Long Thanh 'runs 3 shifts, 4 crews', expressway surpasses historic milestone to celebrate 80th National Day

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh , Head of the State Steering Committee for important national projects and works, key to the transport sector, emphasized this at the online conference to review the work in the first 6 months of 2025 and the peak emulation period "500 days and nights of emulation to complete 3,000 km of expressway", on the morning of July 31.

Complete and exceed the plan set forth by the 13th Congress

In his concluding remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that we are racing to the finish line, accelerating and breaking through with a spirit of speed and boldness, finding solutions to complete the set goals.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the conference. Photo: VGP

The Prime Minister said that on the occasion of August 19, with the groundbreaking and inauguration of major projects, the whole country will have 2,476 km of highways and 1,397 km of coastal roads (exceeding the planned target of 1,000 km).

It is expected that by the end of the year, the plan set by the 13th Congress will be completed and exceeded, with the whole country having at least 3,000 km of highways and 1,000 km of coastal roads (possibly reaching nearly 2,000 km), basically completing Long Thanh airport; creating momentum, creating force, creating position to enter a new era with the country.

According to the Prime Minister, the above results are partly due to the positive contribution of the peak emulation campaign "500 days and nights of emulation to complete 3,000 km of expressway" with very practical emulation contents.

From now until December 31, 2025, the Prime Minister requested ministries, branches and localities to continue to uphold the sense of responsibility, the spirit of speed, boldness and breakthrough to speed up the construction progress of the project.

Along with that, continue to innovate thinking, methodology, and approach to solve problems; ideology must be clear, determination must be high, actions must be drastic, effective, focused, key points, each task must be completed, each task must be completed.

Prepare well for groundbreaking and inauguration ceremonies of projects

The Prime Minister noted that in all cases of difficulties and obstacles, ministries, branches, localities and contractors need to unite and join forces to overcome all challenges and bring the project to the finish line on schedule. In addition, accelerating progress must be associated with ensuring quality, technique, aesthetics, safety and environmental sanitation.

Assigning a number of key and specific tasks, the Prime Minister requested good preparation for the groundbreaking and inauguration ceremonies of major projects and works to celebrate the 80th anniversary of National Day, ensuring compliance with regulations.

Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh speaks at the conference. Photo: VGP

To basically complete the Long Thanh International Airport project in 2025, the Ministry of Finance directed ACV and relevant agencies and units to review the overall project progress, supplement human resources, equipment, construction teams, organize "3 shifts, 4 crews" construction to compensate for the slow progress; strictly control quality, labor safety, organize construction reasonably and scientifically.

Regarding the operation of expressways, the Ministry of Construction will coordinate with localities to speed up site clearance, construction of rest stops, traffic monitoring systems, toll collection, vehicle weight control, ensuring that projects put into operation must be synchronous, high-quality, and aesthetically pleasing.

The Prime Minister requested that agencies do a good job in emulation and reward work. The Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Finance prepare proposals to reward organizations and individuals with outstanding achievements at the groundbreaking and inauguration ceremonies on August 19, ensuring compliance with regulations.