"We must make efforts to complete 600 km of expressway in the Mekong Delta by 2025," Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized, when chairing a conference to remove difficulties and obstacles and promote the development of transport infrastructure in the Mekong Delta region on October 16.
Previously, he had directly worked 5 times with ministries, branches and localities in the region; inspected construction sites many times, urged, visited and encouraged cadres, workers and contractors, removed difficulties and accelerated the construction progress of strategic transport projects in the Mekong Delta.
Construction of Can Tho - Ca Mau Expressway. Photo: Le An
That demonstrates the special concern of the head of the Government for the transport infrastructure of this region, as he said, "Implementing projects is a political task, a demand of the heart, and an expectation of the people of the Mekong Delta."
The West is currently considered a major traffic construction site. There are 8/9 projects under implementation, of which 6 projects are scheduled for completion in 2025.
According to the plan, by 2025, the West will have 600km of highway and by 2030, this number will be 1,200km. Compared to 5 years ago, the West only had 39km of highway (section Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong), the above goal is really great and makes the people of the West excited.
This fertile land, rich in products and abundant in rice, fish and shrimp, is currently the most disadvantaged in the country in terms of transport infrastructure. Recognizing this, the Party and State have prioritized many resources for investment.
And after a short time, many routes and bridges have been completed, from vast rice fields to clearly defined modern highways, bringing great development prospects to the region. However, for the land of Nine Dragons to truly take off, what has been done is not enough.
Only those who have been to the West, those who have lived in the West, will know how much the people here yearn for roads like this. On May 21, 2000, millions of people in the West shed tears when they witnessed the completion of the My Thuan bridge, connecting the two banks of the Tien River, where for generations people had only traveled by ferry or boat. On the river and on the shore, hundreds of thousands of people flocked to admire the bridge, thinking it was a dream…
Now, the West has Rach Mieu 1 bridge, soon to have Rach Mieu 2; there are Vam Cong, Cao Lanh, My Thuan 1-2 bridges, there is 120km of highway, from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho. The Can Tho - Hau Giang and Hau Giang - Ca Mau sections with the completion date of April 30, 2025 are the most anticipated sections. When completed, the Eastern highway will run smoothly from North to South, connecting a strip of...
The West has 428km of highway under construction, and another 215km of highway is being studied for investment preparation.
Difficulties are always present and when starting any work, we always anticipate that we will have to face difficulties. But we should not let "difficulties limit our intelligence" but rather "difficulties give rise to intelligence". That is also the tradition of the Vietnamese people in many fields, throughout history. Therefore, when we are determined, nothing is impossible!
As the Prime Minister has pointed out: Ministries, branches and localities need to continue to focus on thoroughly grasping three consistent viewpoints: Traffic and transportation must be smooth, leading the way; Only discuss doing, not discussing back, ensuring projects are on schedule and ahead of schedule; discuss to decide, not to leave it there. Once discussed and decided, we must do it, once done, we must have specific products and results, measurable.
He also noted that ministries, localities, investors and contractors must urgently and proactively apply policies, mechanisms and strategies to carry out their tasks smoothly. That is: Overcome difficulties, proactively find solutions, and do not, for any reason, fail to complete the project on time!
To complete the target of 1,200km of highway by 2025, there will certainly be many difficulties, of which the lack of sand is only a part. There are also the ground, the weather, climate change, the price of raw materials...
However, from the drastic directions and specific solutions suggested by the head of the Government, from the experience of rapidly implementing the 500 kV line 3 project Quang Trach (Quang Binh) - Pho Noi (Hung Yen), millions of people in the West have the right to believe that their wishes and dreams will certainly soon come true!
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/dat-chin-rong-va-giac-mo-cao-toc-192241016173244945.htm
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