Finalize plan to relocate electric pole "growing" in the middle of 1,800 billion road project in Dak Lak

The relevant units have agreed on a plan to relocate the 220Kv high-voltage power pole (T20), and are expected to hand over the entire site by March 18 to complete the project.

According to the report of Giao thong Newspaper on January 8, Km 32+500 of the Eastern bypass of Buon Ma Thuot City (Dak Lak Province) has been paved by contractor An Nguyen, racing to meet the progress. However, in the middle of the road, there is a high-voltage power pole T20, belonging to the 220Kv Krong Ana Transformer Station project, invested by the National Power Transmission Corporation.

This power pole is located on Ho Chi Minh road, the eastern bypass of Buon Ma Thuot city, affecting the project's progress.

High voltage electricity poles "growing" on the road project have caused construction work to be interrupted. Photo: NH

The cause of the above situation was determined to be the overlapping construction scope between the Eastern bypass project and the 220kV Krong Ana transformer station project. Accordingly, the initial agreement documents were inconsistent with reality, leading to the overlapping of the two projects.

In the agreement document, the Central Power Project Management Board affirmed that "the location of the T20 pillar foundation is outside and about 20m from the planning boundary on the left side of Ho Chi Minh road". However, in reality, the T20 pillar corresponding to the coordinates in the agreement document is on the right side, within the planning boundary of Ho Chi Minh road.

Mr. Le Duy Tuan, a technical officer of An Nguyen Company Limited (the contractor for the overlapping location) said that up to now, the construction unit has completed nearly 90% of the work, and is still stuck with site clearance for some sections, especially the T20 power pole located in the middle of the road. The contractor hopes to soon have the site cleared for synchronous construction and complete the project as planned.

Information from the Dak Lak Provincial Project Management Board for Investment in Construction of Transport Works and Rural Development (hereinafter referred to as the Project Management Board) - the investor of the Ho Chi Minh Road construction project to avoid the east of Buon Ma Thuot City - said that by December 16, 2024, the site had been cleared and handed over to the contractor to implement construction of more than 38km/39.606km (reaching more than 96%), but not continuously. The implementation of the construction work encountered many difficulties. In particular, the delay in relocating the T20 power pole greatly affected the project's progress.

The initial agreement documents had discrepancies with reality, which was determined to be the cause of the overlap between the two projects. Photo: NH

According to the Project Management Board, the relocation of the T20 power pole of the 220Kv Krong Ana Transformer Station project is delayed due to waiting for adjustments to the land use plan. On December 19, 2024, the Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 3168/QD-UBND approving the adjustment of the 2024 land use plan of Buon Ma Thuot City, including the adjustment and addition of the T20 pole.

On December 26, 2024, Buon Ma Thuot City People's Committee issued a notice of land recovery. Currently, related procedures such as measurement, inventory and planning are being implemented. It is expected that by March 18, the entire site will be handed over to complete the project.

The basic package has been completed but is stuck with an electric pole. Photo: NH

According to the Project Management Board, the units have agreed on a plan to relocate the T20 tower from its current location. The cost of relocating the T20 tower is supported by the Project Management Board for site clearance; Truong Son Consulting Company (design consultant for the Eastern bypass) supports 200 million VND. The remaining cost will be handled by the Central Power Project Management Board and Power Construction Joint Stock Company 2 (design consultant for the 220kV Krong Ana Transformer Station Project).

After receiving the new site, the Central Power Project Management Board is responsible for implementing the construction of the T20 power pole foundation system, to be completed within 45 days.

The Ho Chi Minh road construction investment project, the eastern bypass of Buon Ma Thuot city (Dak Lak province) is nearly 40km long with a total investment of more than 1,800 billion VND.

The project is invested by the Dak Lak Province Traffic Construction and Rural Development Project Management Board, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2024. However, due to site clearance issues, the project has not yet been completed.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/chot-phuong-an-di-doi-tru-dien-moc-giua-du-an-duong-1800-ty-o-dak-lak-192241230161054646.htm