The Tien Yen–Lang Son–Cao Bang Expressway () is a planned expressway in Vietnam. It will connect Tiên Yên with

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, a border town further north. It will run roughly parallel to National Road 4A. The road is envisioned as a part of an economic corridor from

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and

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through

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. The government also expects the expressway to bring

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economically and culturally closer to the political center

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. Before 2021, the Dong Dang–Tra Linh section was formerly part of the CT.03 Hanoi–Cao Bang Expressway before the Hanoi–Lang Son section was merged into the CT.01

North–South Expressway East The North–South Expressway East (Vietnamese: ''Đường cao tốc Bắc–Nam phía Đông'') is an expressway in Vietnam located very close to National Route 1 (Vietnam), National Route 1, acting as an artery traversing the entirety of Vietn ...

Development

Tien Yen–Dong Dang section

Construction expected to begin after 2030.

Dong Dang–Tra Linh section

Construction is expected to begin at the end of 2023, and should be completed before 2030.

References

Expressways in Vietnam {{Vietnam-road-stub