Construction of the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau Expressway (the section located in Son La province).
At the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau Expressway project site, the section passing through the province is bustling with activity, with hundreds of engineers, workers, and machinery maintaining a continuous work pace. Mr. Do Xuan Binh, Director of Tu Lap Construction Co., Ltd. ( Phu Tho ), shared: "Wherever there is available land, the construction unit will proceed. Currently, contractors are organizing construction in '3 shifts, 4 teams' to meet the investor's requirements."
The Hoa Binh - Moc Chau expressway project comprises three construction packages, with a total value of work completed by early April 2026 reaching approximately VND 174 billion, equivalent to 5% of the contract value. Of these, package 28 has reached about 8% completion, and package 27 has reached nearly 5%. To date, 29.05 out of 32.3 km have been handed over, achieving nearly 90% of the total length. However, the handover process is not seamless, with some "interspersed" points creating difficulties in organizing synchronized construction. Furthermore, fluctuations in the price of construction materials, especially gasoline, sand, and stone, have put significant pressure on and directly affected the project's progress.
Mr. Hoang Manh Thang, Deputy Director of the Provincial Project Management Board for Transportation Works, said: The Board is coordinating with Van Ho, To Mua, and Song Khua communes to focus on completing the road alignment, while strengthening on-site inspections and promptly handling any arising problems to prevent prolonged delays that could affect progress and disbursement.
The Chiềng Dong - Phiêng Cằm road project has completed approximately 2.5km of roadbed.
Meanwhile, at the Chieng Dong - Phieng Cam road project, construction has accelerated. In the Km0 - Km3+182 package, the contractor has completed approximately 2.5/3.182 km of roadbed, achieving over 31% of the contract value. The next section has completed about 1.8 km of roadbed, and all culvert components have been completed. The project has a total capital of over 90 billion VND, of which over 47.5 billion VND has been disbursed, equivalent to more than 50% of the plan. Mr. Pham Van Hai, Deputy Director of Anh Trang Son La Co., Ltd., said: Taking advantage of favorable weather in the first months of the year, the company has mobilized maximum manpower and machinery, organizing continuous construction to speed up progress. The goal is to complete the main items before the rainy season, minimizing the impact of weather on the construction plan and ensuring the overall progress of the project.
Along with transportation projects, many other projects in the province are also taking advantage of favorable conditions to accelerate construction. In the field of education and training, the province prioritizes resources to implement 13 multi-level boarding schools in border communes, with a total investment of over 2,800 billion VND. To ensure progress, the Provincial People's Committee launched the "100-Day and Night Emulation Campaign to Complete Construction of Multi-Level Boarding Schools" from March 18, 2026, with the goal of completing all items and putting them into use before the 2026-2027 school year. Investors and contractors are required to develop detailed construction plans by day and week; mobilize maximum manpower and equipment, organize construction in "3 shifts, 4 teams," work even on holidays, shorten the construction time while still ensuring the quality of the project. Provincial leaders and relevant departments regularly conduct on-site inspections, promptly resolving difficulties related to land availability, materials, and procedures. To date, the projects have achieved between 40% and 68% of their planned volume.
Construction of the Chiềng Sinh - Chiềng Ngần road project is underway.
However, the pressure to disburse funds in 2026 remains significant. To date, only about 3,362 billion VND has been allocated in detail, reaching over 70%. As of March 25th, the entire province had only disbursed 358.85 billion VND, reaching 7.51% of the plan, which is lower than required. The main "bottlenecks" identified include slow investment preparation; inconsistent land clearance; fluctuating material prices; and some investors not proactively developing realistic disbursement plans.
At the conference on public investment disbursement on March 27th, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, emphasized: Public investment disbursement must be identified as a key political task. Project owners need to focus on construction immediately at locations where land is available, resolutely replace incompetent contractors, and proactively reallocate funds from slow-moving projects to those with good disbursement potential; thereby consistently implementing the spirit of individual responsibility and linking disbursement results with the evaluation of officials and units. Project owners are required to develop detailed disbursement plans for each month and quarter, ensuring they closely follow the actual progress.
Officials from the Provincial Project Management Board for Investment and Construction of Agricultural and Rural Development Projects are supervising the construction of the Chiềng Dong - Phiêng Cằm road project.
With a proactive, flexible, and decisive approach, Son La is gradually removing bottlenecks, creating momentum for projects to accelerate from the beginning of the year. This is an important foundation for achieving the socio-economic development goals for 2026, and for leveraging the role of public investment as a driving force for growth in the new phase.
Source: https://baosonla.vn/xa-hoi/quyet-tam-khong-de-von-nam-cho-97CrzdhDg.html
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