PM Pham Minh Chinh examines the construction progress of the East-West road project in Ninh Binh province. (Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac)

The road links the westernmost point with the easternmost point of the province, from Nho Quan mountainous district to Kim Son coastal district. It also connects Vietnam’s important traffic axes, including the eastern North-South Expressway, Ho Chi Minh Trail, National Highway 1A, the coastal road from Quang Ninh to Thanh Hoa, and the North-South railway.

The project has been identified by Ninh Binh as a key work that needs to be completed as soon as possible to create a driving force and a breakthrough in the province's socio-economic development in the immediate future.

He asked Ninh Binh to focus on performing its key tasks, especially building and submitting the provincial master plan for approval in accordance with the Planning Law in the third quarter of 2023.