Struggling to remove obstacles in land clearance to connect the entire coastal route of Binh Thuan

The DT 719B coastal road project, the Hon Lan - Tan Hai section passing through Ham Thuan Nam district and La Gi town, Binh Thuan province, has a total length of 10.4km.

Construction of the Hon Lan - Tan Hai road is underway.

The project commenced in December 2022 and is expected to be completed in early May 2025. The total investment is over 660 billion VND.

The main route is 8.7km long, and the branch route is 1.7km long, with its starting point connecting to the existing Hon Lan road in Tan Thanh commune (Ham Thuan Nam district). The end point intersects with the DT719 road at Km 45+588, Tan Hai commune (La Gi town).

According to the Binh Thuan Provincial Project Management Board for Transportation Works (the project's investor), the project's construction progress has reached over 30% of the contract volume. The reason for the slow progress is due to land acquisition issues and delays in resettlement work.

Specifically, the total land area to be reclaimed is 41.8 hectares, involving 229 cases. By the end of mid-September 2024, the local authorities had successfully persuaded households to hand over more than 7.1/10.4 km of land, achieving 69%.

The piecemeal handover of land has created numerous difficulties for construction work, risking delays in the project schedule.

According to observations by reporters on the morning of September 30th, at the construction site, in the areas where the land has been handed over, the construction unit is mainly focusing on stockpiling the system of transverse and longitudinal culverts and backfilling the roadbed with sand. At the Song Phan bridge, the bridge pier foundations have been completed, and the bridge girders are currently being installed.

According to Mr. Nguyen Xuan Vien, the construction commander, the project is currently facing difficulties. In many sections, the local authorities have handed over the land in a piecemeal fashion, lacking access roads for equipment and materials, leading to discontinuous construction.

"The contractor is focusing on drainage and roadbed construction along the route. Simultaneously, they are stockpiling materials for roadbed construction, ready to begin construction of the main route once all the land is handed over," Mr. Vien said.

According to the investor, the "bottleneck" in land handover will be accelerated when the two resettlement areas are completed.

The province has approved the relocation of households affected by the project to two resettlement areas: Ba Dang (La Gi town) and Lang Giang (Ham Thuan Nam district), in accordance with regulations.

The coastal road DT719B still has more than 3.8km of obstructions passing through the Tan Quang Cuong titanium mine.

Another project along the coastal road axis is the renovation of the 25.6km section of Provincial Road DT719B. The project commenced in November 2020 and, after several adjustments, was expected to be completed by the end of January 2024 (however, it has now been delayed).

The main route has been completed, extending from the beginning of National Highway 1 to Suoi Nhum Bridge (Thuan Quy commune), with asphalt paving and road markings, covering a length of over 20km.

Currently, the contractor is unable to construct approximately 3.8km of the section passing through the Tan Quang Cuong titanium mine, which is still undergoing land reclamation, so a handover date for the site has not yet been finalized.

The Bình Thuận province has extended the construction deadline for this project until the end of 2024. However, completing the project in just over two months is unlikely given the significant amount of work remaining.

Upon completion, the Hon Lan - Tan Hai road, connecting to the DT719B coastal axis, will open up inter-regional transportation links, creating opportunities for economic development, especially in the tourism sector, for Ham Thuan Nam and Ham Tan districts and La Gi town. It will also form the shortest route connecting Phan Thiet via National Highway 55 to Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/chat-vat-go-vuong-mat-bang-de-khop-noi-toan-tuyen-duong-ven-bien-binh-thuan-192240928120729539.htm