Vietnam is pouring nearly 222 million U.S. dollars into constructing a 700-km road linking together localities in the central region and Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands region).

The road named Truong Son Dong, once operational, expected in 2010, will connect together 398 communes of seven provinces, mainly socio-economically disadvantaged ones, helping develop infrastructure, healthcare, economy, education and culture in the localities, and ensure national defense and security, newspaper People's Army reported Tuesday.

Investment for the road construction is 3,529 billion Vietnamese dong (221.9 million dollars), coming from government bonds. Military construction companies are actively building first sections of the road with total length of nearly 700 km which runs through the provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Phu Yen in the central region, and Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dac Lac and Lam Dong in the Central Highlands region.

Source: Xinhua