Commencement of the Quy Nhon - Pleiku expressway project with the highest bridge piers in Vietnam

The Quy Nhon - Pleiku Expressway 2 component project is 68 km long, with a capital of more than 27,000 billion VND, and will build a bridge pier over 105 m high, the highest in the country.

On August 19, the People's Committee of Gia Lai province started construction of the Quy Nhon - Pleiku expressway component 2 project, from the intersection of National Highway 19 through Tay Son to the Mang Yang intersection.

This is the longest component project of the three route sections, with the largest investment capital and complex technical scale, including two bridge projects and two special level tunnels across An Khe and Mang Yang passes.

The project goes through complex terrain and geology, in which An Khe tunnel is 2.8 km long. In particular, Ba La 2 Bridge has approximately 105 m high pillars, the highest in Vietnam today. The previous record belonged to Mong Sen bridge, 83 m high pillar, inaugurated in 2023.

Quy Nhon - Pleiku Expressway is 125 km long, passing through 16 communes and wards of Gia Lai, completely built with 4 lanes, roadbed and bridge width of 24.75 m, design speed of 100 km/h. Total investment is more than 43,700 billion VND, implemented in the period 2025-2029.

When completed, the route is expected to reduce travel time between Quy Nhon and Pleiku from 3.5-4 hours to 1.5-2 hours, while reducing transportation costs and time by 40-50%. Currently, vehicles between the two localities mainly go through Highway 19 with many steep, winding passes and narrow roads, posing a potential risk of accidents.

The expressway is expected to strengthen the connection between the Central Highlands and the South Central Coast, connect the North-South expressway, expand the logistics corridor from the East Sea to the plateau and Le Thanh international border gate, creating a driving force for socio-economic development, attracting investment and promoting trade with Southern Laos and Northeast Cambodia.