The extended Le Mao and Nguyen Sy Sach streets will be the 'arrows' to expand Vinh urban space.

The meeting between the provincial leaders and Vinh city leaders on the afternoon of September 17 aimed to review Decision 2468/2015 of the Prime Minister, find optimal solutions for the implementation of Decision 827/TTg of the Prime Minister dated June 20, 2020 on approvalProject to develop Vinh city into an economic and cultural center of the North Central region by 2023.

This is a short time frame and a large amount of work, so the implementation of key projects attracted many opinions, many of which raised the issue of which projects should be prioritized for investment first in the context of limited resources.

Perspective of Le Mao extended street. Photo courtesy

To gradually meet the conditions, expand Vinh urban space according toDecision 827/TtgOn June 20, 2020, Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that it is necessary to make full use of resources, especially central resources, to have solutions to propose additional public investment projects for the period 2020-2025 for Vinh city according to the decision, in addition to the internal strength of Vinh city, on the basis of considering the province's decision on regulating and leaving revenues, there is a priority investment policy mechanism for the extended Le Mao road,Nguyen Sy Sach Street extensionto expand Vinh urban space to the East and South, these are directions where land funds are still quite abundant, but infrastructure is still poor.

Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa also said that it is necessary to soon build a mechanism and advise on council resolutions so that the city can have specific projects and products, avoiding spreading out.

Land clearance on Vinh - Cua Lo road is delayed. Photo: TC

Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa also said that with the strong development of large industrial parks near Vinh city, Vinh still has many opportunities to start a business, to get rich, to attract investment, increase budget revenue and train human resources.

Agreeing with the opinion of comrade Le Ngoc Hoa, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung assigned the Department of Planning and Investment and Finance to review projects and areas exploiting land revenue, and have a resource mechanism to focus on prioritizing Vinh city to successfully implement Decision 827/TTg, especially key urban axes and projects that need to be completed such as Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard, Le Mao extended road, Nguyen Sy Sach extended road...

At the meeting, some opinions also said that the city needs to completely clear the land for the Vinh - Cua Lo project because this is the most important route to help expand Vinh's urban space.

Nguyen Sy Sach Street - one of the beautiful streets in Vinh City. Photo: ND

The extended Le Mao Road is identified as a "strategic road" to stimulate the socio-economic development of the southern part of Vinh City. This project is facing problems with site clearance and construction policies. The Le Mao Road Project Phase 2 of Vinh City was officially approved for investment by the People's Committee of Nghe An Province on August 4, 2005. The project is 1,197m long, starting at the intersection with Tran Phu Street and ending at the intersection with Vinh River Road.