Minister of Construction inspects the progress of two expressway projects

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- On November 10, a working delegation of the Ministry of Construction led by Minister Tran Hong Minh, member of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Construction, inspected the implementation of the Dong Dang (Lang Son) - Tra Linh (Cao Bang) expressway project and the Huu Nghi - Chi Lang border gate expressway.

Attending the inspection on Lang Son province side were comrades: Nguyen Canh Toan, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Dinh Huu Hoc, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of departments and branches; representatives of investors and leaders of project enterprises. On Cao Bang province side, there were comrade Le Hai Hoa, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee; leaders of relevant departments and branches.

Investor representative reports on the construction progress of the Dong Dang ( Lang Son ) - Tra Linh (Cao Bang) expressway project.

According to the report, up to now, the site clearance work for the Huu Nghi - Chi Lang border gate expressway project and the Dong Dang (Lang Son) - Tra Linh (Cao Bang) expressway project has been directed by the People's Committees of Lang Son and Cao Bang provinces to be implemented resolutely and effectively. Specifically, at the Huu Nghi - Chi Lang border gate expressway, the communes have cleared the site according to the basic design documents, reaching 578.19ha/578.6ha, equivalent to 99.93%, and cleared the site according to the technical design documents for construction of 95.36% of the area. 3/4 of the resettlement areas have selected construction contractors, and moved 589/600 electric poles of all kinds.

Regarding construction and installation, contractors are implementing 143 construction projects, with 2,820 personnel and 1,240 pieces of equipment on site, the output value by November 10, 2025 reaching 3,376/6,580 billion VND, equivalent to 51.3% of the contract value.

Comrade Nguyen Canh Toan, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Lang Son province reported to the Minister of Construction on the site clearance work of two projects in Lang Son province.

At the Dong Dang (Lang Son) - Tra Linh (Cao Bang) expressway project, the site clearance work for the section passing through Lang Son province has reached over 99.8% of the area, currently there are 5 households with an area of ​​0.65 ha that have not been handed over; there is 1 110 Kv electric pole location that has completed construction and is preparing for connection.

Regarding construction and installation, contractors are implementing 276 construction projects, mobilizing 1,500 vehicles, machines and more than 3,300 personnel to deploy along the entire route. As of November 10, 2025, the value of implemented output reached nearly VND 5,000 billion, equivalent to 44% of the construction and installation contract.

Representative of Huu Nghi - Chi Lang border gate expressway project enterprise, reporting on the implementation status of project items

The Minister gave gifts to encourage the team of engineers and workers working at the Dong Dang (Lang Son) - Tra Linh (Cao Bang) expressway project.

The Minister and leaders of the People's Committees of Lang Son and Cao Bang provinces presented gifts to encourage engineers and workers participating in the construction of the Huu Nghi - Chi Lang border gate expressway project.

At the inspection, representatives of investors and project enterprises requested the two localities to focus on resolving land-related problems at the two projects before November 20, 2025; urgently agree on the location of the rest stop to start construction; supplement land use indicators for the recovered area to supplement the technical design step; speed up the approval of the official compensation plan to pay affected households to contribute to promoting the construction of the items.

The Minister of Construction gave a speech at the site of the project inspection.

Concluding the inspection, the Minister of Construction highly appreciated the strong leadership and direction of the two provincial authorities in site clearance for the projects. However, there are still some unresolved issues.

To completely resolve the problems regarding the site, the Minister requested the People's Committee of Lang Son province to focus on leading and directing the complete resolution of the remaining problems in accordance with the direction of the Prime Minister; focus on directing communes and wards to promptly approve official compensation plans to pay affected people, contributing to promoting the progress of disbursement of investment capital allocated for projects; direct the acceleration of the construction progress of resettlement areas, temporary residence arrangements, mobilize households to receive funds and hand over the site, so that the construction of items can be carried out smoothly.

Regarding construction and installation work, the Minister emphasized: Investors, project enterprises, and construction contractors should take advantage of favorable weather conditions to have plans to speed up construction and installation, making up for the progress due to heavy rain in the second and third quarters of 2025. In particular, contractors must urgently calculate to complete the construction and installation of overpasses on the entire route of the two projects, creating momentum to speed up the construction of roadbed items to ensure synchronization of the entire project. At the same time, the People's Committees of Lang Son and Cao Bang will strengthen inspection and supervision to ensure the quality of the works, as well as promptly handle problems arising during the project implementation process.

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