Contractors work through Tet to compensate for progress on Hoai Nhon Expressway

The Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon expressway project, passing through Binh Dinh province, comprises two packages; of which, package 11XL is behind schedule. Therefore, the investor has requested the contractor to increase manpower and work throughout the Tet holiday.

Prolonged rainy season hinders project progress

The Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon Expressway project runs entirely through Binh Dinh province. According to the reporter's observations in mid-January, the working atmosphere at the construction site was very urgent. Taking advantage of every precious sunny day after months of heavy rain at the end of 2024, contractors on the route gathered machinery and workers, working at full capacity to accumulate output.

The section through the natural forest that has just been handed over to the site at the 11XL package of the Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon expressway is a "bottleneck" causing the construction progress to slow down.

Package 11XL, extending from Km 0+00 to Km 23+500, is being primarily constructed by Truong Son Construction Corporation. The contractor is making every effort to concentrate machinery and hundreds of workers, divided into multiple teams, to push forward the embankment and crushed stone base layering work along the route.

However, by mid-January, the overall construction output of this contract package had only reached approximately 1.38 trillion VND out of 2.691 trillion VND, equivalent to 51.3%, 5% behind schedule.

According to the construction contractor, the section of the route through the natural forest in the border area between My Trinh commune (Phu My district) and An Tuong Dong commune (Hoai An district) has been handed over by the locality to both exploit forest wood and carry out excavation of soil, rocks and exploit and crush rocks to make crushed stone mix from November 30, 2024.

Due to the handover of the site occurring in the middle of the rainy season, the contractor at the project has been unable to accelerate construction to compensate for the delays. Only when the weather improves will the contractor be able to simultaneously commence construction and speed up progress.

As for package 12XL, the bridges, culverts, and underpasses along the route have been largely completed. The road embankment volume has reached over 90%, the road surface foundation volume has reached over 50%, and some of the asphalt concrete work has been completed.

Package 12XL of the Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon Expressway has met the set schedule. In the photo: Son Hai Group workers install guardrails on the route.

According to Project Management Board 85 ( Ministry of Transport , investor), the current construction output of contractors in package 12XL is about more than 3,100 billion/4,996 billion VND, equivalent to 63.07%. Meeting the approved adjusted construction schedule. Completing the package in September 2025 is feasible.

However, due to the unusually long rainy season in 2024 (from October 2024 to early January 2025), which affected the construction plan, some contractors in package 12XL have not yet completed the road embankment work.

"Although some contractors have made efforts to implement the construction, they have not yet met the project's requirements. Among them, Truong Thinh Group Corporation and Urban and Industrial Park Development Investment Corporation, the total volume of roadbed earthwork of the two units is still relatively large (each contractor has about 150,000 m3). It is necessary to take advantage of the weather to complete the roadbed work before March 31 to ensure the progress of the package and the overall progress of the project," said a representative of Project Management Board 85.

Working through Tet to make up for lost time

According to Project Management Board 85, the critical path of the Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon Project, affecting the implementation progress and disbursement plan is due to the section through natural forest from Km 18+650 - Km 21+100 of package 11XL.

The volume of excavated soil and rock (the remaining total excavation volume is about 2 million m3, including about 1 million m3 of rock excavation and about 1 million m3 of soil excavation) and the utilization for roadbed construction and crushed stone production is still very large (about 1.3 million m3). While there are only about 8 months left to complete the project. The handover of the site through the natural forest is slower than planned, leading to the inability to speed up the construction progress (must dig rocks for crushing, coordinate the utilization of soil), greatly affecting the output and disbursement progress of the project.

According to Mr. Bui Trong Lai, the project's executive director, the investor has requested contractors experiencing delays to increase machinery and manpower to catch up on project progress.

Talking to Giao Thong Newspaper, Mr. Bui Trong Lai, Project Executive Director (Project Management Board 85) said that in order to quickly resolve the problems and ensure the project's progress, the unit requested Truong Son Construction Corporation to have plans and solutions. Increase construction teams, equipment and human resources to speed up the construction progress to compensate for the delayed progress to ensure the progress of the package in particular and the project in general. In particular, on the occasion of Lunar New Year, the contractor of package 11XL is requested to work during Tet.

"In the immediate future, the Board requires Truong Son Construction Corporation to work through Tet. The contractor must increase machinery and human resources to resolve bottlenecks in the natural forest section that has just been granted land. Project Management Board 85, the supervision consultant and the contractor have also met to come up with solutions. In particular, 5 more construction sites will be opened at this location," Mr. Lai shared.

According to the investor representative, for package 12XL, contractors who have not completed the roadbed earthwork must ensure the progress of the current construction sites and add new sites. Increase equipment and machinery, take advantage of the weather that is almost over the rainy season to speed up the earthwork of K95 and K98. Ensure the completion of the main route earthwork before March 31.

A representative from Truong Son Construction Corporation stated that the company has submitted a plan to continue construction throughout the Tet holiday to the investor. The intention is to add machinery, increase manpower, and expand the construction team to overcome bottlenecks and compensate for the delays in package 11XL.

The Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon expressway has a total length of 70.1km, passing through Binh Dinh province, with a total investment of over 12,401 billion VND. The investor is Project Management Board 85 (Ministry of Transport). The project commenced on January 1, 2023, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/nha-thau-lam-xuyen-tet-bu-tien-do-cao-toc-hoai-nhon-quy-nhon-192250118180529701.htm