Protection of Dien Doai overpass construction on National Highway 48 over the North-South Expressway

The plan to organize protection for the construction of Dien Doai overpass on National Highway 48 over the North-South expressway was conveyed by Nghe An Electronic Newspaper on July 3, 2023 in the article“Dien Chau district will organize protection for the construction of Dien Doai overpass over the North-South expressway”.

The reason why the People's Committee of Dien Chau district had to organize protection for the construction of Dien Doai overpass over the North-South expressway is because recently, 14 households with land along National Highway 48 have carried out a number of acts to obstruct the construction (hanging protest banners, gathering construction materials within the construction area). These acts led to the households believing that the construction of Dien Doai overpass on National Highway 48 over the North-South expressway would devalue their land, and they requested compensation or resettlement.

Meanwhile, according to the People's Committee and the Land Clearance Council of Dien Chau district, the request of 14 households is baseless for compensation or resettlement. Because in the previous phase, when upgrading Highway 48, the households received compensation, the traffic safety corridor of Highway 48 was marked at the scene; meanwhile, Dien Doai overpass over the North-South Expressway is located entirely on the main axis and within the corridor of Highway 48, not encroaching on the land of the related households. At the same time, the front of the land plot of the related households has also been adjusted by Project Management Board 6 - Ministry of Transport, organizing the construction of a cross-route access road with a roadbed width of 4.5m, asphalt surface width of 3.5m, and road scale of class B.

Speaking at the conference to deploy the construction protection plan held on June 30, 2023, Chairman of Dien Chau District People's Committee, Mr. Tang Van Luyen, said that regarding the recommendations of the households, Dien Chau District People's Committee and the District Site Clearance Council have proactively researched and asked for opinions from provincial and central agencies to respond in writing to the households many times. As for the recommendations of the households regarding the safety range of the bridge, on June 7, 2023, the Ministry of Transport also issued Document No. 5888/BGTVT-KCHT to the District People's Committee and the Provincial People's Committee. According to the Ministry of Transport, the safety corridor limit of the Dien Doai overpass section at Km414+208 (expressway route) is currently within the safety corridor of National Highway 48, which has been marked at the site according to the Minutes of Handover to Dien Doai Commune and Dien Yen Commune on October 10, 2016.

In addition, the District People's Committee, the District Compensation and Site Clearance Council, and the Dien Doai Commune People's Committee also spent a lot of time in dialogue, explaining legal regulations; propagating and mobilizing households not to obstruct the construction of the project. On the afternoon of June 29, the District People's Committee also held a dialogue with representatives of 14 households under the chairmanship of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee.

Regarding the Nghi Son - Dien Chau Expressway Construction Investment Component Project under the North - South Eastern Expressway Construction Investment Project in the 2017-2020 period, this is a national key project. According to the assigned schedule, the XL03 package (section Km405+00 to Km419+600 in Quynh Luu, Dien Chau, Yen Thanh districts) must be completed before July 21, 2023, and is expected to be technically opened on September 2, 2023 as directed by the Prime Minister. Therefore, to ensure progress, the People's Committee of Dien Chau district will organize the protection of the construction of the Dien Doai Overpass on National Highway 48 over the North - South Expressway, Nghi Son - Dien Chau section from July 7 to September 1, 2023 - before the technical opening.

According to the prepared plan, from early morning on July 7, the forces participating in the construction protection were present at the construction area of ​​Dien Doai viaduct on National Highway 48 over the North-South Expressway, the location west of M1 pier and the left-side service road, organizing the erection of fences, demarcating the construction area and performing assigned tasks. Ensuring the goal set by the People's Committee of Dien Chau district is to protect the safety of the construction work, ensure the construction of the work according to the approved design and the progress of the project to build some expressway sections on the North-South East route in the period of 2017 - 2020 (in Dien Doai commune, Dien Chau district); minimizing damage and loss of property, not allowing any acts of obstruction that affect the construction, causing insecurity and disorder in the area...

The construction unit, Vietnam Construction and Import-Export Joint Stock Corporation (Vinaconex), has also prepared materials, equipment, vehicles, technical staff and construction workers.

At exactly 7:30 a.m., Vice Chairman of Dien Chau District People's Committee, Mr. Phan Xuan Vinh officially issued the order to protect the construction.

After the Dien Chau district leaders issued the order to protect the construction, the officers, workers and many types of vehicles proceeded to dismantle and level the ground as planned.