PM orders acceleration of transport projects in Mekong Delta

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 16 requested ministries, sectors, branches, and localities to act on their initiative to speed up the construction of transport projects in the Mekong Delta, as expressways have an important role to play in the region’s rapid and sustainable development.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the conference in Can Tho city on October 16 (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 16 requested ministries, sectors, branches, and localities to act on their initiative to speed up the construction of transport projects in the Mekong Delta, as expressways have an important role to play in the region’s rapid and sustainable development.

Chairing a conference in Can Tho city to seek solutions to removing roadblocks for transport infrastructure projects in the region, the Government leader ordered competent sides to have a substantive response to the 500-day emulation campaign to complete the expressway building and strive to fulfill some 600 kilometres running through the region by the end of 2025.

As the delta is set to have six expressways with a total length of 1,188 kilometres under the road network planning for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050, with 120 kilometres having been put into operation while construction is underway for 428 kilometres and study for other 215 kilometres is in progress, Chinh asked them to handle challenges in project management and site clearance work as well as ensure sufficient filling materials for road construction.

They must carry out missions and solutions stated in the decrees of the National Assembly and Government as well as the directions of the Prime Minister in a harmonious, drastic, and effective fashion, he stressed.

PM Chinh urged investors and contractors to accelerate the construction and ensure sound resettlement conditions for residents.

The Mekong Delta region is carrying out nine key nation transport projects with a combined investment of some 106 trillion VND (4.25 billion USD). Currently, eight projects are under construction, while the remaining, the My An-Cao Lanh expressway, is having its procedures finalised and expected to be launched in early 2025.

Of the eight ongoing projects, six are scheduled to complete in 2025, and the other two in 2026 and 2027.

VNA

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