Urgently mobilize all resources to quickly implement key traffic projects in the Mekong Delta.

On the afternoon of July 13, 2024, in Can Tho City, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh worked with ministries, branches and provinces in the Mekong Delta region to remove obstacles and discuss solutions to speed up the progress of key transport projects in the area.

Currently, the Mekong Delta region is implementing 5 key national transport projects, 4/5 of which have completed investment procedures and are being organized for construction. Currently, only the Cao Lanh - An Huu Expressway Project (Component 2 project with Tien Giang province as the competent authority will start construction in July 2024 and the My An - Cao Lanh Expressway Project (Korea ODA capital) with the Ministry of Transport (MOT) as the competent authority are completing procedures, expected to start construction in early 2025.

According to the Ministry of Transport, site clearance work at expressway projects has basically met the schedule, the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang project reached 98.9%; the Can Tho - Ca Mau project reached 99.9%; the Cao Lanh - An Huu expressway project in Dong Thap province reached 99.7%, the second component of Tien Giang province reached 82%; the Ho Chi Minh road project, Rach Soi - Ben Nhat section, Go Quao - Vinh Thuan section through Kien Giang province reached about 18% (started in March 2024).

According to the assessment, although the remaining volume of land clearance for expressway projects is not much, if it is not completely resolved in July 2024, it will greatly affect the organization of construction to complete all projects, especially the Ho Chi Minh Road Project, Rach Soi - Ben Nhat, Go Quao - Vinh Thuan section. If the entire site is not handed over before September 30, 2024, the project will not be able to complete by December 31, 2025.

According to the requirements of the National Assembly and the Government, two projects must be basically completed by 2025: the North-South Expressway section Can Tho - Ca Mau and the Ho Chi Minh Road section Rach Soi - Ben Nhat, Go Quao - Vinh Thuan. The Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang project will basically complete the entire route in 2026, put into operation in 2027, the Cao Lanh - An Huu and My An - Cao Lanh projects will be completed in 2027.

To ensure the completion of the projects, the investors have developed detailed plans and resolutely directed the contractors to implement them. However, the progress of the projects has not met the requirements, mainly due to the shortage of sand materials. Up to now, the construction output at the Can Tho - Ca Mau project has reached 34%/5%, the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang project: Component project 1 (DATP1): reached 20.5%/20.4%, DATP2 reached 5%/18%, DATP3 reached 11.9%/40% and DATP4 reached 2.3%/10%. The Cao Lanh - An Huu project, component 1, has reached 29%/30%, component project 2 has not yet started. The Ho Chi Minh road project, Rach Soi - Ben Nhat section, Go Quao - Vinh Thuan, has reached 3.6%/3.9% of the plan...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh surveys the progress of the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway project through Hau Giang province (photo: Giao thong online newspaper)

In his speech, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the importance of key transport projects being implemented in the Mekong Delta region. To ensure the progress of implementation and completion of projects as planned, especially meeting the supply of construction materials and roadbed sand for the projects, the Prime Minister requested the People's Committees of Tien Giang and Ben Tre provinces to direct departments and branches to closely coordinate with investors and contractors to complete procedures and put the mines into operation by the end of August 2024, ensuring sufficient supply of volume and capacity, meeting the progress according to the assigned targets (Tien Giang province: 9.3 million m3, Ben Tre: 5.4 million m3).

Vinh Long Provincial People's Committee urgently completed mining procedures, increased mine capacity to supply the remaining 2 million m3 for the Can Tho - Ca Mau project, to be completed in July 2024. An Giang Provincial People's Committee completed the review and assessment of mine reserves in the area and implemented procedures to supply enough volume for DATP1 (3.4 million m3 of Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang expressway remaining, urgently coordinated the volume (about 1.4 million m3 from 3 mines) provided to contractors currently exploiting to serve the construction of Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang expressway to Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway, to be completed in July 2024.

Regarding site clearance, the Prime Minister directed the provinces of Tien Giang, Dong Thap, An Giang, Can Tho, Bac Lieu, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau and Can Tho City to direct departments and localities to speed up the progress to hand over all the land for the projects in July 2024 to meet the quick implementation (due to being 1 month behind the Prime Minister's request). In particular, Kien Giang province needs to complete the procedures and hand over the entire land of the Ho Chi Minh Road Project, Rach Soi - Ben Nhat, Go Quao - Vinh Thuan sections to the contractor before September 30, 2024 so that construction can be completed by December 31, 2025.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade, EVN and the competent authorities need to speed up the procedures for relocating the high, medium and low voltage lines that have not been relocated yet. The competent authorities (Ministry of Transport and Provincial People's Committees) direct investors and contractors to, based on the project completion plan, rebuild the detailed construction schedule, in accordance with the material supply capacity, mobilize all resources: human resources, material resources, machinery and equipment, add construction teams, organize construction to compensate for slow progress, strictly control the quality and progress of items, ensure labor safety and environmental sanitation according to regulations.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/khan-truong-huy-dong-moi-nguon-luc-trien-dei-nhanh-cac-du-an-giao-thong-trong-diem-dbscl-d219956.html