The central province officially launched the Giao Thuy Bridge--one of the key projects connecting mountainous areas with the provincial centre and Da Nang City--on the occasion of the province’s Liberation Day (March 24th).
Dang Ba Du, head of the province’s investment projects management board, said the four-lane bridge, which began construction in 2015 with a total investment of VNĐ823 billion (US$36.4 million), will help link mountainous districts of Nong Son, Que Son, rural Duy Xuyen District in Quang Nam and Da Nang City.
The 1km long concrete bridge will help vehicles travel safely and move efficiently between two provincial roads – DT609 and DT610 – crossing over the Thu Bon River.
Du called it one of the most important projects boosting socio-economic development and eco-tourism in the poverty-stricken mountainous districts.
“The bridge provides a shortcut from Da Nang to Duy Xuyen district and mountainous areas in Quang Nam Province. It also puts an end to the operation of dangerous ferry travel among communities during flood season,” Dự said.
He said the bridge will links the UNESCO-recognised heritage My Son Sanctuary in Duy Xuyen District with ancient Hoi An City and destinations in Đà Nẵng, Huế City and neighbouring provinces of Quảng Bình and Quảng Ngãi provinces.
The province also launched yesterday the 10km rescue and ring road project from Duy Xuyen to Nong Son with total investment of VNĐ120 billion ($5.3 million).
The key traffic projects aims to develop eco-tourism sites in Dai Binh and Hon Kem and Da Dung in Nong Son District.
Last year, the province commenced construction on two key projects – the Nam Hoi An Integrated Resort Project, invested by VinaCapital and Gold Yield Enterprises Corporations, and the expansion of the Truong Hai-Chu Lai Mechanical Automobile Industrial Zone, with initial capital of $535.3 million.
A local report said that the province’s tourism industry had contributed VNĐ3.5 ($167 million) over the past decade, equal to 10 per cent of the province’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP).
The province, home to world heritage sites Hoi An, My Son sanctuary and Cham Island biosphere reserve, has attracted 110 tourism projects since 1997.
