HCMC – Vietnam will spend VND19.8 trillion constructing a 60.9-kilometer expressway linking two northern provinces — Nam Dinh and Thai Binh. The project has been approved by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and will be developed under the public-private partnership (PPP) format. The planned road is part of the Ninh Binh-Haiphong expressway project. The road will run from Nghia Hung District in Nam Dinh Province to Thai Thuy District in Thai Binh Province. The Nam Dinh section will be 27.6 kilometers long while the length of the Thai Binh section will be 33.3 kilometers.