April on the key project of Van Thanh Bridge

In 2024, Binh Thuan will have 2 key traffic projects, including Van Thanh Bridge, which is being awaited by thousands of people. Because Van Thanh Bridge not only helps people conveniently travel between wards from Duc Long, Duc Thang, Tien Loi to Phu Tai, Phong Nam but also has an important meaning in beautifying and upgrading Phan Thiet tourist city...

Confused about compensation for alluvial land

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hong Hai inspected the progress of Van Thanh Bridge.

What is the biggest difficulty the project is facing now? Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hong Hai asked.

Mr. Vice President, is that the site clearance work? Mr. Nguyen Huu Trung - Director of the Project Management Board and Investment in Construction of Traffic Works in Binh Thuan answered.

Turning to the People's Committee of Phan Thiet city, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee asked: What is the reason for Phan Thiet's slow land clearance?

Mr. Nguyen Van Chon - Vice Chairman of Phan Thiet City People's Committee: "Because land in this area is mainly transferred by hand, it is difficult to determine ownership. In addition, people use alluvial land along the river, so Phan Thiet is still confused about the compensation price..."

That was a short dialogue right at the scene during the inspection trip of the key traffic works of the Provincial People's Committee. Mr. Huynh Van Minh - Director of the Land Fund Development Center of Phan Thiet City, said: The total area of land recovered for the Van Thanh Bridge project is 16,605.9 ^m2 , including 39 cases, of which Duc Long ward has 18 cases with the recovered land area of 8,125.5 ^m2 , including 15 households and 3 organizations. Phu Tai ward has 21 cases with the recovered land area of 8,480.4 ^m2 , including 19 households and 2 organizations. Currently, 39/39 files have been transferred to the locality for legal review. Duc Long ward has legally reviewed 18/18 files, Phu Tai ward has 13/21 files. For the remaining 8 files, the City People's Committee directed the Land Registration Office Branch to coordinate with relevant units and Phu Tai Ward People's Committee to check and overlap cadastral maps and Land Use Rights Certificates of households and individuals to serve as a basis for the surveying unit to adjust the land plot files.

The Vice Chairman of Phan Thiet City People's Committee said he is confused about determining the price of alluvial land. What exactly is it, sir?

“The work of determining the legal origin of land and assets attached to land by the Ward People's Committee is still difficult. The reason is that the majority of households and individuals buy and sell with handwritten papers that have not been certified by competent authorities; the current status has changed compared to cadastral maps over the periods... The City Compensation, Support and Resettlement Council is still confused in determining compensation and support for the records of some households whose origin and usage process is alluvial land along the Ca Ty River formed before 1998. After that, in the period after 1998 to before July 1, 2004, households have cleared and built stable houses up to now. At the same time, at the time households used land and built houses up to now, no agency has handled or sanctioned administrative violations in the field of land, there are no disputes or complaints. The City People's Committee has sent an official dispatch to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and is waiting for guidance from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. "For the above cases... We have mobilized the handover of about 4,257.7 ^m2 of land (including land of households: 1,495.6 ^m2 and land of organizations: 2,762.1 ^m2 )" - Mr. Minh explained.

Have the site, will be finished in December

Barges are constructing Van Thanh bridge

In April, Phan Thiet is at its peak, "hot as fire" but dozens of workers are still working diligently according to the construction manager's assignment. It's only 10 o'clock but the temperature outside is already high, on the construction site the temperature is even hotter when the construction vehicles are operating, making everyone sweat profusely. A series of excavators, cranes, and pile drills are roaring to work.

Mr. Tran Quyet Chien, a pile driver, confided: “It is too hot in Phan Thiet so the workers have to work very hard. But the construction unit has instructed us to keep up with the schedule and ensure the contractor’s reputation with the province and the people, so we encourage each other to try our best…”. Mr. Nguyen Truong Giang - Project Manager of the construction unit of the joint venture contractor Hassyu Vietnam Joint Stock Company - Bridge 14 Joint Stock Company - Construction Equipment and Materials Joint Stock Company 624 said: "The construction unit has brought 600 Larsen steel 4 piles to make the frame, 3 drilling rigs, 2 40-ton cranes, 1 1,200-ton barge, pile driving machine, generator, more than 100 tons of IH steel and hundreds of other equipment to construct the project. Determining this as a key project of the province, the construction unit has focused its resources to do it. The construction unit has abundant capacity but the biggest difficulty is that there is no land for construction. Even more difficult is that because there is no land for construction of public roads, transporting vehicles and materials for construction is very difficult... Currently, the project progress has reached over 43%..."

On the other side of the project, on Nguyen Van Linh Street connecting to Van Thanh Bridge, when people saw us coming to take pictures, they also came to watch the construction. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc in Phu Tai said that people have been waiting for this bridge for many years, so they hope it will be completed soon. With this bridge, people in Phu Tai, Duc Long, Duc Thang wards and Tien Loi commune will have more convenient traffic. Mr. Ngoc suggested: "People in the area recommend to the province that when Van Thanh Bridge is completed, they need to build an additional road of about 500 m connecting Nguyen Van Linh Street to Le Duan (Van Thanh Bridge - Nguyen Van Linh - Le Duan) to create a route for more diverse tourism development in the city. At the same time, raise Phan Thiet's urban infrastructure to a new level..."

Returning to the story of land clearance problems, after directing Phan Thiet city to remove difficulties and speed up the progress of land clearance, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hong Hai turned to ask Mr. Nguyen Huu Trung - Director of the Project Management Board and Investment in Construction of Traffic Works in Binh Thuan. "If the clearance is completed early, will the project be completed according to the contract?" "Yes, if the land is available early, the project will be completed by the end of December, meeting the progress according to the contract" - Mr. Trung replied...

Van Thanh Bridge is the desire of thousands of people. Therefore, now, during the dry season, which is very favorable for construction, there is also hope for the appearance of Van Thanh Bridge at the scheduled time.

According to the design, Van Thanh Bridge is 714 m long, including 6 spans, 295 m long approach road, 27 m wide roadbed, 15 m wide road surface, 6 m wide sidewalk on each side. Total investment is 225 billion VND. The bridge started construction in the first quarter of 2023, expected to be completed by the end of December 2024.

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