The total length of the expressway network currently in use in Viet Nam has reached 2,268 kilometres. The Ministry of Construction is striving to complete another 17 projects under its direct supervision with a combined length of nearly 890 kilometres by the end of the year.

The Lao government has approved a feasibility study for an expressway running from the capital Vientiane through the provinces of Xaysomboun, Xiengkhouang, and Houaphanh, to the Namsoi border gate bordering Viet Nam, to gradually upgrade the country’s national transportation infrastructure.