Prime Minister: The expressway from Cao Bang to Ca Mau is expected to be inaugurated on December 19.

The content was stated by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the State Steering Committee for important national projects and works, key to the transport sector, when chairing the 21st meeting on the afternoon of November 8.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs the 21st meeting of the Steering Committee - Photo: VGP

Previously, the Ministry of Construction said that the country currently has 2,476km of highways; the country is constructing 733km of highways with 22 projects and component projects.

Long Thanh Airport project components 1 and 2 are both under construction, following the completion plan in December 2025. It is expected that the overall project will be completed in December 2025 and on December 19, many major projects will be started and inaugurated.

Deputy Prime Ministers will directly remove difficulties for the project.

With the results achieved, the Prime Minister said that we not only achieved the set goals (3,000km of highway and 1,700km of coastal road) but also expected to inaugurate the highway from Cao Bang through Lang Son, to Hanoi, to the Central region, Ho Chi Minh City and to Ca Mau on December 19.

To achieve this goal, he requested that construction be organized in the spirit of "overcoming the sun and rain, not losing to storms and winds". Provinces and cities continue to pay attention, and local secretaries and chairmen do not leave investors, contractors, engineers and workers alone on the construction site.

He assigned the Deputy Prime Ministers to continue to inspect, review, and remove difficulties and obstacles related to some large-scale expressway projects such as Dong Dang - Tra Linh, Huu Nghi - Chi Lang, Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang; and contractors to immediately adjust construction methods.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to ensure synchronous operation of expressway projects - Photo: VGP

Synchronized connection, rest stops when operating highways

Regarding specific projects, the Prime Minister said that for the Long Thanh international airport project, it is necessary to increase the construction volume at the site (striving to reach over 20% per month), strictly control quality and regularly report on the project.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha was assigned next week to directly inspect and urge to speed up the project's progress.

The expressways connecting to Long Thanh airport must be completed before December 19. The traffic system connecting to Long Thanh International Airport - Phase 1 needs to be completed quickly for synchronous and effective exploitation.

To ensure the synchronization of highway projects, localities must quickly hand over the land for investors to invest in modern, beautifully designed rest stops. Synchronously deploy smart traffic and toll collection systems, and continue to invest in new routes.

Nghe An, Quang Tri, Quang Ngai, and Cao Bang provinces have completed pre-feasibility studies to submit for approval the Cam Lo - Lao Bao, Quang Ngai - Kon Tum, and Bac Kan - Cao Bang expressway projects, to be completed by December 2025.

Hanoi and the provinces of Bac Ninh and Gia Lai speed up the progress of preparing and approving the feasibility study report for the Gia Binh airport-Hanoi connection road project and the Quy Nhon - Pleiku project, to be completed by December 2025.

The Ministry of Construction is speeding up the approval of the project and starting the construction of the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong - My Thuan expressway expansion project in the fourth quarter of 2025. Ho Chi Minh City and Lam Dong are preparing to start the Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai and Tan Phu - Bao Loc projects in the fourth quarter of 2025.

It is necessary to build a new Song Lo bridge.

Reporting on the Song Lo Bridge project, Chairman of the People's Committee of Phu Tho province Tran Duy Dong said that the provincial police are continuing to investigate the case, the province is also developing a solution, determined to complete it before February 2026 (before the flood season).

The Prime Minister requested that along with conducting investigations and handling according to regulations, agencies need to accurately assess the current status of Song Lo Bridge and report to the Prime Minister in November 2025. If necessary, consider plans to build a new bridge in emergency conditions.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/thu-tuong-du-kien-ngay-19-12-khanh-thanh-tuyen-cao-toc-tu-cao-bang-toi-ca-mau-20251108204237012.htm