Two overpasses on Hoang Cau – Voi Phuc section of Ring Road No.1, one of the costliest roads in Hanoi, will be built at the end of 2020 to accelerate the completion of this arterial road, local media reported.

Ring Road No.1 is being built as part of efforts to ease Hanoi’s traffic congestion with total investment of nearly VND7.8 trillion (US$346 million) coming from Hanoi's budget and other sources.

Site clearance and resettlement costs VND6.4 trillion (US$284.4 million), with more than 2,000 households affected.

The 2.274-kilometer route running parallel to De La Thanh street is expected to occupy nearly 160,000 square meters of land, including 83,000 sq.m of residential land, 16,000 sq.m of land for offices, and nearly 54,000 sq.m of the existing roads.

The two overpasses are located at the intersections of La Thanh - Lang Ha and La Thanh - Nguyen Chi Thanh.

On average, every meter of the road is invested with up to VND3.5 billion (US$1.5 million).

Construction will include parking lots, green spaces, technical infrastructure, landscapes, and sidewalks, and is expected to be completed in late 2020.

Design speed of the overpass at La Thanh - Lang Ha intersection is 60km/h.

The overpass at the La Thanh - Nguyen Chi Thanh intersection is 255.7m long, 18m wide and divided into four lanes.

Ring Road No.1 is being built as part of efforts to ease Hanoi’s traffic congestion.