(MPI) - On the evening of February 2, 2025 (the 5th day of the Lunar New Year), Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung joined the working delegation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to inspect and urge the two expressway projects Chi Lang - Huu Nghi (Lang Son) and Dong Dang (Lang Son) - Tra Linh (Cao Bang); attended a meeting with relevant ministries, branches and agencies to continue to resolve difficulties and obstacles, and resolve proposals and recommendations to promote these two expressway projects.
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| Minister Nguyen Chi Dung joined the Prime Minister's working delegation to inspect and supervise two expressway projects in Cao Bang and Lang Son. Photo: Chinhphu.vn |
The Dong Dang - Tra Linh Expressway Project has a total length of 121 km, divided into 2 investment phases. Phase 1 is invested with a length of more than 93 km. The project is implemented in the form of BOT by the People's Committee of Cao Bang province as the competent state agency, a consortium of investors led by Deo Ca Group.
With a total investment of 14,114 billion VND in phase 1, of which state budget capital accounts for 69.43%, equivalent to 9,800 billion VND, this project is planned to recover capital within a period of 22 years and 4 months.
The project started on January 1, 2024. According to schedule, the project will be completed in 2026 but is striving to open to traffic in 2025. After completion, this expressway will shorten the travel time from Cao Bang to Hanoi and vice versa from 6-7 hours to about 3.5 hours.
According to the report, up to now, the land has been basically handed over for the entire route of 93.14 km / 93.35 km, reaching 99.8% of the route length. Localities and agencies are implementing procedures to build 6 resettlement areas and relocate technical infrastructure (22 high-voltage power line locations), the progress basically meets the requirements.
Regarding construction, investors, project enterprises, and contractors mobilized 36 construction teams, 650 pieces of equipment, and 1,500 personnel, and completed two mountain tunnel items. The total output of the packages was 1,360.01/10,056.85 billion VND, reaching 13.52% of the contract, 0.54% faster than planned.
The Huu Nghi - Chi Lang border gate expressway project under the BOT form is about 59.87 km long (including 43 km of expressway and 16.87 km of connecting route to the border gate), passing through the districts of Chi Lang, Cao Loc, Van Lang and Lang Son city.
After completion and operation, the project will connect Huu Nghi - Coc Nam - Tan Thanh border gates to the economic centers of Hanoi - Bac Giang - Bac Ninh, shortening the connection time to seaports in the Hai Phong - Quang Ninh area, contributing to increasing domestic and international trade, along with the Dong Dang - Tra Linh expressway, synchronizing the entire northern expressway network, improving the overall operational efficiency.
In the phased phase, the project has a scale of 4 lanes, a 17 m roadbed, and a design speed of 80 km/h (the completed phase has 6 lanes, a 32 m roadbed). The total investment in the phased phase is 11,029 billion VND; the plan is to complete in 2026, and is striving to open to traffic in 2025. The project is managed by the People's Committee of Lang Son province as the competent state agency, with a consortium led by Deo Ca Group as the investor, with an operating period and toll collection to recover capital of about 25 years and 8 months.
At the meeting, delegates focused on discussing and resolving difficulties and obstacles related to site clearance, relocation of technical works and proposals and recommendations related to capital allocation and the proportion of state budget capital participating in PPP projects.
Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that these are two expressway projects of important and strategic significance to the two provinces of Cao Bang, Lang Son and the northern mountainous provinces, not only in terms of economy but also in terms of national defense and security; at the same time, they contribute to expressing gratitude and repaying the people of the two provinces, previous generations who have made great contributions, those who have devoted and sacrificed for the revolutionary cause.
Reaffirming the goal of completing these two expressways in 2025 to contribute to the smooth operation of the entire expressway from Cao Bang to Ca Mau this year, the Prime Minister welcomed the spirit and enthusiasm of working through Tet at the construction sites of the two projects; the locality and the investor also paid attention to policies and took care of Tet for cadres and workers at the construction sites.
The Prime Minister highly appreciated and requested investors and contractors to continue to make efforts, try, and surpass themselves to accelerate and make breakthroughs; increase human resources, machinery, and "3-shift, 4-team" construction, "overcome the sun, overcome the rain, not lose to storms", "only work, no retreat", work through holidays and Tet, all for the development of the country; increase the application of science and technology, innovation; ensure safety at construction sites; ensure progress and strive to exceed progress while improving project quality; ensure environmental sanitation, use resources effectively, save resources, recycle waste to promote circular economy. At the same time, actively mobilize subcontractors and local businesses to participate in the project. Authorities need to strengthen inspection and supervision to ensure projects ensure progress, quality and prevent corruption and negativity.
Regarding proposals and recommendations related to capital allocation and the ratio of state capital in PPP projects, the Prime Minister emphasized that the principle in implementing public-private partnership projects is to harmonize interests and share risks among the State, people and enterprises; if the capital ratio changes, the toll collection time must be changed; if the adjustment is reasonable, it must be done quickly, the handling process needs to be considered objectively, honestly, ensuring publicity, transparency, and fighting negativity and waste./.
Source: https://www.mpi.gov.vn/portal/Pages/2025-2-4/Bo-truong-Nguyen-Chi-Dung-tham-gia-doan-cong-tac-clktc5k.aspx
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