He praised the province for its efforts in site clearance work. The province has compensated VND54 billion (US$3.2 million) to 410 local households and some offices who had to give up their land for the project. Other traffic works in the province include a project to upgrade Highway No 24 linking Kon Tum with Quang Ngai Province. The highway’s segment passing Violak and Mang Den mountain passes will be upgraded next year..