(NLDO) - The Prime Minister requested that the Dong Dang-Tra Linh and Chi Lang-Huu Nghi expressways must be completed by 2025 to open the entire expressway from Cao Bang to Ca Mau.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. Photo: Nhat Bac
On the evening of February 2 (the 5th day of the Lunar New Year), in Lang Son province, after spending the whole day inspecting the construction sites of the Chi Lang-Huu Nghi (Lang Son) and Dong Dang (Lang Son)-Tra Linh (Cao Bang) expressway projects, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting with relevant ministries, branches and agencies to continue resolving difficulties and obstacles, and resolving proposals and recommendations to promote these two expressway projects.
During the day, the Prime Minister stopped at four construction sites of these two projects, encouraged and gave Tet gifts to the staff and workers at the construction sites.
The Dong Dang-Tra Linh Expressway project has a total length of 121 km, divided into 2 phases with a total investment of more than 23,000 billion VND. In phase 1, the Dong Dang-Tra Linh Expressway is invested with a length of more than 93 km. The starting point is at the Tan Thanh border gate intersection (Van Lang district, Lang Son province). The end point is at the National Highway 3 intersection (Chi Thao commune, Quang Hoa district, Cao Bang province).
The project is implemented in the form of BOT by the People's Committee of Cao Bang province as the competent state agency, the investor consortium is led by Deo Ca Group. The project is expected to collect tolls to recover capital within a period of 22 years and 4 months. The project started on January 1, 2024. According to the schedule, the project will be completed in 2026 but is striving to open to traffic in 2025.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulates people on the Dong Dang-Tra Linh expressway project in Thach An, Cao Bang. Photo: Nhat Bac
The Huu Nghi-Chi Lang border gate expressway project under the BOT form is about 59.87 km long (including 43 km of expressway and 16.87 km of connecting route to the border gate), passing through the districts of Chi Lang, Cao Loc, Van Lang and Lang Son city.
In the phased phase, the project has a scale of 4 lanes, a 17 m roadbed, and a design speed of 80 km/h (the completed phase has 6 lanes, a 32 m roadbed). The total investment in the phased phase is 11,029 billion VND; the plan is to complete in 2026, and is striving to open to traffic in 2025. The project is managed by the People's Committee of Lang Son province as the competent state agency, a consortium led by Deo Ca Group as the investor, with an operating period and toll collection to recover capital of about 25 years and 8 months.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited, wished a happy new year and gave lucky money to officers and engineers working on the Huu Nghi-Chi Lang border gate expressway project. Photo: Nhat Bac
Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that Cao Bang and Lang Son are two provinces with heroic historical and revolutionary traditions, making great contributions to the cause of protecting and building the country.
However, the two provinces have difficult traffic conditions, and traffic is still a bottleneck. Of the five modes of transportation (road, sea, rail, air, inland waterway), the two provinces mainly have roads, and have not yet fully exploited their potential and development advantages, including border gates with China.
Welcoming the proactive spirit of the two provinces of Lang Son and Cao Bang in investing in two expressways with the participation of Deo Ca Group, the Prime Minister emphasized that these two expressway projects have important and strategic significance for the two provinces of Cao Bang, Lang Son and the northern mountainous provinces, not only in terms of economy but also in terms of national defense and security; at the same time, contributing to expressing gratitude and repaying the people of the two provinces, the previous generations who have made great contributions, those who have devoted and sacrificed for the revolutionary cause.
The Prime Minister discussed with relevant units at the Huu Nghi-Chi Lang border gate expressway project. Photo: Nhat Bac
Reaffirming the goal of completing these two expressways in 2025 to contribute to the smooth operation of the entire expressway from Cao Bang to Ca Mau this year, the Prime Minister welcomed the spirit and enthusiasm of working through Tet at the construction sites of the two projects; the locality and the investor also paid attention to policies and took care of Tet for cadres and workers at the construction sites.
The Prime Minister highly appreciated and requested investors and contractors to continue to make efforts, try, and surpass themselves to accelerate and make breakthroughs; increase human resources, machinery, and work in "3 shifts, 4 shifts", "overcome the sun, overcome the rain, and not lose to storms", "only discuss work, not discuss retreat", all for the development of the country.
Regarding difficulties, obstacles, proposals and recommendations, the Prime Minister agreed in principle to immediately implement phase 2 of the Dong Dang-Tra Linh project (expanding the existing 93.35 km route to 4 full lanes and building a new 27.71 km route connecting Tra Linh border gate); at the same time, deploying sections to connect this expressway with Cao Bang city (17 km long) and to Ta Lung border gate (13 km).
The Prime Minister also agreed with Lang Son province's proposal to build a section connecting the Huu Nghi-Chi Lang expressway to Tan Thanh border gate and upgrade the road connecting Lang Son with Thai Nguyen...
Regarding proposals and recommendations related to capital allocation and the ratio of state capital in PPP projects, the Prime Minister emphasized that the principle in implementing public-private partnership projects is to harmonize interests and share risks among the State, people and enterprises; if the capital ratio changes, the toll collection time must be changed; if the adjustment is reasonable, it must be done quickly, the handling process must be considered objectively, honestly, ensuring publicity, transparency, and fighting negativity and waste. The Prime Minister assigned the Deputy Prime Ministers in charge of the field to directly direct related contents, make decisions in February, if beyond authority, report to the Prime Minister, propose competent authorities to consider and decide.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/thu-tuong-thong-toan-tuyen-cao-toc-tu-cao-bang-toi-ca-mau-trong-nam-2025-196250202210716681.htm
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