The delegates discussed and agreed to closely coordinate and implement a number of contents related to the field of transportation in 2022 -2025 period and the following years.

At the meeting.

Regarding roads, in addition to the existing routes, in the coming years, two provinces plan to construct provincial road 398B of Bac Giang province connecting to provincial road 277B of Bac Ninh province via Ha Bac bridge 2; provincial road 298B (crossing Ha Bac bridge 1) connecting to provincial road 296B (crossing Cau river at two points in Mai Dinh commune, Hiep Hoa district and Tam Giang commune, Yen Phong district).

Regarding inland waterways, Bac Giang province has implemented several ports in line with the planning, including: 7 general ports; 2 specialized ports and 1 passenger port. Bac Ninh province has implemented 4 ports as the planning, including: Dong Xuyen, Dap Cau, Cung Kiem and Phu Luong.

The two departments will chair and coordinate with other departments, sectors and localities to finalize the programme to build a traffic work connecting Mai Dinh commune, Hiep Hoa district with Tam Giang commune, Yen Phong district; Quang Chau commune, Viet Yen district with Kim Chan ward, Bac Ninh city as well as plan locations to build bridges over Cau River which helps link Viet Yen urban area with Bac Ninh city.

Leaders of Department of Transport in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces ink the cooperative agreement.

Besides, two departments will agree on the starting time, construction and investment plans for Ha Bac Bridge 1 and the route connecting Viet Yen district to Bac Ninh city then report to the People's Committees of the two provinces to put the project into the public investment plan in October 2023 so as to allocate investment capital and commence the project in 2024.

Two departments will study, exchange for an agreement on the location and construction design plan of the bridge and road connecting Mai Dinh commune to Tam Giang commune in September 2023; report to the People's Committees of the two provinces to finalize the investment plan and put it into the public investment plan in October 2023.

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