The 125-kilometer expressway will run through 17 communes and wards in Gia Lai, divided into three sub-projects.
Designed with four lanes and a 24.75-meter roadbed, it will support speeds of up to 100 km/h, though limits will be reduced to below 80 km/h on An Khê Pass and Mang Yang Pass.
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Authorities plan to complete land clearance by the third quarter of 2025. The project requires 942.15 hectares of land, including 189.92 hectares of rice fields, 257.35 hectares of forestry land, and 494.88 hectares of other land types.
Around 324.88 hectares of forest land, including protection and production forests, will be converted for construction.
The total cost for compensation, support, and resettlement is estimated at VND 4,715 billion (USD 189 million), excluding contingency funds.
Of this, Gia Lai provincial People’s Committee has pledged VND 1,250 billion (USD 50 million) from provincial and other legitimate sources.
Construction is expected to conclude in 2029, with the expressway officially put into operation the same year.
To prepare, the provincial People’s Committee has issued compensation and resettlement policies, adjusted the route through An Khê Pass, proposed new resettlement areas, and conducted surveys for the groundbreaking site.
Steering Committees have also been established at the commune level to oversee compensation and land pricing procedures, alongside public awareness campaigns.
Gia Lai authorities are pressing departments to unify regulations on compensation and resettlement across the province, replacing current inconsistencies.
The Departments of Construction, Agriculture and Environment are reviewing quarry capacities, requiring upgrades to production lines, and considering the use of materials from tunnel and roadbed excavation to reduce supply shortages.
The provincial project management board and the land fund development center are assigning personnel to support localities lacking staff in land administration and construction.
Local authorities are urged to expedite compensation and land preparation to ensure readiness for the groundbreaking once the investment policy is formally approved.