Opening road that connects between the northern and southern parts of Vietnam
With the Ho Chi Minh City–Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project Package: 5 (Long Thanh–Dau Giay section) successfully completed in Dau Giay to the south of Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam, a road connecting between the northern and southern parts of Vietnam was opened.
With the section 5 of the expressway completed, the entire “Ho Chi Minh City–Dau Giay Expressway” (54.9 km), which is considered a starting point of the north-south expressway connecting between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, was opened. Mobilizing the full road construction capacity despite difficult conditions, POSCO E&C completed the project in only 14 months by reducing the construction period by ten months.
This is a new record in the history of expressway construction in Vietnam. In the rainy season, we had to fight against the bad weather for six months as well as overcome various adversities, such as the local residents’ demand for compensation and collusion among local suppliers. We received incentives with our excellent capacity in field operation and organization management recognized by Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) and the Vietnamese government. This was the first case among projects ordered by VEC.