After many years of not being implemented, two sections of Belt Road 2 east of Ho Chi Minh City, more than 6 km long, are expected to start construction at the end of this year with a total capital of nearly 14,000 billion VND.
The information was released at a conference on the implementation of the compensation and site clearance plan for the construction of two sections of Ring Road 2 in Thu Duc City on February 3. These are two of the four remaining sections of the uncompleted ring road, which was recently approved by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council for investment last year with a total cost of about VND13,871 billion.
Perspective of Ring Road 2 from Vo Nguyen Giap Avenue to Pham Van Dong, phase one completed. Photo: Department of Transport
Of which, the first section is 3.5 km long, from Phu Huu bridge to Vo Nguyen Giap street (formerly Hanoi highway), with the first phase investment capital of about 9,328 billion VND. The second section from Vo Nguyen Giap street to Pham Van Dong street is 2.8 km long, with a total capital of 4,543 billion VND. Both projects have been cleared from the beginning, 67 m wide, then parallel roads are built on both sides and intersections are made. The vacant land in the middle of the route will be reserved for future implementation.
Mr. Vo Tri Dung, Head of the Compensation and Site Clearance Board of Thu Duc City, said that the land demand for the implementation of the two projects is estimated at more than 61.5 hectares with about 935 households and organizations affected. The locality plans to compensate, clear the site and resettle people in two phases.
From now until mid-March, the government will focus on collecting legal documents, making lists, approving project boundaries... After that, compensation will be carried out first for agricultural land or people with residential land who agree to hand over. The remaining cases of residential land or people who are slow to agree to hand over land will be done last.
"The locality aims to hand over about 70% of the site by November 2024 for the investor to start the project, before completing the entire project by March 2025," said Mr. Dung.
According to Chairman of Thu Duc City People's Committee Hoang Tung, from the experience of clearing the Ring Road 3 site, the Ring Road 2 projects in the area will be applied technology by the locality in the process of measurement and counting to be more professional and effective when implemented.
"When completed, Belt Road 2 will not only create regional connectivity, but also be a driving force for Thu Duc's economic and social development," said Mr. Tung, adding that the locality has made detailed plans and is determined to complete site clearance milestones to start projects.
The road connecting Vo Nguyen Giap - Pham Van Dong is one of the four unfinished sections of Ho Chi Minh City's Ring Road 2. Graphics: Dang Hieu
At the conference, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong said that the two sections of Ring Road 2 in Thu Duc City play a particularly important role, helping to open up more space for urban development in the east, connecting the Cat Lai, Phu Huu, Truong Tho port clusters... to reduce congestion in the inner city. For many years, the city's leaders have paid attention to closing the road, but due to budget difficulties, it is only now that conditions have been met to arrange it.
"Therefore, Thu Duc must not let the site clearance congestion affect the implementation progress," Mr. Cuong requested.
In addition to the two projects mentioned above, Ho Chi Minh City’s Ring Road 2 has two other unfinished sections. Section 3, also in Thu Duc City, is over 2.7 km long from Pham Van Dong Street to Go Dua Intersection, and has been under construction but is still unfinished. The remaining section (section 4) is located in the south of the city, 5.3 km long, connecting National Highway 1 via Nguyen Van Linh Street, which has not yet been invested in.
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