* Go Cong sea dike, Tien Giang province has a total length of 15,8km; is responsible for ensuring the safety of life and property of the State and about 600 thousand households, protecting nearly 54 thousand hectares of natural land, including about 43 thousand hectares of arable land in coastal districts and towns of the province. including: Go Cong Dong, Go Cong Tay, Go Cong town and part of Cho Gao district. Currently, the dike line has been solidly invested with a length of 9km, there is still 6,8km that has not been invested.
Given that the dike line plays an important role and has largely been upgraded and strengthened, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Planning and Investment to coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Relevant ministries, branches and Tien Giang province set up specific projects, seek and arrange capital sources, possibly from reserve sources, to urgently implement the project, ensuring the safety of life and property of the State. water and people, as well as natural resources in the affected area.
Surveying the planned location for the construction of the seaport and the Go Cong sea area restoration area, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomed the idea of expanding this development space; Require Tien Giang province to coordinate with relevant sectors and agencies to prepare specific plans and projects to submit to competent authorities for consideration.
The Prime Minister noted that the construction of this seaport and economic development area must be consistent with the general planning of the province, the Mekong Delta region and the seaport planning of the whole country; Research the factors of connection and connection in terms of transportation and logistics services with the region and the whole country; serving the import and export of goods not only for Tien Giang province but the whole region. In particular, it is necessary to build, call for, and mobilize to implement projects in the form of public-private cooperation.
* Rach Mieu 2 Bridge - the second large-scale bridge across the Tien River, connecting the two provinces of Tien Giang and Ben Tre; was built about 2km from the existing Rach Mieu bridge upstream of the Tien River.
The project has a length of about 17,6km, the bridge is nearly 2km long, 21,5m wide, 4 lanes, design speed 80km/h. Total investment is 6.810,11 billion VND, starting in March 3, expected to be completed in December 2022. The project uses the central budget, site clearance and resettlement work is invested and implemented by Tien Giang and Ben Tre provinces.
During the inspection of the Rach Mieu 2 bridge project on February 15, 2, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh directed the rebuilding of the progress, shortening the construction time to strive to soon complete the Rach Mieu 2023 bridge, reducing Minimize traffic congestion on Rach Mieu 2 bridge, which is already fully loaded.
The Ministry of Transport is drastically directing investors and construction contractors to focus on human resources, machinery and equipment, and organize construction to strive to complete the Rach Mieu 2 bridge project in accordance with the Prime Minister's direction. .
To date, site clearance has reached more than 96%, construction progress has reached more than 41%, basically meeting the planned progress. Relevant agencies strive to hand over the entire clean site in the first quarter of 2024; By the end of 2024, 70% of the entire project will be completed and completed in 2025.
On the construction site, the Prime Minister highly appreciated the efforts of relevant agencies and localities, as contractors gained more and more experience and improved capacity; Thank you to the team of officials, workers, and employees on the construction site for their efforts in construction with the spirit of "3 shifts, 4 crews", "eat quickly, sleep quickly", "only work without delay", perform ceremonies throughout Tet.
The Prime Minister requested investors, localities, and contractors to continue to strive, make more efforts, and be more responsible in project implementation, ensuring progress, quality, safety, environmental sanitation, and technique. , fine arts, prevention of negativity and waste; Effective disbursement of public investment capital, contributing to promoting growth, creating jobs for people and perfecting transportation infrastructure of the two provinces of Ben Tre and Tien Giang, the Mekong Delta and the whole country.
The Prime Minister requested leaders of localities with key infrastructure projects to always pay attention and do a good job of site clearance and encourage and promote project progress.
Up to now, the site clearance work has been basically completed, the procedures have been completed, the Prime Minister requested the Project Management Board to make a plan, strive to speed up the progress by 3 months, and complete it on the occasion of National Day. September 2, 9, meeting the people's expectations.
* On the afternoon of the same day, during the working program in Tien Giang province, the Prime Minister and the delegation came to offer incense, express gratitude, and commemorate the merits of the National Hero, Binh Tay Great Marshal Truong Dinh ( 1820 -1864) - one of the typical examples of patriotism, indomitable spirit, and resilient will to fight against foreign invaders of the nation at his Temple in Go Cong Dong district./.
