Sand is continuously being transported to serve the Can Tho expressway project.

100% of workers are employed.

To date, of the seven sand mines handed over by Dong Thap province under the special mechanism, two have had their operations halted by the contractors. The remaining five mines are still operating normally, and the sand is being used for the construction of the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway as per regulations.

Bustling activity at sand mining sites in Dong Thap province to serve the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway during the National Day holiday on September 2nd.

Present at the sand mine in Tan My and Tan Khanh Trung communes, Lap Vo district, covering an area of ​​over 32 hectares allocated by Dong Thap province to Tan Nam Construction Joint Stock Company, a reporter from Giao Thong Newspaper observed that the mining site was still operating normally despite being in the middle of a holiday period.

Mr. Tran Van Toan (35 years old, residing in Chau Thanh district, An Giang province) - a sand mining worker - said that the sand mine is equipped with two dredgers, with 8 workers taking turns working.

"This year's National Day holiday on September 2nd runs from August 31st to September 3rd, but all the workers stayed at the sand mine to work, hoping that sand would be continuously and smoothly transported to the construction site to serve the highway project," Toan added.

Bui Van Tuong (23 years old, residing in Ca Mau province) - a sand mining worker - shared: "Although it's very far from Ca Mau province to work in Dong Thap province and I only go home once in a while, due to job requirements and the sand mine operating throughout the holidays, I asked to stay and work."

Workers who work during holidays will receive double the usual bonus, plus a meal allowance, compared to normal working days.

Meanwhile, at the sand mine assigned by Dong Thap province to Truong Son Construction Corporation for direct exploitation under a special mechanism to serve the construction of the Western-Central Expressway, Mr. Trinh Ngoc Dong, the sand mine manager, said that the mine is equipped with two dredgers and 10 workers.

"During this year's National Day holiday on September 2nd, the unit arranged for 100% of the workers to work throughout the holiday. To boost the morale of the workers at the sand mine, the contractor paid double the normal daily wage, plus a meal allowance," said Mr. Dong.

Barges operate throughout the September 2nd holiday.

According to Mr. Dong, the sand mine assigned by Dong Thap province to the contractor has so far extracted more than 566,000 cubic meters of sand. On average, the company transports between 2,500 and 2,700 cubic meters of sand to the construction site daily to serve the construction of the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway.

"To ensure a sufficient number of barges can be continuously rotated, Truong Son Construction Corporation has arranged 39 barges of various sizes, ready to transport sand to the construction site to serve the construction of the Western Region Horizontal Expressway package for the contractor in charge of construction," Mr. Dong said.

Mr. Dong added that, with the allocated reserves as per regulations, the sand mining site only needs three barges per day to meet the permitted extraction volume. Therefore, whether it's a weekday or a holiday, the number of barges is always sufficient to meet the construction needs.

Barges are waiting to transport sand across the holiday to the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway construction site.

Mr. Khong Van Duoc (56 years old, residing in Ba Tri district, Ben Tre province) - the owner of a sand barge for Truong Son Construction Corporation - said that the sand barge continues to operate normally while the sand mining site is open, despite it being the National Day holiday on September 2nd.

"On average, I make about a dozen trips to the highway construction site each month. I work on a key national project, so when the construction site is open, I'll be working too, whether it's a holiday or a weekday," Mr. Duoc shared.

According to Mr. Nguyen Xuan Vu, sand mine manager of Tan Nam Construction Joint Stock Company, since the sand mine began operations, the contractor has extracted over 553,000 cubic meters of sand.

"On average, the company extracts 2,500 cubic meters of sand per day. This is equivalent to 80,000 to 85,000 cubic meters of sand per month. With this amount, the company needs 4 to 5 barges a day to transport the sand to the construction site," Mr. Vu said.

Mr. Chau Van Hiep (37 years old, residing in Tan Chau town, An Giang province) - the owner of a barge transporting sand for Tan Nam Construction Joint Stock Company, said: "Since the sand mine started operating, I have been involved in transporting sand to the highway construction site until now. Therefore, my barge is always ready to work, even during the National Day holiday on September 2nd."

The Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway project connects many provinces in the Mekong Delta. Phase 1 of the project has a total investment of over 27,200 billion VND, divided into two sub-projects: the Can Tho - Hau Giang section, 36.7km long, with an investment of over 9,700 billion VND, and the Hau Giang - Ca Mau section, 72.8km long, with an investment of nearly 17,500 billion VND. Construction started on January 1, 2023, and is expected to be completed in early 2026. The total sand requirement for the entire project is approximately 18.1 million m3, with 9.1 million m3 needed in 2023 and 9 million m3 in 2024.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/cat-lien-tuc-duoc-dua-ve-phuc-vu-cao-toc-can-tho-ca-mau-192240902150153616.htm