Prime Minister attends groundbreaking ceremony for 247km of expressways in the south

Your browser does not support the audio element. PM Chính urged the authorities to devise sound plans to carry out the projects efficiently and avoid corruption and waste, while the leaders must be closely following the projects throughout the implementation processes.

 

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Thủ Đức City, HCM City on Sunday with the participation of Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính for the three road projects in the south: HCM City's Ring Road No. 三, Khánh Hoà-Buôn Ma Thuột and Biên Hoà-Vũng Tàu expressways. — Photo courtesy of the Việt Nam Government Portal

HCM CITY — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Sunday attended the groundbreaking ceremony in HCM City for three important road projects in the south: HCM City's Ring Road No. 三, Khánh Hoà-Buôn Ma Thuột and Biên Hoà-Vũng Tàu expressways.

The total length of the three projects is nearly  二 五0km and the combined investment stands at VNĐ 一 一 五 trillion (US$ 四. 八 billion).

HCM City's Ring Road No. 三 is  七 六km long, passing through four localities including HCM City, Đồng Nai, Bình Dương, and Long An. The project is divided into eight components, with each province/city implementing two components including land clearance and construction.

The preliminary total investment capital for the project is about VNĐ 七 五. 三 七 八 trillion ($ 三. 二 billion) sourced from both the central and local budgets.

Phan Văn Mãi, Chairman of HCM City People's Co妹妹ittee, pledged to the Government and the people to coordinate with relevant authorities to closely monitor the progress of the project to make sure the construction is completed in  二0 二 五 and put into operation from  二0 二 六.

Once completed, the road will feature eight lanes for high-speed vehicles (maximum speed for cars set at  一00 km/h, or  六0km/h in urban areas).

The Khánh Hoà-Buôn Ma Thuột expressway project has a total length of about  一 一 七. 五 km and a total investment of nearly VNĐ 二 二 trillion (nearly $ 九 三 五 million). The project is divided into three component projects, with Khánh Hoà Province, the Ministry of Transport and Đắk Lắk Province being the managing agencies.

According to the plan, phase  一 of the Khánh Hoà-Buôn Ma Thuột expressway project will finish some sections with large traffic volumes in  二0 二 五, complete the entire route in  二0 二 六, and put the entire project into operation in  二0 二 七.

Phase  一 of the Biên Hoà-Vũng Tàu expressway project has a total length of nearly  五 四 km. In phase  一, the project will be invested with a scale of  四- 六 lanes for each section of the route, with a design speed of  一00km/h. In the completion phase, the expressway will be expanded to have  六- 八 lanes. The total investment capital for the project is VNĐ 一 七. 八 三 七 billion ($ 七 五 八 million).

According to the proposed schedule, phase  一 of the expressway project will be basically completed in  二0 二 五 and the entire project put into operation in  二0 二 六.

Addressing the ceremony, PM Chính said these were the three important transport projects that had received approval from the Politburo and the National Assembly, as well as support from the public, especially given that the amount of highways (in km) in the Central Highlands, Southeastern or Southwestern regions has not yet matched other regions in the country.

"Transport infrastructure, especially expressways, airports, and ports, bring evident positive changes to socio-economic development,公众the Government leader noted.

The total length of highways under construction and those that have started construction by the end of June  二0 二 三 is  一, 七 五 六 km.

"If we continue to exercise great determination, great effort, and decisive action, then we can basically achieve the national target of having  三,000km of new expressways by  二0 二 五,公众PM Chính said.

According to the PM, the particular feature of the three projects launched today is that they all apply special mechanisms, including enhancing decentralisation and delegation of authority, whereby local authorities are assigned as managing agencies to implement the projects; mobilisation of resources for projects that combine both central and local budgets; and designating a contractor to shorten the preparation time for project implementation.

He also remarked on the complex, sensitive and difficult efforts to accelerate land clearance and resettlement support for the people affected by these projects in major cities such as HCM City, Bình Dương, Đồng Nai, Long An, and Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu.

He lauded the engagement of all levels of the political system, under the leadership of the Party co妹妹ittees and the management of the local authorities, and with the support and sharing of the people, as well as the sacrifices of the relocated households, to help keep the land clearance progress for all three projects on the right track.

PM Chính urged the authorities to devise sound plans to carry out the projects efficiently and avoid corruption and waste, while the leaders must closely follow the projects throughout the implementation processes.

The ministries were asked to coordinate with seven provinces and cities where the projects run through (HCM City, Long An, Bình Dương, Đồng Nai, Bà Rịa -Vũng Tàu, Khánh Hòa, Đắk Lắk) to handle difficulties and bottlenecks that might arise in a timely manner.

The People's Co妹妹ittees of provinces and cities must carry out land clearance and technical infrastructure relocation to ensure the handover of  一00 per cent of the land area needed for the projects in the third quarter of  二0 二 三, or by December  三 一,  二0 二 三, at the latest, with special attention on providing the affected people with new housing, new jobs, and new living conditions that are at least equal to or better than their old ones.

PM Chính requested and called on people who own land to support the State's undertakings and create favourable conditions for units and localities to implement the projects.— VNS

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