Determined to complete the plan of 3,000 km of expressway

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs the meeting - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Committed to completing the set milestones

On the afternoon of March 29, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting on the results of the inspection and urging the implementation of the plan to complete 3,000 km of expressway by the end of 2025 by 7 working delegations led by Deputy Prime Ministers.

To achieve the goal of having over 3,000 km nationwide by 2025, the Ministry of Construction, localities and Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) are currently implementing 28 projects/component projects with a plan to complete in 2025 with a total length of about 1,188 km, of which the Ministry of Construction and VEC have 17 projects/889 km, and localities have 11 projects/299 km.

In addition, the two projects Dong Dang - Tra Linh (Cao Bang province, 93 km long) and Huu Nghi - Chi Lang (Lang Son province, 43 km long) are scheduled to be completed in 2026, but the two provinces have registered to strive to open the route before December 31, 2025.

Up to now, the progress of most projects has been on schedule, many projects have been ahead of schedule. However, there are still some projects that are behind schedule, some problems and issues have not been thoroughly resolved, so the Prime Minister has established 7 inspection teams, headed by Deputy Prime Ministers and led by leaders of ministries, branches and localities, to directly inspect, direct and remove difficulties.

During the period from March 6 to 14, 2025, the inspection teams directly inspected the site, organized work with localities, investors, and contractors; issued 7 Notices assigning specific tasks to each agency and unit to focus on removing obstacles and promoting project progress. All localities committed to completing the milestones set by the inspection team.

The summary report of the Ministry of Construction and opinions at the meeting said that the inspection teams assessed that the competent authorities had made efforts in implementing the projects, and that the localities had also mobilized the entire political system to participate in the work of site clearance and handling procedures for granting construction material mines.

Leaders of localities with expressway projects passing through attend online meetings at local bridge points - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

After the inspection teams gave instructions, the projects had many positive changes; some localities have basically completed the handover of site clearance and completed the procedures for granting material mines; many projects have accelerated the construction progress.

Based on the actual situation, the inspection teams assessed the possibility of completion of 28 projects with a total length of 1,188 km, divided into 2 groups:

Group 1 is projects that ensure completion in 2025, including 18 projects/897 km with basically no major difficulties or problems, and implementation progress closely following the set plan.

Group 2 is the projects that are still facing many difficulties, including 10 projects/291 km with plans to complete in 2025 and 2 projects (Huu Nghi - Chi Lang and Dong Dang - Tra Linh) with plans to open in 2025. After the inspection teams gave instructions, the projects have had many positive changes. However, there are still some tasks related to site clearance and construction material sources that have not met the requirements.

Faster, more breakthroughs

In his concluding remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that completing at least 3,000 km of expressways by 2025 is the target according to the Resolution of the 13th National Congress, an important political task that must be completed, and the current requirement is to accelerate and make a breakthrough to reach the finish line.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh: Speed ​​up and make more breakthroughs to open the expressway from Cao Bang to Ca Mau in 2025 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

This also contributes to disbursing public investment capital, achieving the growth target of 8% in 2025 and double-digit growth in the following years; opening up new development spaces, new industrial parks, urban areas, and services; reducing input costs, logistics costs, increasing the competitiveness of products and goods, promoting and attracting investment.

The Prime Minister assessed that practice shows that the establishment of inspection teams led by Deputy Prime Ministers is effective, basically resolving difficulties and providing many solutions for ministries, localities and agencies to implement.

The Prime Minister welcomed and requested the Deputy Prime Ministers to continue to maintain and promote the spirit of working actively and closely with localities, inspecting and urging them every month until the set goals are completed, and promptly detecting and handling unexpected and arising problems. Along with that, he requested that ministries, branches, agencies, localities, investors and contractors who have been active, making efforts and determination should be even more active, making efforts and determination; the spirit is to do everything for the benefit of the nation, the people, and to fight against corruption, negativity and waste.

The target of 3,000 km of expressway by the end of 2025 is feasible, but the Prime Minister requested not to be subjective but to continue to promote the spirit of attack, speed, and breakthrough; determination must be high, efforts must be great, actions must be drastic, each task must be completed, each task must be done properly; clearly assign people, tasks, time, progress, responsibilities, and authority; and strengthen inspection and supervision.

The Prime Minister requested localities to mobilize the entire political system to participate, especially to completely complete site clearance with flexible application of policies, not to let people suffer, pay attention to the material and spiritual life and livelihood of the people, ensure that the new place of residence is better than or equal to the old place of residence, special subjects must have special policies; at the same time, ensure the supply of raw materials for the projects.

Expressing sincere thanks to the people who have given up their land for the projects, the Prime Minister requested that localities coordinate with investors to confirm the status of the houses during the counting process, take care of the people who have given up their land for the projects; the authorities should take action to strictly handle cases of law violations and increase the mobilization of people to share and support during the construction process.

Contractors continue to promote the construction spirit of "overcoming the sun, overcoming the rain", "working overtime, increasing shifts"; ensuring progress, quality, techniques, aesthetics, safety, bright green and clean landscape, environmental sanitation; taking care of material and spiritual life, applying bonus policies, ensuring labor regeneration for cadres, workers and laborers at the construction site. The Prime Minister emphasized that projects completed ahead of schedule and on schedule need to be rewarded according to regulations; at the same time, there are sanctions for agencies, units and contractors that do not complete on schedule.

Stating that capital sources for projects are guaranteed, the Government will balance priority capital for projects to be completed in 2025. The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Finance to preside over and coordinate with localities to review and allocate sufficient capital for these projects, handle them according to authority and report if they exceed authority, to be completed in April 2025.

Assigning specific tasks and solutions to group 1 and group 2 projects according to the report of the Ministry of Construction, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Construction and the Government Office to coordinate and review projects completed on the occasion of April 30 and September 2 (in which Rach Mieu 2 Bridge must strive to open to traffic on this occasion) and by the end of 2025, organize the inauguration of many projects at the same time to celebrate major holidays.

Resolutely requesting that by December 2025, the expressway from Cao Bang through Lang Son to Hanoi, to Ho Chi Minh City and to Dat Mui (Ca Mau) must be opened. The Prime Minister also directed to urgently research and invest in the construction of the expressway from Ca Mau to Hon Khoai port (about 90 km).

The Prime Minister noted that work should be assigned and contracts should be awarded to contractors who perform well in the next major infrastructure projects; major contractors should assign subcontractors, and central contractors should connect with local contractors and share work so that they can grow, mature, and create more jobs and livelihoods for local people.

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