The Standing Committee of Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee worked with leaders of Hoa Binh province on the traffic route connecting Ho Chi Minh road with National Highway 6.

On the afternoon of March 13, under the chairmanship of comrade Do Trong Hung, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Thanh Hoa province and comrade Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee, Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committees of Thanh Hoa and Hoa Binh provinces, there was a working session to discuss and agree on the implementation of the traffic route connecting Ho Chi Minh road (in Ngoc Lac district, Thanh Hoa province) with National Highway 6 (in Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province).

Overview of the working session.

Leaders of Hoa Binh province.

Attending the meeting on behalf of Hoa Binh province were comrades: Bui Duc Hinh, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Bui Van Khanh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of a number of departments and branches of Hoa Binh province.

Leaders of Thanh Hoa province.

On the side of Thanh Hoa province, there were comrades: Do Minh Tuan, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Trinh Tuan Sinh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrades members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation and leaders of a provincial department and branch.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Mai Xuan Liem presented the Investment Plan for the Inter-regional Road Project from Ho Chi Minh Road in Ngoc Lac District, Thanh Hoa Province to National Highway 6 in Tan Lac District, Hoa Binh Province.

Creating inter-regional connections between the Northwest and North Central regions

Implementing the Prime Minister's conclusion at the working session with the leaders of Thanh Hoa province in Notice No. 504/TB-VPCP, dated December 5, 2023 of the Government Office and in order to develop a connecting traffic system and develop regional linkages, the leaders of Thanh Hoa and Hoa Binh provinces have studied the investment plan for a traffic route connecting Ho Chi Minh road (in Ngoc Lac district, Thanh Hoa province) with National Highway 6 (in Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province).

The project has a route length of 88.5km, of which the section passing through Thanh Hoa province is about 69km and the section passing through Hoa Binh province is about 19.5km. The total estimated investment of the project is about 15,400 billion VND; of which: the section passing through Thanh Hoa province is about 8,500 billion VND; the section passing through Hoa Binh province is about 6,900 billion VND.

The investment and construction of this traffic route will form a main traffic axis connecting the Northwest and North Central regions; gradually completing an important traffic axis connecting the regions along the East-West economic corridor, connecting from the coastal road, National Highway 10, National Highway 1, the Eastern North-South Expressway, Ho Chi Minh Road, National Highway 217, National Highway 6, Hanoi - Hoa Binh - Son La - Dien Bien Expressway according to the Thanh Hoa Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2045 approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 153/QD-TTg, dated February 27, 2023; connecting provinces from the mountainous region of the Northwest of the country (Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Hoa Binh) to the North Central coastal region with a system of large seaports and airports (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An); creating momentum for tourism development and goods circulation through the logistics system; support, connect and promote socio-economic development, contribute to improving the competitiveness of the economy in each locality, and strengthen security and defense.

Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee Do Minh Tuan spoke at the meeting.

Agree on route plan and finalize investment policy.

At the conference, the leaders of the two provinces agreed on the route plan, with the starting point at Ho Chi Minh road in Quang Trung commune, Ngoc Lac district, Thanh Hoa province; the end point at National Highway 6 in Phu Cuong commune, Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province; the connection point between the two provinces at Km69+00, in the border area between Ba village, Lung Cao commune, Ba Thuoc district and Ton Trong village, Van Son commune, Tan Lac district.

Vice Chairman of Hoa Binh Provincial People's Committee Quach Tat Liem spoke at the conference.

In addition, the two provinces also agreed on the project name, the timeline for implementing related work, and strive to complete related documents and procedures to submit to competent authorities for consideration and decision on the project investment policy in September 2024.

Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Secretary Do Trong Hung gave a speech at the meeting.

Strengthening cooperation between Thanh Hoa and Hoa Binh

Speaking at the meeting, Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Secretary Do Trong Hung and Hoa Binh Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Phi Long affirmed the significance, necessity and importance of investing in the route, not only creating momentum to promote socio-economic development of the two provinces, but also contributing to strengthening regional connectivity, bringing many benefits to the provinces in the Northwest region.

Leaders of Hoa Binh province attended the meeting.

Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Secretary Do Trong Hung and Hoa Binh Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Phi Long also highly appreciated and commended the Provincial People's Committee and leaders of relevant departments of the two provinces for proactively and closely coordinating in the past time, conducting initial surveys to have content for today's working session. At the same time, they agreed with the opinions discussed at the working session on the route plan, investment scale and time frames for each task to promote the project, with a spirit of urgency, in accordance with the provisions of the law, in accordance with the direction of the Central Government.

Secretary of Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long gave a speech at the meeting.

To implement the traffic route connecting Ho Chi Minh Road with National Highway 6 and strengthen coordination between the two provinces in the coming time, Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Secretary Do Trong Hung and Hoa Binh Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Phi Long agreed to establish a working group headed by the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee in charge of the transport sector of each province, to regularly coordinate, exchange information, and promptly remove difficulties and obstacles to speed up the implementation progress. Issues beyond the authority will be promptly reported to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee for proposal to the Central Government for consideration and resolution.

Thanh Hoa provincial leaders attended the meeting.

Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Secretary Do Trong Hung and Hoa Binh Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Phi Long both emphasized: Thanh Hoa and Hoa Binh are two neighboring provinces, mountains connected to mountains, rivers connected to rivers, with many similarities in geographical location, historical traditions, culture and people. In recent years, the two provinces have had many new developments, in order to strengthen the relationship even more closely, the Provincial Party Secretaries of Thanh Hoa and Hoa Binh provinces agreed: in the coming time, the leaders of the two provinces will strengthen the cooperative relationship in many fields, thereby helping to exploit and promote the potentials and strengths of each locality, support each other to successfully complete the assigned tasks, develop together, and contribute to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

Leaders of Thanh Hoa province presented souvenirs to leaders of Hoa Binh province.

Leaders of Hoa Binh province presented souvenirs to leaders of Thanh Hoa province.

On this occasion, Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Secretary Do Trong Hung and Hoa Binh Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Phi Long presented souvenirs representing the traditional culture of the two provinces.

Minh Hieu

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/thoi-su/thuong-truc-tinh-uy-thanh-hoa-lam-viec-voi-lanh-dao-tinh-hoa-binh-ve-tuyen-duong-giao-thong-noi-duong-ho-chi-minh-voi-quoc-lo-6/208941.htm