The Ministry of Transport last Friday started the upgrade of National Highway 20, a key road for transporting alumina from Tan Rai factory in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong to Go Dau Port in Dong Nai Province.

The first section of the upgrade project stretches about 123 km, starting from Dau Giay T-Junction in Dong Nai Province to Provincial Road 725 in Bao Loc District, Lam Dong Province. The build-transfer upgrade requires VND4.5 trillion and is slated for completion at the end of 2014.

The second section from the intersection with Provincial Road 725 to the intersection with National Highway 27 will be upgraded later at a total cost of over VND3 trillion.

The project owner is a consortium comprising Cuu Long Corporation for Investment, Development and Project Management of Infrastructure (Cuu Long CIPM), Western Mekong Co. Ltd, PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corp. No.1 and Building Materials Corporation No.1.