Gia Lai authorities have ordered faster construction and site clearance across several major transport projects, setting firm deadlines for an expressway, a new airport runway and a coastal road as the province seeks to strengthen regional connectivity and support economic development.
Construction on Vietnam’s strategic Quy Nhon-Pleiku Expressway is accelerating during the dry season, but provincial authorities have warned that delays in central government funding allocation for 2026 could threaten project progress and place mounting pressure on contractors.
Sections of Vietnam’s eastern North-South Expressway running through Gia Lai province officially opened to traffic on April 29, easing congestion on National Highway 1 and significantly reducing travel times during the Reunification Day and Labour Day holidays.
The route, part of the eastern North-South Expressway for the 2021-2025 phase, will begin operations at 11:30 a.m., according to Cao Viet Hung, Deputy Director of Project Management Board No. 2 under the Ministry of Construction.
Residents in Đak Đoa commune have voluntarily cleared crops and dismantled structures to hand over land for the Quy Nhơn-Pleiku Expressway, significantly accelerating site-clearance progress for the national transport project.
According to the contract, the Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon section of the North-South Expressway (in Gia Lai province), with a total investment of over VND 12.4 trillion, is scheduled for completion on December 16.
Authorities are accelerating site clearance and technical preparations to ensure Component 3 of the Quy Nhon-Pleiku Expressway begins construction on schedule in mid-December 2025.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Quy Nhon–Pleiku Expressway, a key infrastructure project in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, is scheduled for December 19, according to provincial officials.
