After 4 months of the Prime Minister launching the "500 days and nights of competition to complete 3,000km of expressway", construction sites of projects have seen a breakthrough in output when human resources, machinery and equipment were simultaneously added.
However, to complete the goal by 2025, the workload is still very large, barriers due to unfavorable weather, and problems with land and materials need to be resolved promptly.
Production soars after launching 500 peak days
In the last days of 2024, the weather was bitterly cold, but even though it was late at night, the construction site of the Vung Ang - Bung project through Ha Tinh province was still brightly lit.
The peak emulation campaign "500 days and nights of competition to complete 3,000km of expressway" was launched by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 18. Up to now, many projects have registered to be completed ahead of schedule. (In photo: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Minister of Transport Tran Hong Minh inspect the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway project on December 15). Photo: PV.
Preparing protective gear for the evening shift, road roller operator Nguyen Xuan Tien (Thanh Hoa) said: "The progress is very urgent, so everyone is focused. There is pressure on time, but the salary and bonus are reasonable, the company supports a night meal to ensure health and maintain work."
Engineer Nguyen Van Trung (Construction Joint Stock Company 368) said that the contract value of the unit at the Vung Ang - Bung project is 458 billion VND, to date the output has been more than 400 billion, reaching 90%.
"Because the site is clear, the basic items have been completed. It is expected that the bridge decks will be concreted in December; we strive to complete the remaining items in 2024," said Mr. Trung.
Vung Ang - Bung Expressway started construction in January 2023, with a total investment of more than 12,540 billion VND. According to the leader of Project Management Board 6 (Ministry of Transport - investor), before the Prime Minister launched the competition, the total output of the route reached about 5,500 billion VND, equivalent to 55%. Up to now, after 4 months, the output has reached 6,580/8,650 billion VND, equivalent to 76%.
Similarly, at the Ham Nghi - Vung Ang project, before launching the competition, the output reached 67%, now it has reached 72%, an increase of about 7%.
At package XL02 of Ham Nghi - Vung Ang project, representative of contractor Xuan Truong said that out of the total 18km of main route, the contractor has paved 15km of asphalt concrete layer; installed corrugated iron guardrail system and protective fences.
"We hope that the locality will soon hand over the garden land area of households within the construction area of the Ky Trung intersection and the residential road system to speed up construction," said a representative of contractor Xuan Truong.
Hope to soon remove the land obstacles
According to the representative of Truong Thinh contractor, the Van Ninh - Cam Lo expressway project, the section through Quang Binh province, is 32km long. Up to now, many locations along the entire route have been paved with asphalt concrete, installed guardrails, and protective fences. However, on the construction area of the main route as well as the completed route (Ho Chi Minh road), there are still houses and construction works.
The workload is still very large.
According to the Department of Construction Investment Management, to complete 3,000km of expressway by 2025, the workload is still very large.
For the Can Tho - Ca Mau section project, the investor needs to proactively work with localities to speed up the progress of solving the problem of supplying materials for roadbed leveling; research the use of sea sand in suitable areas and scopes.
For projects assigned to localities as managing agencies, Dong Nai, Khanh Hoa, Binh Duong, and Tuyen Quang provinces need to direct departments, branches, and mobilize the entire political system to participate in order to complete site clearance.
A representative of the People's Committee of Le Thuy District (Quang Binh) said that after a period of propaganda and mobilization, a number of households with houses and properties blocking the main route voluntarily dismantled and handed over the site. It is expected that in December, the site on the main route through the area will be cleared.
According to Mr. Luu Tuan (Ho Chi Minh Road Project Management Board - investor), from now until April 30, 2025, there are only 4 months left for the units to implement the construction. Up to now, the Van Ninh - Cam Lo project has completed 93% of the roadbed and 70% of the C19 asphalt concrete. "We are urging the contractor to continue construction day and night, to complete the set schedule," said Mr. Tuan.
At the Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang expressway project, construction is being accelerated and rushed to make up for the time the construction site was delayed due to the impact of storm No. 3 and storm circulation.
However, many sections passing through Tuyen Quang province are stuck because the handover site is still "unfinished", causing contractors to only carry out construction at a slow pace.
According to the report of Tuyen Quang Provincial People's Committee, the project has handed over more than 81.7% of the land, the remaining more than 12.7km is stuck with land managed by forestry farms and rice land exceeding the limit, which has been approved by the Prime Minister to change the purpose of use.
Mr. Ha Van Duong, Director of the Land Fund Development Center of Ham Yen District, Tuyen Quang, said that the district leaders have worked with companies with areas on forestry land and are currently in the process of completing procedures.
Stick to schedule despite adverse weather
Meanwhile, at the Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon project, in contrast to the bustling atmosphere and machinery operating at full capacity before, traveling along the route on December 15, reporters recorded many vehicles lying still. Over the past 10 days, there has been continuous rain in Binh Dinh province, making construction difficult.
Many component projects of the North-South Expressway Phase 2 project are ahead of schedule and have registered to shorten the completion time by 3-6 months (In the photo: Construction of the Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon Expressway. Currently, the contractor Son Hai has paved 7km of layer 2).
Amidst the pouring rain, Mr. Hoang Gia Dai, Chief Executive Officer of Truong Thinh Group at package 12-XL, was still busy with paperwork, books, and counting the workload.
In the 12-XL package, Truong Thinh Group is in charge of nearly 6km, of which 3.8km needs to be treated with weak ground, the time to monitor subsidence took 2 months, making progress impossible. To date, the progress has reached about 51%.
Plan to complete 3,000km of highway by 2025
- 15 projects/component projects of group 1: 10 component projects of the North - South expressway phase 2 from Ha Tinh to Khanh Hoa; Lo Te - Rach Soi expressway; Component project 3 of Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway; Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway (excluding 3km of Phuoc Khanh bridge); Cao Lanh - Lo Te project; Component project 7 of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3.
- 7 projects/component projects of group 2: Can Tho - Hau Giang; Hau Giang - Ca Mau; Hoa Lien - Tuy Loan; Component project 1 of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3; Component projects 1, 3 of Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot expressway; Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang expressway project via Ha Giang.
- 6 projects/component projects of group 3: Component projects 1, 2 of Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway; Component projects 3, 5 of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3; Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang expressway project via Tuyen Quang; Cao Lanh - An Huu project; Package J3-1 of Phuoc Khanh bridge area of Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway.
"Over the past 20 days, heavy rain has been continuing, but contractors have prepared response plans in advance. Thanks to that, although it is difficult to increase production, it has not affected the plan," said Mr. Dai.
In this package, Son Hai Group is in charge of 22km. Although it is the first unit to lay asphalt on the entire project and is the leading unit in terms of progress, worries are still constantly present on the faces of the construction site commanders.
Nearly 300 workers of the unit have been "lying around waiting for the sky" for many days. Tens of thousands of guardrails imported from abroad are waiting to be assembled. Road paving teams have been forced to slow down. The service roads and intersections are still under construction, while human resources and machinery are "frozen".
"Although the progress is guaranteed as required, the contractor is not allowed to be subjective or negligent. The unit is focusing resources to complete its construction volume by mid-2025," a leader of Son Hai's executive board at package 12-XL shared.
Similarly, the contractor Phuc Loc Group Joint Stock Company requires 100% of its staff and workers to be on duty at the construction site during the rainy and flood days to be ready to respond. At the same time, it is necessary to prepare materials so that as soon as the weather is favorable, it can resume construction simultaneously at all points to avoid "flooding" the progress.
According to the leader of Project Management Board 85 (investor), in addition to focusing on storm and flood prevention, the investor requires contractors to develop construction plans suitable for weather developments. Thanks to that, the cumulative output to date has reached more than 57% of the contract, 0.07% ahead of schedule.
Many jobs need to be completed
According to Mr. Nguyen The Minh, Deputy Director of the Department of Construction Investment Management (Ministry of Transport), there are a total of 28 projects/component projects planned to be completed in 2025, divided into 3 groups.
Group 1 includes 15 projects/component projects (771km) with basically no more difficulties or problems. In this group, many component projects of the North-South Expressway project phase 2 are ahead of schedule and have registered to shorten the completion time by 3-6 months such as: Bai Vot - Ham Nghi, Ham Nghi - Vung Ang, Vung Ang - Bung, Bung - Van Ninh, Van Ninh - Cam Lo, Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon, Quy Nhon - Chi Thanh, Chi Thanh - Van Phong Van Phong - Nha Trang.
The Quang Ngai - Hoai Nhon component project alone has a 3.2km long tunnel project scheduled to be completed in 2026, but the contractor has also registered to shorten the completion schedule to 2025 (9 months shorter).
According to Mr. Minh, with the current project group 1, the remaining volume of site clearance and relocation of high-voltage power lines at some projects (Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon, Van Ninh - Cam Lo, Quy Nhon - Chi Thanh, Chi Thanh - Van Phong, Ben Luc - Long Thanh) is not much, investors need to urge to complete all of it by December 2024.
At the same time, the progress of the Ben Luc - Long Thanh project is slower than planned due to the organization of construction and weather conditions in the area during the rainy season, requiring strict control.
Group 2 includes 7 projects/component projects (265km) that need to continue focusing on removing difficulties in site clearance, material sources, and organizing 3-shift, 4-team construction to complete in 2025.
In particular, although localities such as Dong Nai, Da Nang, and Khanh Hoa have made efforts to hand over more areas, land is still a bottleneck that needs to be resolved.
Regarding materials, at the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 and Can Tho - Ca Mau projects, the source of sand for filling is still facing many difficulties, and the volume of exploitation has not met the construction progress.
Two projects lacking stone supply include Hoa Lien - Tuy Loan and Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang section through Ha Giang, contractors are coordinating with local authorities to find alternative sources.
Group 3 includes 6 projects and the section across Phuoc Khanh bridge of the Ben Luc - Long Thanh project (total length 152km). This is the most difficult project, local authorities and management agencies need to mobilize the entire political system to participate, focus on directing with high determination and great effort to meet the completion time in 2025.
In this group of projects, site clearance work at all projects did not meet the required progress (except for the Cao Lanh - An Huu project).
Despite many instructions from the Prime Minister, the material sources for the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau and Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 projects have not yet met the requirements. If they are not completely resolved for exploitation in December 2024, it will be difficult to complete in 2025.
Southern projects accelerate
In the southern region, the construction atmosphere at the Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway project site has become bustling again. The route is 57.8km long, with a total investment of nearly 30,000 billion VND, invested by the Vietnam Expressway Corporation - VEC.
Up to now, the items on the route have had clear changes. The 3.4km section from the Trung Luong Expressway intersection to National Highway 1 has completed all items, waiting for the section connecting to Trung Luong Expressway. Mr. Pham Hong Quang, General Director of VEC said that this section will be put into operation before Tet, without collecting tolls.
Meanwhile, the 22km section from the National Highway 1 intersection to Nguyen Van Tao is also being accelerated by contractors. The main route has been basically completed, and contractors are constructing some sections of the bridgehead, expansion joints, and railings.
Corporation 319 is one of the units in the consortium constructing the XL-A2.2-4 package of the Ben Luc - Long Thanh project. In charge of directing the construction of the project, Colonel Khuong Van Thuy, Deputy General Director of Corporation 319, said that the package has a total length of 8.4km.
According to the plan, the asphalt concrete paving project will be completed by March 30, 2025, but the unit will mobilize more human resources and equipment to complete the construction earlier and hand it over to the investor for operation on April 30, 2025.
Binh Khanh Bridge, one of the two large cable-stayed bridges of this expressway, is also being focused on by the contractor, expected to be completed by the end of August 2025.
The Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project has a total length of 76km, passing through 4 localities: Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Long An with a total investment of nearly 75,400 billion VND.
In Dong Nai, after resolving the problems, the site has been handed over more than 91%, and the contractor has mobilized construction equipment spread across the entire route.
The progress of the section through Binh Duong has only reached 6% of the 2024 plan because the land acquisition issues have not been completely resolved. The section through Long An has the best construction progress, reaching over 53%, in which all three construction packages have exceeded the plan.
Meanwhile, the section through Ho Chi Minh City has 4 construction packages starting from June 2023 to present with a general progress of more than 24%; 6 construction packages starting in early 2024 with a progress of about 10%.
At the Can Tho - Ca Mau project, the construction atmosphere is also very bustling.
According to My Thuan Project Management Board, as of December 9, 2024, construction output reached 53% of the plan (while in August 2024, before the competition was launched, output only reached 37%).
Regarding the site, localities have handed over 100%, and the technical infrastructure system has been completely relocated.
The total demand for project embankment materials is about 18.6 million m3, of which the demand by the end of 2024 is 15.12 million m3. Currently, the project has 11.73 million m3. However, due to some mines exploiting beyond the depth, riverbank erosion or poor sand quality, it is expected that by the end of 2024, only about 0.72 million m3 of river sand can be exploited.
For the remaining volume, the Board has worked with Ben Tre province to exploit more, and at the same time requested the contractor to supplement the source of imported sand from Cambodia and sea sand.
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/cong-truong-cao-toc-sau-4-thang-thi-dua-19224121623055086.htm
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