In recent days, working delegations led by Deputy Prime Ministers have directly inspected key expressway projects according to the Prime Minister's decision.
After grasping the situation, the Government leaders have given specific and drastic instructions to completely resolve the problems, determined to complete the target of 3,000km of expressway by the end of the year.
By June 30, the entire route from Ha Tinh to Quang Tri will be open.
On the morning of March 10 in Quang Tri province, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung led Working Group No. 2 to work with leaders of Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces to review and remove difficulties and obstacles of 5 component projects of the North-South Expressway in the East (phase 2) passing through the provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, and Quang Tri.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung acknowledged and commended the efforts of investors, contractors, authorities at all levels, and people of Ha Tinh province in the process of site clearance and construction of the expressway through Ha Tinh. Photo: Van Duc.
Mr. Phung Tien Vinh, Deputy Director of the Department of Economics - Construction Investment Management (Ministry of Construction) said that the 5 component projects are invested by the Project Management Boards under the Ministry of Construction, with a total length of 5 routes of 260km.
Regarding site clearance work, at the Vung Ang - Bung project, there are still 2 500kV power line locations scheduled to be relocated in June, which will not affect the progress; 2 households have handed over the land but have not agreed to the compensation price.
At the Van Ninh - Cam Lo project, there are still 272m, mainly stuck at the intersections of National Highway 9D, National Highway 9A, National Highway 9 Northern bypass and some technical works that have not been relocated in Quang Tri. If the locality fails to hand over the site before March 15, it will not meet the project schedule to complete the main expressway route in June 2025.
The representative of the Ministry of Construction also requested investors to strictly control the construction progress. If the contractor is slow, the investor must take remedial measures, and it is necessary to transfer the volume and add contractors to ensure the committed progress.
Mr. Phan Phong Phu, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Binh province, said that the main route has basically been completed, only the remaining problems are the service roads and residential roads, and the locality will hand over the remaining in March. Mr. Phu also requested that the authorities have a plan to handle the 33 households outside the clearance area but located close to the expressway.
Representatives of Quang Tri province also committed to completing the handover of the project sites for the overpasses and connecting roads in April. However, the locality also wants to add a residential road for people to travel and produce.
Concluding the working session, the Deputy Prime Minister highly appreciated the efforts of localities, investors, contractors, and supervision consultants to implement projects in the area, as well as the commitment of localities to complete site clearance, remove obstacles related to materials, and relocate technical infrastructure works within March.
The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Construction to take the lead, closely follow localities to grasp the situation, promptly synthesize and report to competent authorities to resolve difficulties and problems.
"In the five projects, contractors and investors have committed to completing the main route by April 30 and opening the entire expressway from Ha Tinh to Quang Tri by June 30. Therefore, we must get to work immediately," the Deputy Prime Minister requested.
Previously, when inspecting 3 expressway projects through Ha Tinh, including: Bai Vot - Ham Nghi, Ham Nghi - Vung Ang and Vung Ang - Bung, the Deputy Prime Minister noted: "From now until June 30 - the time frame for opening the entire expressway from Ha Tinh to Quang Tri is not much left. Units must focus on construction with the highest spirit and fastest speed".
Racing progress while ensuring quality
On the afternoon of March 9, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung led Inspection Team No. 2 to inspect the Van Ninh - Cam Lo project. After inspecting and listening to the report, he requested local authorities to urgently focus on propaganda and mobilization of people, and have a reasonable and comprehensive solution to ensure the construction progress of the entire route.
At the working session, listening to feedback on difficulties, obstacles, authority, responsibility for resolution, and progress of site clearance completion, the Deputy Prime Minister also requested localities, investors, and contractors to propose specific capital needs, authority and responsibility for resolution; specific plans and commitments on progress.
"In particular, the Van Ninh - Cam Lo route needs to create consensus with people affected by the project. Which areas and stages do people not understand? Have the localities done their best? How is the mobilization and propaganda work? It must be as reasonable and appropriate as possible within the allowed framework," the Deputy Prime Minister noted.
According to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Vinh, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh Road Project Management Board (investor of the Van Ninh - Cam Lo Expressway project), up to now, the project's construction output has reached about 76.5%, the construction progress of the contractors has basically met the requirements. Although the main route has handed over 100% of the land, the Quang Tri side still has more than 0.2km of land in Vinh Linh district.
Reporting to the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Dinh Cong Minh, Director of Thang Long Project Management Board (investor of Bai Vot - Ham Nghi and Ham Nghi - Vung Ang expressways) said that Bai Vot - Ham Nghi expressway is 35.28km long, with a total investment of VND 7,643 billion; Ham Nghi - Vung Ang expressway is 53.88km long, with a total investment of VND 9,734 billion; both started construction in January 2023.
Up to now, the construction output of Bai Vot - Ham Nghi Expressway has reached 80% of the contract value, Ham Nghi - Vung Ang Expressway has reached 84.2% of the contract value, ensuring compliance with the proposed plan. The locations that were previously the project's critical roads requiring weak soil treatment have been unloaded by the contractor, and the excavation and embankment of the foundation and roadbed are being carried out.
Mr. Tran Huu Hai, Director of Project Management Board 6 (the investor of Vung Ang - Bung Expressway) said that Vung Ang - Bung Expressway is 55.34km long, with a total investment of 12,548 billion VND, of which the section through Ha Tinh is 12.9km long. At this time, the main route and critical road items on the section through Ha Tinh are basically meeting the schedule.
Investors and contractors all reported that the construction of the North-South Expressway through Ha Tinh did not encounter any difficulties or problems with site clearance or construction materials. During the construction process, investors and contractors received support and companionship from all levels of government and people of Ha Tinh province.
However, according to the investor, Ha Tinh has had a lot of rain recently, making construction somewhat difficult. Committing to the Deputy Prime Minister, the investors and contractors will focus all human resources, equipment, and machinery on continuous construction, "to finish as soon as possible, neatly".
Through on-site inspection and listening to reports from units, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung acknowledged and commended the efforts of Ha Tinh province in carrying out site clearance and providing material sources for expressway projects.
He requested that investors, contractors, and supervision consultants focus on construction quality, not let progress affect the quality of the project.
Build critical path, compensate progress
Previously, on the morning of March 8, Inspection Team No. 5 led by Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son worked in Tuyen Quang.
Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son inspected the progress of the Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang expressway construction project through Tuyen Quang province at the intersection of National Highway 37.
Chairman of Tuyen Quang Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Son said that the province is focusing on resolving problems related to site clearance, resettlement, technical infrastructure relocation, lack of land for filling... The total accumulated value of implementation to date is over 1,341/4,789 billion VND, reaching 28% of the contract value. The province is committed to completing the project according to the approved schedule.
At the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son requested the People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province to promptly complete the project site clearance and hand it over for construction in March 2025. The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Provincial People's Committee to direct the Department of Agriculture and Environment to work with the investor and contractor to clarify the needs and volume of missing materials, propose the mine to grant, and resolve the procedures for granting the mine within a maximum of 10 days.
At the same time, it is necessary to clarify the causes of project delays and clarify the responsibilities of each agency, unit, and individual; direct investors and contractors to build a "critical path" of progress to ensure project completion in 2025, and have solutions to compensate for the delayed volume.
Regarding Ha Giang province, the Deputy Prime Minister requested the Provincial People's Committee to direct relevant units to speed up the procedures for granting mineral exploitation licenses for 4 quarries, to be completed in March 2025. The Ministry of Finance urgently submitted to the Prime Minister to balance and arrange additional capital for Ha Giang province to complete phase 1 (27.48km).
Localities need to proactively review capital sources, balance capital allocation from local budgets and other legal sources to implement the project, proactively work with the Ministry of Finance to promptly allocate capital for the project in April 2025...
Southern projects speed up, still worried about materials
According to the Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board (Traffic Board, investor of component project 1 of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3), the project has 14 construction packages. Of which, 10 main construction packages are being accelerated by the contractor to construct bridges and tunnels. To date, the implemented output is about 30% of the construction value. In particular, 4 packages serving operation and exploitation are still in the process of technical design appraisal and approval, expected to be implemented in the second quarter of 2025.
Although the progress is meeting the plan, the sand material situation is still quite difficult. In 2025, the project needs about 4.7 million m3 of sand for construction, but so far only 1.55 million m3 have been brought to the construction site.
It is known that the sand supply for the project is mobilized by contractors from domestic commercial sand mines, imported sources from Cambodia and commercial sand sources from mines allocated by 3 localities including Vinh Long, Tien Giang, Ben Tre. As of February 2025, Vinh Long, Tien Giang, Ben Tre provinces have only licensed to exploit 6 out of a total of 13 mines. With the current exploitation capacity of 6 mines, the project can only supply a maximum of 2.5 million m3, compared to the demand of 4.7 million m3 in 2025.
The Transport Department has proposed to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to request local authorities to support increasing the mining capacity of existing mines and speeding up procedures to complete licensing of remaining mines.
Similarly, for the component project 3 section through Dong Nai, the output has also reached over 25%. The Dong Nai Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board is urging the contractor to continue construction to make up for the progress.
At component project 1A, Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 (over 8km long including Nhon Trach bridge and access road), the total output of the entire project has reached nearly 90%, is in the completion stage, and is striving to open to traffic by April 30.
The most stressful is the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway. Although contractors have increased human resources and equipment, progress still depends on material sources.
Mr. Ngo The An, Director of Dong Nai Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board, said that after the Prime Minister's direction, the locality has established more propaganda and mobilization teams, so now there are more land areas to hand over than before. In recent days, hundreds of households have agreed to hand over land.
Due to the slow handover of the site, the progress of this section has only reached 22% of the volume. At the same time, another difficulty is the lack of 1.6 million m3 of fill soil.
Similarly, in component project 2, the output is better, reaching nearly 30% of the volume. Currently, the project is being supplied with about 1.3 million m3 of land but still not enough.
The Component 3 project, which runs through Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, is 19.5km long. This is the component project with the best progress and is expected to be completed by April 30. The output of the Component 3 project has so far reached 74% of the contract value, ensuring compliance with the plan.
Resolve difficulties and problems
Previously, on March 6, in Dong Thap, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha inspected the site and chaired a working session to speed up the progress of key projects in the Mekong Delta region.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha inspected the construction of traffic projects in Dong Thap on March 6.
The Deputy Prime Minister stated that the reason sand resources are still facing difficulties is because localities lack determination, especially in carrying out procedures for granting mining licenses to contractors.
Emphasizing the importance of completing the projects by 2025, the Deputy Prime Minister directed localities to focus on resolving difficulties and problems related to licensing procedures for exploitation and re-exploitation of sand and stone mines identified to supply expressway projects.
"Once committed, it must be implemented. Before March 10, it must be completed and handed over to contractors for exploitation, and projects must not be delayed due to lack of materials," the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.
The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Project Management Boards and contractors to urgently review and accurately summarize the reserves and exploitation capacity at sand mines according to the progress of each project. From there, make recommendations to the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to find solutions and remove difficulties.
The Deputy Prime Minister noted that localities must treat contractors fairly and not favor any contractor. Contractors and enterprises assigned to mines must comply with the law and specific mechanisms.
Report test results before March 15
According to the Prime Minister's Decision, Inspection Team No. 1, headed by Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh, inspected the following projects: Hoa Lien - Tuy Loan, Quang Ngai - Hoai Nhon, Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon, Quy Nhon - Chi Thanh.
Inspection Team No. 2, led by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung, inspected the projects: Bai Vot - Ham Nghi, Ham Nghi - Vung Ang, Vung Ang - Bung, Bung - Van Ninh, Van Ninh - Cam Lo.
Inspection Team No. 3, led by Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long, inspected the projects: Chi Thanh - Van Phong, Van Phong - Nha Trang, Component Project 1 and Component Project 3 of the Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot Project.
Inspection Team No. 4, led by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, inspected the following projects: Can Tho - Hau Giang, Hau Giang - Ca Mau, Cao Lanh - Lo Te, Lo Te - Rach Soi, Cao Lanh - An Huu (Component Project 1 in Dong Thap province).
Inspection Team No. 5, led by Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son, inspected the projects: Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang section through Ha Giang province, Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang section through Tuyen Quang province, Dong Dang - Tra Linh, Huu Nghi - Chi Lang.
Inspection Team No. 6, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc, inspected the projects: Ben Luc - Long Thanh; Component Project 1, Component Project 2 and Component Project 3 of the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway Project.
Inspection Team No. 7, led by Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh, inspected the projects: Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 (Component Projects 1, 3, 5, 7).
The Prime Minister requested the Inspection Teams to report the inspection results before March 15.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Viet Hung:
Don't let small problems affect project progress
On the afternoon of March 10, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Viet Hung inspected the construction of the Quang Ngai - Hoai Nhon expressway.
At the intersection with the Da Nang - Quang Ngai Expressway, reporting to the Deputy Minister, Mr. Le Thang, Director of Project Management Board 2, said that the unfavorable weather over the past 6 months has had a huge impact on the roadbed embankment work. The quarry is available, the equipment, personnel, and finances are fully arranged, but the contractor is helpless because of the incessant rain.
After inspecting the actual route, Deputy Minister Nguyen Viet Hung highly appreciated the efforts of the investor, contractor and related parties to achieve the current results.
The Deputy Minister said that there is not much time left to complete the project. Therefore, the parties involved must make more efforts, the spirit is that the entire construction site must always be lit up. Construction output must increase every day.
For existing problems and difficulties related to site clearance, material mines, cracked houses due to the compaction process... investors and contractors must have effective solutions. In particular, regarding material mines, it is necessary to proactively work with the locality. Groups of mines that propose to add new ones or increase capacity must have specific addresses during the petition process.
"We need to be flexible and develop solutions to work with the government to thoroughly resolve the problems, not allowing the long-standing problems to affect the overall progress of the project. The project's progress is very urgent, and we need to be more urgent to complete it," the Deputy Minister directed.
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/go-nut-that-tang-toc-hoan-thanh-3000km-cao-toc-192250310233807543.htm
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