The Hanoi - Lao Cai expressway has a total length of 264 km with the starting point being the intersection between National Highway 2 and the North Thang Long - Noi Bai highway (Hanoi) and the ending point being Quang Kim commune (Bat Xat district). , Lao Cai Province). This expressway is part of the Trans-Asia Highway AH14.
Most of the expressway will follow the banks of the Red River. This route passes through 5 provinces and cities including Hanoi, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, Yen Bai and Lao Cai, connects with China's Kunming - Hakou highway and is a component of the development project. transport infrastructure of the Kunming - Hanoi - Hai Phong Economic Corridor.
The section Hanoi - Yen Bai has 4 lanes, 2 lanes for emergency stopping with a minimum speed of 100km/h; Yen Bai - Lao Cai section has 2 lanes and has a minimum speed of 80km/h. With a design speed of 80-100km/h, the route helps shorten the travel time on the Hanoi - Lao Cao route to 3.5 hours, reducing costs and making it safer to travel on the current route. possess.
Construction items include:
- The scale of excavation and backfilling is over 10 million m3, explosion and rock breaking 1.2 million m3, construction of 10 bridges and drainage works, concrete carpeting on 850 thousand m2 of roads is carried out in local conditions. complex figure.
