Vantai24h – Date 12/21/2015 – National highway 4 and its secondary roads lead to many famous tourist attractions of Vietnam, of which there are many world heritage sites recognized by UNESCO.
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Among them, Dong Van Karst Plateau is very popular with local and foreign tourists. Dong Van Plateau consists of four districts, namely Meo Vac, Dong Van, Yen Minh, Quan Ba. Located in the North of Ha Giang Province, it shares border with China in the north with the total area of over 2.346 km2A. All four districts are located on Highway 4C. Highway 4C starts in Ha Giang City and finishes in the intersection with Highway 34 (Ly Bon Commune, Bao Lam District, Cao Bang Province). The starting point of Highway 4C used to be Sam Bun Border Checkpoint (Xin Cai Commune, Meo Vac District) which was located in Ha Giang Province but now the finishing point of Highway 4C runs toward Cao Bang Province. Due to the recent renovation, Highway 4C and 34 have road conditions with high quality. In addition, there are 5 communes and towns near Highway 4C which grow buckwheat flower, resulting in the enormous attraction to tourists. They are Nam Khe and Lao Chai Commune, Yen Minh, Huu Vinh and Mau Due Town.
Highway 4D starts from Pa So (Muong So Commune, Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province), runs across following areas:Tam Duong (Phong Tho, Lai Chau), Sa Pa Town (Lao Cai), Lao Cai City, Muong Khuong Town and finishes at Xin Ten Border Checkpoint (Tung Chung, Lao Cai Province). On this route, there is O Quy Ho Pass or Hoang Lien Pass which is one of 16 well-known passes of Vietnam. This is the longest mountain pass in the north western Vietnam with the total length of nearly 50 km. Many drivers driving along this route tell us that from June to September, there are some road parts where landslide usually occurs, leading to the difficulties in traffic and danger for drivers.
Highway 4E of 44 km starts from Xuan Quang Intersection (Bao Trang District), runs across Pho and reaches Lao Cai City. It is the main route to transport minerals from Industrial Apatits Zone of Lao Cai. Driver Ngo Xuan Tan told us: “In June 2015, I shipped goods along Highway 4E (Xuan Quang Commune, Pho Lu Town, Bao Thang District). At that time, this route was renovated and upgraded so there were many potholes and heavy dust so it was very difficult to drive, especially when it rains. I have not driven along this route since then but hopefully, the construction was completed to help travelling to be much easier”.
Highway 4G runs in only Son La Province with the starting point of Mai Mon Intersection (Son La Province). In the period of 2010- 2015, Son La Province finished the upgrade and renovation project of Highway 4G (Km 10, Km 35, Km 50, Km 92). The local authority will schedule to reinforce the road surface of Highway 4G in the future.
All of the Highway 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D and 4E from Quang Ninh to Lai Chau with the total length of 687 km are called Ring road 1 by Directorate for Roads of Vietnam. According to the project, roads will be renovated and upgraded to meet the quality standard of level IV with 2 lanes and difficult parts to level III. In the future, Highway 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D and 4E will be merged into National Highway 4 to satisfy the demand for modern traffic./.
