Update on progress of Hanoi - Hoa Binh expressway projects

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Duc Tam. Photo: MPI

Reporting at the 4th Northern Midlands and Mountainous Region Coordination Council Conference held this afternoon (December 18) in Hoa Binh province, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Duc Tam reported on the organization and implementation of the Hanoi - Hoa Binh - Moc Chau (Son La) expressway.

According to Deputy Minister Nguyen Duc Tam, this is an extremely important regional connection route of the Northwest region to break the monopoly of National Highway 6, create development space connecting with the capital Hanoi , creating a premise to continue implementing the entire expressway connecting Tay Trang border gate, Dien Bien according to the plan. This expressway is being implemented according to 4 independent projects.

Specifically, the 23km Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh route in Hanoi and Hoa Binh has been assigned to Hoa Binh province for management and is being adjusted to expand the investment policy to 6 lanes under the form of public-private partnership (PPP) with a total investment of VND10,637 billion, of which the local budget capital is VND3,257 billion.

For the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau route (km0 - km19) in Hoa Binh province, 14.5 km long, Hoa Binh province is coordinating with the Ministry of Transport to adjust the route of the Regional connecting road to implement the 4-lane highway planning with a total investment of about 5,800 billion VND.

The Hoa Binh - Moc Chau route (km19 - km53) in Hoa Binh province is 34 km long, being implemented in the form of public investment with the scale of phase 1 being 2 lanes, total investment of 9,997 billion VND, of which the central budget supports 8,243 billion VND.

The Hoa Binh - Moc Chau route in Son La province is 32.3 km long, being implemented in the form of public investment with the scale of phase 1 being 2 lanes, the total investment is 4,938 billion VND, of which the central budget supports 3,400 billion VND. The project has been approved for investment policy but has not yet been approved for investment decision.

The preliminary total investment of the entire route is 33,000 billion VND, of which the state budget is expected to allocate 24,000 billion VND (central budget support is 11.6 trillion VND, local budget is 12.4 trillion VND) and assigned to the two localities of Hoa Binh and Son La to implement.

The project implementation progress is in the period 2024 - 2027, however, currently the investment preparation work is still unfinished, 3/4 of the component projects have not completed approval and adjustment procedures, while the central budget capital has been fully allocated.

Therefore, the Ministry of Planning and Investment proposed that localities need to proactively coordinate closely with central ministries and branches to implement 4 contents.

Firstly, urgently approve and adjust component projects, organize the selection of construction contractors to start construction soon in 2025.

Second, arrange sufficient local budget capital according to the commitment and progress in 2025, avoid capital shortage, causing delays; Review and propose investment capital arrangement in the medium-term public investment plan 2026-2030 to continue completing the project.

Third, organize the implementation of the project to ensure quality and on schedule. Fourth, research plans to complete the projects on a complete scale according to the planning for implementation.

Regarding other joint projects in the Region, Deputy Minister Nguyen Duc Tam requested that ministries and localities continue to promptly complete investment procedures and speed up the progress of projects under construction that have been allocated capital.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/cap-nhat-tien-do-cac-du-an-tuyen-cao-toc-ha-noi—hoa-binh—moc-chau-d232956.html