Paving the way for development of Quang Nam

Vo Chi Cong Road (part of Vietnam's coastal road) runs along An Hoa Bay, through the new Nui Thanh commune. Photo: CONG TU

Glorious history

After the success of the August Revolution, on August 28, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh signed a decree to establish the Ministry of Transport and Public Works. Since then, August 28 every year has become the Traditional Day of the Vietnamese Transport Industry.

For Quang Nam, in August 1946, the Provincial National Salvation Workers Association held a congress in Hoi An and decided to mobilize workers to participate in building the government, develop membership, and build industry-based trade unions. In that spirit, the vertical trade unions of railways, automobiles, and ships were born.

The nationwide resistance war broke out, workers in the transport industry carried out scorched earth resistance, participating in moving goods and equipment to the rear base.

After the French army expanded its occupation, Quang Nam had two distinct zones: the free zone in the South and the enemy-occupied zone in the North. In the free zone, the enemy continuously used planes to bomb and shell waterways, roads, warehouses, and ports in an attempt to cut off our traffic arteries.

People rejoice on the day of the technical opening of An Binh bridge, connecting DT609C route with National Highway 14B. Photo: CONG TU

Since 1947, the transportation system in the liberated zone has been gradually restored. In 1949, we mobilized the private sector to establish a car company and repair many roads.

The Quang region's transport sector actively participated in transporting food, provisions, and weapons to the battlefield. In the winter-spring of 1953-1954, Inter-zone 5 opened several more corridors to the Central Highlands, including two corridors through Quang region.

The first corridor is from Quang Ngai to Tra Bong through the communes of Tra My to Dak Glei (former Kon Tum ). The second corridor is from the Quang plain through Nuoc Oa, Tra Giac, Doc Vuot, Nuoc La, Man Tra and up to Dak Glei.

In 1967, the waterway corridor up and down Thu Bon River to Ba Huynh, Ba Xa; from Tranh River to Tra My, connecting the plains, coast to mountains was formed.

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The transportation sector of Quang Nam at this time has hundreds of intra-provincial, inter-provincial, and international passenger transport routes. Freight transport is not only by road, but also by waterway. Da Nang currently owns 2 airports, of which Da Nang airport is an international airport. Chu Lai airport is calling for investment to become an international airport.

On August 30, 1968, the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee decided to establish the Quang Nam Transportation Committee with 493 officers and soldiers; appointing comrade Pham Tham (aka Sau Do) as Head of the Committee.

The Transport Project 1968 - 1969 was built with the core task: Transport is an economic sector of special importance in the entire national economy, especially during the resistance period to regain independence and freedom for the country. If transport is at a standstill, all social activities will also be at a standstill.

Through the process of construction, development and many achievements, on February 27, 2002, the President awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces to the Quang Nam Transportation Board, the predecessor of the Department of Transport (now the Department of Construction).

Tourists go to Cu Lao Cham island by speedboat on the Hoi An - Cu Lao Cham route. Photo: CONG TU

Road development

Mr. Truong Van Can - former Director of Quang Nam Department of Transport (now Da Nang Department of Construction) shared that after 80 years, the appearance of Quang Nam's transport sector has changed completely. Now, the (new) city of Da Nang has roads, railways, waterways, and airways.

The industry has mobilized many sources of investment capital to build, upgrade, and expand urban roads, provincial roads, and national highways.

Many arterial roads running vertically and horizontally have been opened. Typically, the Vietnam coastal road, the section through Da Nang, extends from the North Beach (Son Tra Peninsula) to the entrance to Chu Lai Airport. National Highway 40B starts at Tam Thanh Beach and borders Ho Chi Minh Road (in the old Kon Tum area).

The Southern, Western and Northern beltways that have been and are under construction will complete the beltway system; connecting the city's traffic network with the Central Highlands region via National Highway 1, National Highway 14B and Ho Chi Minh Road.

In the inner city, existing roads are expanded to ensure traffic flow and serve the urban beautification in a modern and civilized direction. Accordingly, Dien Bien Phu Street is expanded for the second time to 45m with 8 lanes.

Dien Bien Phu Street is expanded, with an overpass at Hue intersection crossing the North-South railway. Photo: XUAN SON

The Hue intersection overpass on Dien Bien Phu Street helps solve traffic congestion and ensures traffic safety between inner-city roads, National Highway 1 and the North-South railway.

In the south, the Tam Hiep 2-storey overpass, built with investment from Truong Hai Group Corporation, has removed traffic conflicts between National Highway 1, the North-South railway, the access road to the Da Nang-Quang Ngai expressway, and the flow of vehicles entering and exiting factories and seaports in the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone.

In addition to National Highway 1 being expanded under the BOT model, other national arterial roads passing through the city have received investment attention from the Central Government, such as the Da Nang - Quang Ngai Expressway and the La Son - Tuy Loan Expressway.

In the history of the industry, the movement to build rural traffic has developed strongly, leading to thousands of kilometers of roads being solidified with the motto "The State and the people work together", contributing to solving many pressing problems in rural areas; successfully building new rural communes.

The glorious history of the Quang Nam transportation industry continued with the construction of bridges across the Han, Co Co, Vu Gia, Thu Bon, and Truong Giang rivers...

Do you remember more than 25 years ago, crossing the Han River was very difficult because there was no bridge; you could only go by ferry, ferry or by road through Nguyen Van Troi bridge, dozens of kilometers away.
The two banks are worlds apart. While the West Bank is bustling and crowded, the East Bank is quiet, with makeshift slums along the river with people struggling to make a living.
On March 29, 2000, the unique Han River swing bridge in the country was inaugurated, erasing the remoteness and "changing the face" of the East bank.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/mo-duong-phat-trien-xu-quang-3300517.html