Approval of Compensation Policy Framework for Hoang Lien Pass Tunnel Project

In Official Dispatch 455/TTg-CN, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha approved the Compensation, Support and Resettlement Policy Framework for the Hoang Lien Pass Tunnel Project connecting Sa Pa town, Lao Cai province with Tam Duong district, Lai Chau province.

The Deputy Prime Minister requested the People's Committee of Lai Chau province to take full responsibility for the content of the Policy Framework.

The People's Committees of Lai Chau and Lao Cai provinces are responsible for directing the implementation of the approved Policy Framework in accordance with the provisions of law.

According to the proposal of the Lai Chau Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board, the Hoang Lien Pass Tunnel Project has its starting point at Km78, National Highway 4D in Son Binh Commune, Tam Duong District, Lai Chau Province; the end point connects to Road D1 (according to the planning of Sa Pa Town) in O Quy Ho Ward, Lao Cai Province.

The total length of the route of the Project is 8.8 km, of which 2.63 km is a road tunnel with 4.576 km in Lai Chau province and 4.244 km in Lao Cai province. The road part of the Project is invested with a level III mountainous scale, the roadbed is 10m wide, the design speed is 60 km/h; the tunnel project consists of 2 tunnels about 30 m apart, each tunnel is 2.63 km long, designed according to Japanese mountain tunnel standards, combined with TCVN 4528:1988.

It is estimated that the land use area for the Hoang Lien Pass Tunnel Project is about 70.41 hectares, of which 42.26 hectares are in Lai Chau province and 28.15 hectares are in Lao Cai province.

Upon completion, the Hoang Lien Pass Tunnel Investment Project connecting Sa Pa Town, Lao Cai Province with Tam Duong District, Lai Chau Province will replace approximately 17 km of steep and winding mountain passes; shorten the time to cross Hoang Lien Pass from 30 minutes to 8 minutes, and resolve the problem of landslides that cause prolonged traffic congestion during the rainy season.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/phe-duyet-khung-chinh-sach-boi-thuong-du-an-ham-duong-bo-qua-deo-hoang-lien-d218534.html