Phuoc Tuong and Phu Gia Pass Tunnels on National Highway 1A - Thua Thien Hue Province Project in the Form of BOT Contract

The Phuoc Tuong and Phu Gia Pass Tunnels have a total length of 8.4 km, total investment of more than VND 1,700 billion, including tunnel through Phuoc Tuong Pass of 345 m long and tunnel through Phu Gia Pass of 497 m long.

The tunnels, which are two-lane ones with concrete paved road surface, were constructed within 18 months, in the form of BOT: Contract of Build-Operate-Transfer The construction of Phu Gia Tunnel, Phuoc Tuong has met increasing demand for transportation on National Highway 1A; reduced travel time between the two major economic and cultural centers of Hue City and Da Nang City, and at the same time resolved the problem of traffic safety, traffic accidents and traffic jams on the routes of Phu Gia and Phuoc Tuong routes.

Building these two tunnels is of great significance in the trading of culture to link the cultural heritage between Thua Thien-Hue Province and Da Nang City, Quang Nam Province and neighboring provinces. In terms of traffic safety, it is significant because accidents and traffic jams often occured on Phu Gia and Phuoc Tuong passes since they were single paths.