Efforts to ensure progress and quality of highway construction

The construction atmosphere at the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang and Can Tho - Ca Mau expressways is very busy these days. The expressways are gradually taking shape, not only connecting fertile lands but also arousing the potential and motivation for the development of the Mekong Delta.

The timely completion of expressway projects is important for the development of the Mekong Delta and the whole country.

Great determination

These days, the working atmosphere at Component Project 3 of the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang Expressway Construction Investment Project Phase 1 through Hau Giang (old) is very bustling. At the construction site, hundreds of workers and engineers are highly concentrated, the machines are operating at full capacity. Everyone eats and sleeps together at the construction site with the goal of ensuring the progress and quality of the project.

Mr. Hoang Dinh Quan, engineer at Component Project 3 said: "Workers and engineers are fully aware of the importance of the project to the development of transport infrastructure in the Mekong Delta region. We are working hard, everyone hopes the project will be completed soon, creating a modern transport network, connecting localities."

According to the report of the Department of Construction of Can Tho City, the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang Expressway Construction Investment Project Phase 1 (horizontal expressway), component projects 2, 3, 4 through Can Tho City have so far reached more than 41%. Specifically, component projects 2 and 4 have reached nearly 40%; component project 3 has reached more than 46%. The total demand for sand filling materials for component projects 2, 3, 4 is more than 19 million cubic meters of sand, the source has been identified at nearly 14 million cubic meters, and more than 5 million cubic meters have been exploited for the project. The remaining is continuing to contact localities in An Giang , Dong Thap, Vinh Long provinces to carry out procedures for exploitation and supplement sand sources for the project. The total demand for stone materials for the three component projects alone is more than 3.3 million cubic meters, of which more than 0.5 million cubic meters have been gathered at the project and used.

In addition, the total demand for stone materials for the three component projects is about 3.317 million cubic meters, of which about 0.501 million cubic meters have been gathered to the project and used. The remaining demand for stone is about 2.816 million cubic meters. Of which, An Giang province has committed to support 1.453 million cubic meters, Dong Nai province has committed to support 0.2 million cubic meters. The remaining volume is about 1.163 million cubic meters, the investor and contractor continue to contact and register the demand at the quarries in Dong Nai province, Ho Chi Minh City (former Binh Duong province), basically meeting the demand for material sources.

Lieutenant Colonel Duong Dinh Tuan, Director of Truong Son 10 Management Board, the project's construction unit, said: "We are implementing the spirit of "3 shifts, 4 shifts", "overcoming the sun and overcoming the rain", "working during the day is not enough, working at night". This helps shorten the time, bringing the project to the finish line on schedule. In addition, we promptly resolve any arising problems, pay special attention to quality and technique in all items and ensure absolute safety in all aspects".

Strive to reach the finish line on time

The Can Tho - Hau Giang and Hau Giang - Ca Mau component projects (Can Tho - Ca Mau Expressway) under the North - South Eastern Expressway Project, phase 2021-2025, with a total main route length of 110.85km and a connecting route length of 25.85km; are divided into 2 component projects including the Can Tho - Hau Giang section and the Hau Giang - Ca Mau section, invested by My Thuan Project Management Board (Ministry of Construction); total investment of VND 27,523 billion, including 4 construction packages, started on January 1, 2023, scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025.

The project has completed all the work of filling sand to wait for settlement since March 2025. Currently, some sections have been unloaded to construct asphalt concrete pavement. At the construction site, contractors are arranging 234 construction teams and 2,881 personnel, along with 926 pieces of equipment and machinery to carry out a number of construction items such as unloading, construction of crushed stone pavement layers, construction of cross-road drainage culverts, construction of asphalt concrete, and completion of bridges.

Specifically, the construction output up to June 25, 2025 was 12,550 billion VND, reaching 68.2%. The entire bridge section (95/95 bridges) on the expressway has basically completed the girder placement and bridge deck construction. The project has 78.97km of roadbed that must be loaded and wait for subsidence for 6-10 months, up to now, 21/78.9km has stopped subsidence, contractors are organizing unloading and constructing the road surface with crushed stone and asphalt concrete and have completed about 10km of crushed stone and 3.5km of asphalt concrete. For the 21km that is eligible for unloading, My Thuan Project Management Board is directing contractors to focus on completing all asphalt concrete in August 2025.

For the remaining sections of road that have not yet subsided (about 58km), in July, August, September, October, and November 2025, they will be eligible for unloading and contractors will organize the construction of crushed stone and asphalt concrete, ensuring completion of asphalt concrete before November 30, 2025.

In addition, for other items such as fences, guardrails, signs, etc., contractors have currently produced about 50% of the volume, and are organizing the construction and installation in a rolling manner according to the asphalt concrete sections, ensuring the entire project is completed and qualified for inauguration before December 19, 2025.

Regarding disbursement results, the total amount to date is 16,969/22,210 billion VND of allocated capital, reaching 76.4%; in the first months of 2025 alone, the project has disbursed 1,711/6,936 billion VND of allocated capital this year (reaching 25%), currently contractors are focusing on payment documents to ensure disbursement is achieved according to plan.

According to the My Thuan Project Management Board, the remaining time of the project is not much, especially at this time the project implementation area is at the peak of the rainy season, the construction work will face many difficulties. However, the My Thuan Project Management Board and the units participating in the project are committed to making efforts, with many solutions, determined to speed up the construction progress, bringing the project to the finish line before December 19, 2025.

Mr. Tran Van Thi, Director of My Thuan Project Management Board, said that over the past time, the project has received close direction from the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Construction. The Project Management Board, contractors, supervision consultants and related units have mobilized maximum resources, applied many continuous construction solutions, worked overtime with the spirit of working through holidays, Tet, "only work, no retreat", striving with the highest competitive spirit to complete the goals and tasks, contributing to completing the project on schedule, ensuring absolute quality and safety. Each unit and individual participating in the project always considers this a mission, a noble responsibility, contributing to the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta and the country.

Article and photos: MONG TOAN

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