On the morning of June 18, in Ho Chi Minh City, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the ceremony and issued the order to simultaneously start the construction of three important national transport projects. That is the Ring Road 6 Ho Chi Minh City; Expressway Bien Hoa - Vung Tau (phase 3) and expressway Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot (phase 3).
The event was held online at the main bridge point in Ho Chi Minh City and the bridge points in Dak Lak and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces.
At the groundbreaking ceremony of the projects, representatives of leaders of ministries, branches, localities, people with projects passing through and affected, as well as representatives of design, supervision and construction consultancy contractors spoke and expressed their joy at the Party and State's interest in investing in projects, creating new opportunities to promote socio-economic development in the project area and the whole country, and improving people's living standards.
The delegates committed to continue their efforts, perform the tasks within the scope of their responsibilities and continue to work together, agree, coordinate, and facilitate the implementation of projects so that the works are completed with safety, quality and progress; Effective exploitation of projects…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony of three national key projects.
Speaking at the event and issuing the order to start construction of three projects simultaneously, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the 3th National Party Congress has continued to identify building a synchronous infrastructure system as one of three strategic breakthroughs, in which priority is given to the development of a number of national key projects on transportation, adaptation to climate change...; set a target that by 2030, the whole country should have about 5.000 km of highways.
Accordingly, by 2025, the whole country should achieve 3.000 km and 2026 - 2030 strive to have an additional 2.000 km of expressways. In the period 2000 - 2021, the whole country has just invested and put into operation 1.163 km of expressways. Thus, in the 9-year period from 2021 to 2030, the whole country needs to invest and build nearly 4 times the number of kilometers of highways built over the past 20 years.
Before that task, from the beginning of the term (in 2021) up to now, the whole country has inaugurated and put into operation an additional 566 km of highways, bringing the total number of highway kilometers of the country to 1.729 km; under construction projects, with a total length of 350 km; started in early 2023 the projects, with a total length of 1.406 km.
Thus, along with 1.729 km have been put into operation and the total length of the expressway of the projects under construction, which has commenced by the end of June 6 is 2023 km.
"With determination and efforts, we can basically fulfill the goal of having more than 3.000 km of highways nationwide by 2025. Besides, a number of projects strive to start construction between now and 2024 with a total length of about 284 km, which is the premise to successfully realize the goal of 5.000 km of highways by 2030", Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized.
To implement the Party's Resolution on expressway development, the Government has directed ministries and local agencies to speed up the investment progress on completing the entire East North-South expressway connecting Lang Son to Ca Mau, connecting the political center of Hanoi Capital and the economic center of Ho Chi Minh City.
The implementation work is continuing to study and deploy horizontal highways and ring roads passing through many provinces and cities, ensuring synchronization across regions and the whole country, promoting socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security of the region and the country.
Ring Road 3 project in Ho Chi Minh City; Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway project; Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot expressway projects are all applied with their own specific mechanism on decentralization of powers, assigning the locality to act as the executing agency for the project; apply a mechanism to mobilize resources for projects combining central and local budgets, as well as other lawful capital sources; Apply contractor appointment to select contractors for project construction…
"These mechanisms have brought into full play their effects, affirming the correctness of the Party and State in promulgating a new mechanism to fulfill the goal of synchronous development of transport infrastructure according to the Party's Resolution," Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed.
According to the Prime Minister, the work of compensation, site clearance and resettlement support for people of these projects is very difficult, but localities have mobilized the entire political system to participate, support and share of the people, sacrifice personal interests for the common good, so the site clearance work of all three projects basically ensures progress.
In a very short time of about 1 year compared to the average of 2 years compared with the normal implementation method, all levels, sectors, especially the Ministry of Transport and the localities where the project has passed through, had to implement a huge amount of work: implementing investment preparation, technical design and cost estimation, contractor selection, site clearance, etc., to start construction of 3 projects and complete the project by 2025 with the goal of 2026.
"The construction of these three important traffic projects is especially meaningful when the projects pass through the central region, the Central Highlands and the Southwest region with the current number of kilometers of highways still low compared to other areas," the Prime Minister pointed out.
Leaders press the button to start the project from the bridge point of Ho Chi Minh City.
Appreciating, acknowledging and praising the efforts, the sense of responsibility of the ministries, branches, localities and units and thanking the people of Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces where the projects are implemented for being ready to give up their land, move their houses and places to live to make room for the projects, the Prime Minister said that starting new projects is the first step, and the upcoming work is still very big.
Therefore, in order for the project to be completed safely, with quality and meet the schedule, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the provinces and cities assigned to act as the project management agency to focus and direct strongly.
At the same time, the head of the Government requested the project management board, supervision consultant and contractors to promote the highest sense of responsibility, develop construction plans and plans in a scientific, detailed and appropriate manner, ensure efficiency and quality of construction and organize safe, smooth traffic and preserve environmental sanitation; must mobilize human resources, modern equipment and machinery for construction; strictly comply with the technical requirements and regulations of relevant laws, without allowing corruption and negativity.
"The relevant ministries and branches of the Central Government shall coordinate with the Ministry of Transport and People's Committees of 7 provinces and cities assigned to implement the project, continue to create favorable conditions and promptly remove difficulties and obstacles, ensure security and order for the Project Management Board and project construction contractors to ensure progress and efficiency", the Prime Minister directed.
The Prime Minister reminded the People's Committees of provinces and cities to carry out site clearance and technical infrastructure relocation to ensure the handover of 100% of the site area in the third quarter of 3. In particular, special attention is paid to resettlement, support to stabilize production so that people can have new places to live and have new jobs equal to and better than the old ones.
In addition, the Prime Minister requested ministries, branches, localities, units and individuals to seriously implement projects to ensure quality and progress; safety, engineering, fine arts, ecological environment; no unreasonable capital allocation, no subdividing bidding packages; fighting corruption, negativity, group interests, waste at all stages; ensure the lawful rights and interests of the people, ensure the harmony between the interests of the State, the people and enterprises; promptly reward when doing well and handle mistakes.
