Hà Tĩnh Assigned Management of Expressway Section to Cầu Treo Border Gate
Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has assigned Hà Tĩnh Province to manage and organize investment in an approximately 51 km section of the Hà Tĩnh–Cầu Treo expressway. The project is expected to cost about VND 15 trillion. A proposal for central budget support remains under review, and the expressway is expected to improve freight connections with Laos once completed.
According to the Hà Tĩnh Department of Construction, Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction issued a decision on November 9, 2026, assigning Hà Tĩnh Province to manage and organize investment in the section of the Hà Tĩnh–Cầu Treo expressway linking Ho Chi Minh Road with the Cầu Treo International Border Gate. The section is approximately 51 km long and planned to have four lanes. Hà Tĩnh had requested the arrangement on October 27 to advance project preparations.
File photo of an expressway.（VietVance）
Under the road network plan revised by the Ministry of Construction on June 30, 2026, the Hà Tĩnh–Cầu Treo expressway will be approximately 85 km long and divided into two sections. The section linking the eastern North–South Expressway with Ho Chi Minh Road will be about 34 km long and is planned to have six lanes; Hà Tĩnh has been assigned to manage the remaining approximately 51 km.
National Highway 8 is currently the main route connecting Hà Tĩnh with Laos through the Cầu Treo International Border Gate. Some sections are narrow, with sharp bends and steep grades, and are affected by landslides during the rainy season. As import and export activity at the border gate grows, demand for freight transport and vehicle travel is increasing. Once completed, the new expressway is expected to provide a more reliable transport route and improve connections between Laos and Vietnam’s ports and logistics centers.
Hà Tĩnh estimates the project’s total investment at about VND 15 trillion. On October 9, 2026, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance submitted a proposal to the government to provide Hà Tĩnh with VND 7.958 trillion from the central budget for 2026–2030. On October 22, the Hà Tĩnh Provincial People’s Council passed a resolution adding the project to its medium-term public investment list and instructed the provincial government to study investment options and arrange funding from the local budget and other lawful sources.
Source: VietVance
