Despite being opened to traffic since last December, there are some connection roads and an intersection with the Vo Van Kiet Street in Vinh Long Province that need to be completed with a total length of about 7.30 kilometres," the ministry said in its proposal to PM Pham Minh Chinh.
The ministry proposed to add VND998.91 billion to carry out these remaining works, raising the total cost of the expressway to over VND5.82 trillion.
The added construction works will be carried out this year to be completed in 2025.
The My Thuan-Can Tho Expressway runs 22.97 kilometres, including 12.52 kilometres in Vinh Long Province and 10.45 kilometres in Dong Thap Province.
The opening of this expressway together with the My Thuan 2 Bridge has helped reduce travel times from HCM City to the Mekong Delta region to two hours down from the previous three and half hours.