HO CHI MINH CITY, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam started the construction of two flyovers here on Monday aimed at helping reducing traffic congestion at the entrance of Tan Son Nhat international airport.
The project, with an investment of about 33.5 million U.S. dollars, will be completed within six months, said the municipal Transport Department.
In recent years, roads leading to Tan Son Nhat airport often face traffic jams, sometimes forcing passengers to walk to the airport.
Last month, the Vietnamese government has asked Ho Chi Minh City authorities to increase the airport's service capacity to 40-50 million passengers a year from the current 25 million. It is now overloaded, serving 28 million passengers annually.
According to a plan, the airport will be upgraded in three years with an investment of 19,700 billion Vietnamese dong (879 million U.S. dollars).
