It is necessary to reclaim 65 hectares of land to build the section of Ring Road 3 passing through the area, but up to now, Dong Nai province has only handed over more than 4 hectares, reaching about 6.2%, which is considered "too slow".
"Such site clearance progress is very worrying for the project implementation plan," Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan said at a working session with relevant provinces and cities on the implementation of the Ring Road 3 project and preparation for investment in Ho Chi Minh City's Ring Road 4 on the afternoon of January 4.
Beltway 3 passes through Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Long An, phase one is invested with a total length of more than 76 km, costing nearly 75,400 billion VND. The route is divided into 8 component projects, each locality carries out two projects including construction and site clearance. In this phase, Beltway 3 will be built first with 4 lanes, and parallel roads will be built on both sides (not continuous). According to the plan, the entire route will be basically completed in 2025 and put into operation a year later.
According to the Department of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Transport, among the four localities the route passes through, the land clearance progress in Dong Nai is the slowest. The section of Ring Road 3 passing through this province is more than 11 km long, with a land use demand of about 65 hectares. However, so far the province has only handed over 4.6 hectares, accounting for 6.2%. Meanwhile, the three other localities, Binh Duong, Ho Chi Minh City, and Long An, have handed over land at 82%, 97%, and 98%, respectively.
Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan spoke at the working session on the afternoon of January 4. Photo: Gia Minh
Deputy Minister Le Anh Tuan said that although Dong Nai province has so far approved compensation plans for more than 500 households, out of a total of nearly 800 affected cases, and is preparing to pay the first round of compensation, it is still slow. Meanwhile, the province has selected contractors for two construction packages, and if the site handover is not accelerated, favorable construction conditions will be missed in the dry season in the coming months. In the rainy season, implementation will be much more difficult.
"Even for the Component 1A project of Ring Road 3 being implemented by the Ministry of Transport, Dong Nai has not yet completed site clearance," Mr. Tuan said and asked the locality to speed up the progress to synchronize the project implementation plan.
Explaining the delay in handing over the land, Vice Chairwoman of Dong Nai Province People's Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang said that the process of approving local land prices took a long time. However, in recent months, the provincial government and Nhon Trach District have focused on speeding up the process, and in the next few days, they will start paying compensation to more than 500 households, with a cost of more than VND500 billion.
Perspective of Tan Van intersection of Ring Road 3 when completed. Photo: TCIP
In the second phase, there are still more than 100 cases where the land origin has not been determined, but the locality plans to complete the procedures and speed up the handover of the project site in January. "Dong Nai is making efforts to keep up with the progress of other localities to put the entire Ring Road 3 into operation as planned," said Ms. Hoang.
Also at the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong pointed out that one of the major current problems in the implementation of Ring Road 3 is the source of materials, especially sand for embankment. According to him, 2024 is the peak year for construction of the ring road, the source of sand for embankment is about 5.6 million m3, out of the total demand of 9.3 million m3 for the entire route, so it is a great pressure. However, because many expressways are being implemented simultaneously, the source of quality sand is becoming more scarce.
According to Mr. Cuong, recently Ho Chi Minh City has worked with some provinces such as Tien Giang, Vinh Long... and has a record of considering and resolving the material needs for the project. In its role as the coordinating agency for the implementation of Ring Road 3, Ho Chi Minh City continues to coordinate with relevant localities to request support for sand filling, because this source of material greatly determines the "success or failure" of the route.
Route of Ring Road 3. Graphics: Khanh Hoang
Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 is the largest regional transport project in the South to date. This is considered a strategic route, in addition to connecting traffic, it also creates an urban and industrial corridor that not only passes through the 4 provinces and cities the project passes through but also affects the entire key economic region of the South.
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