Two more sand mines to serve Can Tho expressway

The first sand mine was assigned by Dong Thap province to Tan Nam Construction Joint Stock Company in Tan My commune and Tan Khanh Trung commune, Lap Vo district, with an area of ​​32.05 hectares.

Two more sand mines serving the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway in Dong Thap have temporarily stopped exploitation.

The second sand mine, also located in Tan Khanh Trung commune, Lap Vo district, has an area of ​​36.77 hectares and was handed over by Dong Thap province under a special mechanism to Hoang Anh Construction and Trading Company Limited for direct exploitation.

These two sand mines have been temporarily shut down for about a week. And the contractor is actively carrying out repair work to soon be able to resume exploitation to serve the construction of the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway.

Nearly 5,000m3 of sand per day is being "covered"

Present at these two sand mines, Giao Thong Newspaper reporters recorded four dredgers and many barges anchored and not operating because the sand mines have been temporarily suspended for the past few days.

Mr. Nguyen Thang, Deputy Director of Tan Nam Construction Joint Stock Company, said that up to this point, the sand mine handed over by Dong Thap province under a special mechanism for the company to directly exploit has reached 362,000m3.

The company is allowed to exploit about 2,500m3/day. However, since May 22, the sand mine has been temporarily suspended, so the exploitation and transportation of sand to the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway construction site has been interrupted.

"After a period of exploitation, the relevant units measured and discovered that the sand mine, which was directly constructed by the company, had a convex and concave riverbed terrain, creating swirling holes. Therefore, the sand mine was temporarily suspended," Mr. Thang added.

At the sand mine directly exploited by Hoang Anh Construction and Trading Company Limited, Mr. Vu Hong Son, sand mine operator, informed that this is the 7th sand mine out of 7 sand mines handed over by Dong Thap province under a special mechanism to serve the Western vertical expressway, with an exploitation volume of 2,460m3 of sand/day.

"Up to now, after nearly four months of exploitation, a landslide has appeared on the riverbank in Tan Khanh Trung commune, Lap Vo district (Dong Thap). Therefore, the relevant units have temporarily stopped exploiting this sand mine to fix it," said Mr. Son.

Take advantage of the situation to restore the sand mine to exploitation soon.

According to Mr. Son, since the incident occurred during the sand mining process, the company has proactively coordinated with professional agencies of Dong Thap province and local authorities to come up with effective solutions.

The contractor is actively working to fix the problem according to the instructions of the professional agency so that the sand mine can resume operations soon.

At the location where there were signs of landslides, the company proactively dispatched specialized vehicles to reinforce the riverbank. The reinforcement has been basically completed by the company and will wait for enough time to restore the road surface to its original state.

"After completing the riverbank reinforcement, the company will have a document with the repair records submitted to the province's professional agency for appraisal and consideration so that the sand mine can soon be exploited again to serve the construction of the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway," said Mr. Son.

The Can Tho - Ca Mau Expressway is waiting for sand to arrive at the construction site so that the contractor can speed up construction to make up for the delay. Therefore, Mr. Nguyen Thang, Deputy Director of Tan Nam Construction Joint Stock Company, said that the company is actively working to bring sand back to the construction site soon.

"The sand mine operated by the company has some convex and concave areas, so the company will put sand back into the concave areas to create balance. The company is urgently working on this and is expected to be completed this week and the sand mine will resume operations," said Mr. Thang.

Previously, the sand mine with an area of ​​20.04 hectares, the total reserve of sand for leveling that is allowed to be exploited is 547,798m3 and the exploitation capacity is 547,798m3/year, directly exploited by Construction Corporation No. 1 - JSC (CC1), was also suspended since before Tet and has not yet resumed exploitation.

The Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway project connects many provinces in the Mekong Delta. Phase 1 of the project has a total investment of over 27,200 billion VND, divided into two sub-projects: the Can Tho - Hau Giang section, 36.7km long, with an investment of over 9,700 billion VND, and the Hau Giang - Ca Mau section, 72.8km long, with an investment of nearly 17,500 billion VND. Construction started on January 1, 2023, and is expected to be completed in early 2026. The total sand requirement for the entire project is approximately 18.1 million m3, with 9.1 million m3 needed in 2023 and 9 million m3 in 2024.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/them-hai-mo-cat-phuc-vu-cao-toc-can-tho-ca-mau-bi-tam-dung-khai-thac-192240527213610423.htm