The contractor is proactively gathering construction materials for resettlement areas serving the high-speed railway project section passing through the northern part of the city.

Shortage of goods

The Thuận An sea crossing bridge, part of the Thuận An coastal road and sea crossing bridge project (Phase 1), has been largely completed. However, more than 1km of the 3.1km southern approach road (in Thuận An ward) still lacks crushed stone aggregate due to the contractor's difficulties in accessing this material.

According to the Hue City Investment and Construction Project Management Board for Transportation Infrastructure, the current demand for crushed stone for bridge and road construction projects is very high. Several key projects under this unit's management, such as the coastal road and Thuận An estuary bridge project, are short of more than 20,000 m³ of crushed stone; the upgrading and expansion project of Provincial Road 15 is short of approximately 2,000 m³. In addition, according to statistics from relevant units, the demand for common construction materials for projects under preparation and medium-term investment projects in the 2026-2030 period, managed by the Investment and Construction Project Management Board for Transportation Infrastructure, is estimated to require more than 600,000 m³ of crushed stone, more than 143,000 m³ of sand and gravel, and 3.2 million m³ of fill soil.

Not only are key transportation projects facing shortages of crushed stone, but resettlement areas serving the North-South high-speed railway project are also experiencing a shortage, leading to the risk of delays in many aspects of these projects. The Project Management Board for Investment and Construction in Region 2 stated that it has been implementing 14 technical infrastructure projects, including the construction of 11 resettlement areas and 3 cemeteries with a total area of ​​43.7 hectares to serve the aforementioned projects. According to calculations, these projects require approximately 25,000 cubic meters of crushed stone. However, the amount of crushed stone available only meets less than 50% of the demand, leaving a shortfall of nearly 14,700 cubic meters.

Proactively secure material sources.

Representatives of the construction unit at the Pho Lai resettlement area in Dan Dien commune stated that the contractor used over 15,000 cubic meters of soil and hundreds of cubic meters of crushed stone for leveling the foundation and paving the internal roads. Thanks to proactively securing leveling materials and stockpiling crushed stone at the construction site, the leveling work and internal roads under the contract undertaken by the company have not experienced any shortages, contributing to the project's progress.

Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong, Deputy Director of the Hue City Transportation Construction Investment Project Management Board, informed that the demand for crushed stone for bridge and road construction is currently very high. However, due to the time-consuming production and supply process, contractors are facing difficulties in sourcing materials. Furthermore, this is the stage where construction projects are entering the final stages of foundation leveling, so the demand for crushed stone is very high. Given this situation, the Board has requested contractors to proactively secure input materials, ensuring sufficient supply for all contractors while maintaining technical construction standards and project quality.

Similarly, at the infrastructure project for resettlement areas and the cemetery in the south of Hue city, serving the high-speed railway project on the North-South axis, managed by the Investment and Construction Project Management Unit 3, passing through Phu Vang, Phu Ho, and Phu Loc communes, it is estimated that approximately 33,350 m3 of crushed stone will be needed to construct 8 projects, including 5 resettlement areas, 2 cemeteries, and 1 market combined with resettlement area. Besides the two projects, Phu Da resettlement area in Phu Vang commune and Phu Vang cemetery, which have completed the supply of all necessary materials, the other projects still lack approximately 25,439 m3 of crushed stone.

Mr. Tran Viet Tu, Deputy Director of the Investment and Construction Project Management Board of Region 3 (the investor of the aforementioned technical infrastructure projects), stated that the reason for the shortage of crushed stone for the projects is that the volume of construction work related to this material is currently large, while the quarries are supplying only a limited amount. To ensure the supply of materials for the above-mentioned infrastructure projects, in meetings with the City People's Committee, the Project Management Board and contractors have reported the shortage of construction materials in order to find appropriate solutions.

Text and photos: HA NGUYEN

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