Updating the construction progress of the project connecting traffic in the northern mountainous provinces, the Department of Construction Investment Management (Ministry of Transport) said that as of early July 2024, the project's construction output reached nearly 39%, about 17.5% behind schedule.
Construction of project to enhance traffic connectivity in the northern mountainous region.
"The project is at risk of not being completed as planned (December 2024), especially in 4 packages (XL01, XL03, XL07, XL11) due to the prolonged contractor selection process (contracts will not be signed until June 2023).
The progress of handing over the site of the bid packages has not met the requirements (only about 40%) and the handover is not continuous, causing difficulties in organizing and implementing the construction," the Department of Construction Investment Management assessed.
In order to soon bring the project to the finish line, the specialized management unit of the Ministry of Transport requested Project Management Board 2 (the investor) to closely coordinate with the locality and work with the manager of technical infrastructure works to completely resolve the problems.
"PMU 2 also needs to coordinate with the Department of Planning and Investment to work with relevant agencies, complete procedures to promptly arrange the remaining capital for the project's site clearance work; Continue to organize inspections and review the entire construction progress for each bid package based on the handed-over site to adjust (if necessary) to ensure completion according to the schedule of the signed contract", the Department of Construction Investment Management proposed.
The Northern mountainous provinces traffic connection project funded by the Asian Development Bank and the Australian Government aims to shorten the journey from the political and economic centers of Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Yen Bai provinces and other related localities to Hanoi, improving the efficiency of exploiting the Hanoi - Lao Cai expressway.
The scale of the project includes 2 routes: Route 1 connects Lai Chau with Hanoi - Lao Cai expressway with a length of about 147km, a level 3 mountainous road. Route 2 connects Nghia Lo (Yen Bai) with Hanoi - Lao Cai expressway with a length of about 53km, a level 4 mountainous road.
The project is divided into 11 packages, expected to be implemented in total in about 4 years, basically completed in 2024.
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