HANOI, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam next year will pour hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars into implementing some transport projects like upgrading weak bridges and national roads, and building a seaport, according to local media on Monday.

    In 2008, the country will start to carry out projects on upgrading 70 weak bridges with investment of 2,500 billion Vietnamese dong (VND) (nearly 156.3 million dollars), a section of national road No. 1 in southern Can Tho city with investment of 1,047 billion VND (65.4 million dollars), and a section of national road No. 18A in northern Quang Ninh province with investment of 1,294 billion VND (80.9 million dollars), said Pioneer newspaper.

    In the year, Vietnam will also start construction of a seaport in northern Hai Phong city with investment of 4,100 billion VND (nearly 256.3 million dollars), and a bridge in southern Dong Nai province with investment of 500 billion VND (31.3 million dollars).

    Vietnam plans to pour 765,000 billion VND (47.8 billion dollars) into building some 6,000 km of expressway from now to 2020, said Vietnam News newspaper. The expressway would be divided into 20 routes, including two north-south ones.