Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 8 -- Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh (standing) at the Cabinet meeting in Ha Noi, December 6, 2025 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The above figure exceeds the Government's previous target of raising the total length of expressways to 3,000km by this year's end.

Tran said the ministry is preparing for a grand ceremony to inaugurate and commence construction of 239 investment projects, including 87 inauguration projects on December 19 to celebrate the 14th National Party Congress.

The total investment capital of these projects is estimated at around VND 1,240,537 billion, of which state budget capital accounts for about 44 percent, or VND 545.2 trillion.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has repeatedly emphasized that e...