Risk of delay in Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh expressway progress due to site clearance

Nguy cơ chậm tiến độ cao tốc TP. Hồ Chí Minh - Long Thành vì bàn giao mặt bằng

The Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway expansion project is identified as an urgent construction project under the direction of the Prime Minister , with the basic goal of completion by the end of next year. However, the project is at risk of being behind schedule due to the slow and inconsistent site clearance work of the localities. Compensation, support and resettlement work has only stopped at the milestone handover stage and has not been implemented in the field. The relocation of technical infrastructure is also in the process of unifying the plan, there is no specific time plan for handover to the contractor, causing the pressure on the progress of completing the entire project to increase.

The representative of the contractor for the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway said that, with the current difficulties in site clearance, the contractor is having to bear increased costs due to the long wait for the personnel and equipment mobilized to be stopped to wait for the site handover. Moreover, there is a risk that the project will not be completed on schedule according to the Government 's direction and the signed contract between the Investor and the Contractor.

According to the Ministry of Transport, the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh Expressway project is not only a traffic project but also an important strategic link, ensuring synchronous traffic connection after Long Thanh Airport comes into operation. Therefore, local authorities, especially Ho Chi Minh City, need to increase their attention and direct strongly, requiring communes and wards where the project passes to focus on speeding up site clearance procedures, promptly handing over clean site to the construction contractor in 2025, ensuring the project's completion schedule in December 2026 according to the Prime Minister's direction.

Source: https://vtv.vn/nguy-co-cham-tien-do-cao-toc-tp-ho-chi-minh-long-thanh-vi-ban-giao-mat-bang-100251128093156023.htm