According to the Transport Engineering Construction and Quality Management Bureau, 13 localities where 11 sections of the expressway are now being built have handed over 630 kilometers out of the 652 km required.

A construction site of the North-South Expressway between Ninh Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces.

The expressway will run a total of 1,799 kilometers between Hanoi and the southern city of Can Tho parallel to National Highway 1A. Over 300 km of it have been completed.

The delay in acquiring land is due to tardy construction of resettlement areas and relocation of infrastructure like power and telecommunications lines and water pipes.

Of 111 resettlement areas that need to be built, 91 are completed, 19 are under construction and one is still awaiting approval.

The total land costs are estimated at VND12.4 trillion ($526.3 million) and 3,690 households have to be moved out of 4,835 hectares of land.

Once completed, the expressway is expected to reduce pressure on the overloaded National Highway 1A.

Honey-making season in VietGAP lychee gardens in Bac Giang

(BGO) - In March, the white lychee flowers bloom in the hilly orchards in Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province. The aroma and sweetness of nectar attracts bees to make honey. This is also an opportunity for beekeepers from many places to come to the lychee growing areas in Bac Giang.

Bac Giang promotes lychee consumption through Vinmart and Vinmart + retail system

(BGO) - On March 24, the Department of Industry and Trade of Bac Giang province held a meeting with the Vinmart and Vinmart + retail system under Masan Group to promote the consumption of lychees in 2021.

Source: VnExpress