On the morning of June 18, in Ho Chi Minh City, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the ceremony and gave the order to start construction of three important national transport projects. These are Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3; Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway (phase 1) and Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot Expressway (phase 1).
The event was held online at the main location in Ho Chi Minh City and locations in Dak Lak and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces.
At the groundbreaking ceremony of the projects, representatives of leaders of ministries, branches, localities, people whose projects pass through and are affected, as well as representatives of design consultants, supervisors, and construction contractors spoke and expressed their joy at the attention and investment of the Party and State in the projects, creating new opportunities to promote socio-economic development in the project areas and the whole country, improving the material and spiritual life of the people.
The delegates pledged to continue their efforts, carry out tasks within their scope of responsibility and continue to join hands, unanimity, coordination, and create favorable conditions for project implementation so that the works are completed safely, with quality, progress, and efficiency in exploitation of the works...
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony of three key national projects.
Speaking at the event and giving the order to start construction of three projects simultaneously, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the 13th National Party Congress continued to identify the construction of a synchronous infrastructure system as one of three strategic breakthroughs, prioritizing the development of a number of key national projects on transportation, climate change adaptation...; setting a goal that by 2030, the whole country will strive to have about 5,000 km of expressways.
Accordingly, by 2025 the country needs to reach 3,000 km and by 2026 - 2030 strive to have an additional 2,000 km of expressways. In the period 2000 - 2021, the country has only invested in and put into operation 1,163 km of expressways. Thus, in the 9-year period from 2021 to 2030, the country needs to invest and build nearly 4 times the number of kilometers of expressways built over the past 20 years.
In response to that task, since the beginning of the term (2021) up to now, the whole country has inaugurated and put into operation an additional 566 km of highways, bringing the total number of kilometers of highways nationwide to 1,729 km; projects are under construction, with a total length of 350 km; projects have started construction since the beginning of 2023, with a total length of 1,406 km.
Thus, together with 1,729 km put into operation and the total length of highways of projects under construction, which have started construction by the end of June 2023, is 1,756 km.
"If we are determined and strive, we can basically complete the goal of having over 3,000 km of highway nationwide by 2025. In addition, a number of projects are expected to start construction from now until 2024 with a total length of about 284 km, which is a premise for successfully implementing the goal of 5,000 km of highway by 2030," Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized.
To implement the Party's Resolution on highway development, the Government has directed ministries and local branches to accelerate investment progress to complete the entire North-South Eastern Expressway connecting Lang Son to Ca Mau, connecting the political center of Hanoi and the economic center of Ho Chi Minh City.
The implementation work is continuing to research and deploy horizontal highways and belt roads passing through many provinces and cities, ensuring synchronous and smooth connection between regions and the whole country, promoting socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security of the region and the country.
The Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project; the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway project; the Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot Expressway project all apply their own unique mechanism of decentralization, assigning localities as the competent authorities to implement the project; applying the mechanism of mobilizing resources for the project combining the central and local budgets, as well as other legal capital sources; applying designated bidding to select contractors for the project...
"These mechanisms have all maximized their effectiveness, affirming the correctness of the Party and State in issuing new mechanisms to complete the goal of synchronously developing transport infrastructure according to the Party's Resolution," Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed.
According to the Prime Minister, the work of compensation, site clearance, and resettlement support for people of these projects is very difficult, but localities have mobilized the entire political system to participate, with the support and sharing of the people, sacrificing personal interests for the common good, so the site clearance work of all 3 projects basically ensures progress.
In a very short time of about 1 year compared to the average of 2 years compared to the normal implementation method, the levels, sectors, especially the Ministry of Transport and localities where the project passes through, had to carry out a huge amount of work: implementing investment preparation, making technical designs and estimates, selecting contractors, clearing land... to simultaneously start construction of 3 projects with the basic goal of completing in 2025 and putting the entire project into synchronous operation in 2026.
“The construction of these three important transport projects is especially meaningful as the projects pass through the Central, Central Highlands and Southwestern regions, with the current number of highway kilometers still low compared to other regions,” the Prime Minister pointed out.
Leaders pressed the button to start the project from Ho Chi Minh City bridge.
Appreciating, acknowledging and praising the efforts and sense of responsibility of ministries, branches, localities and units and thanking the people of Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces where the projects are being implemented for their willingness to give up land and move their houses to make way for the projects, the Prime Minister said that the commencement of the projects is just the first step, the work ahead is still very large and full of challenges.
Therefore, in order for the project to be completed safely, with quality and on schedule, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and the provinces and cities assigned as project management agencies to focus on directing the project.
At the same time, the head of the Government requested the Project Management Board, supervision consultants and contractors to promote the highest sense of responsibility, develop scientific, detailed and appropriate construction plans and methods, ensure efficiency, construction quality and organize safe and smooth traffic, and maintain environmental sanitation; mobilize human resources and modern machinery and equipment for construction; strictly comply with technical requirements and regulations of relevant laws, and prevent corruption and negativity.
“Relevant central ministries and branches shall coordinate with the Ministry of Transport and the People's Committees of the seven provinces and cities assigned to implement the project to continue to create favorable conditions, promptly remove difficulties and obstacles, and ensure security and order so that the Project Management Board and contractors can ensure progress and efficiency,” the Prime Minister directed.
The Prime Minister reminded the People's Committees of provinces and cities to carry out site clearance and technical infrastructure relocation to ensure 100% of the site area is handed over in the third quarter of 2023. Special attention should be paid to resettlement and support for production stabilization so that people can have new places to live and new jobs that are equal to and better than the old ones.
In addition, the Prime Minister requested ministries, branches, localities, units and each individual to seriously implement projects to ensure quality, progress; safety, technique, aesthetics, ecological environment; not to increase capital unreasonably, not to divide bidding packages; to fight corruption, negativity, group interests, waste at all stages; to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of the people, to ensure the harmony of interests of the State, people and enterprises; to promptly reward good performance and handle violations.
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