<br />

251,787 16,967<br />

-<br />

23,005<br />

- -<br />

40,992 62,018 104,816 3,644<br />

Source: VRA<br />

1.2.3 Vietnam Expressway Master Plan<br />

The latest expressway master plan prepared by the Ministry of Transport (MOT) is the <strong>on</strong>e<br />

that was submitted to the government <strong>on</strong> November 5, 2007 (No.7056/TTR-BGTVT), indicating a<br />

planned total length of expressway network of 5,873 km. The Prime Minister approved said master<br />

plan <strong>on</strong> December 1, 2008, and issued the “Vietnam Expressway Network Development and<br />

Planning until 2020 and the View for Post-2020” (No.1734/QD-TTG). The outline of the<br />

expressway master plan is as follows:<br />

Planned total length: Length c<strong>on</strong>sists of 5,873 km, including the currently used 120 km.<br />

The plan is to c<strong>on</strong>struct 2,512 km by 2020 and 3,241 km thereafter. Two north-south expressways<br />

are included in the total 3,542 km, which is 60% of the nati<strong>on</strong>wide total.<br />

Cost: USD 20.6 billi<strong>on</strong> up to 2020, USD 23.5 billi<strong>on</strong> thereafter<br />

Breakdown of planned length:<br />

- North-South Expressways: 2 routes; 3,542 km<br />

- Northern Expressways: 7 routes; 969 km<br />

- Central and Central Highland Expressways: 3 routes; 264 km<br />

- Southern Expressways: 7 routes; 814 km<br />

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