The investor committed to completing phase 1 of Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Project in the first quarter of 2021.

On the afternoon of December 12, at the question and answer session of the 17th session of the 17th Provincial People's Council, delegate Le Ba Hung (Yen Thanh unit) asked a direct question to Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung.

Delegate Hung said that the ProjectVinh - Cua Lo Boulevardhas been implemented for many years but until now it has not been completed and I would like to ask the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to answer the question, when will this project be completed?

Delegate Le Ba Hung (Yen Thanh unit) asked a direct question to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Answering the question of delegate Le Ba Hung, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed that Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard is a key project and driving force of the province.

The project has a total investment of 1,411 billion VND (phase 1). Of which, the Government Bond capital is 1,100 billion VND, the local capital is 311 billion VND. The project has been implemented for a long time but has not been completed for two main reasons.

Firstly, there are still 31 households with a length of 1 km that have not been relocated to hand over the site. The province has directed the Vinh City People's Committee to carry out the commitment to site clearance and Vinh City has committed to hand over the site before January 15, 2021. The Vinh City People's Committee has organized enforcement work to ensure compliance with the commitment.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung answered questions from delegates about the progress of the Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Project. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Second, the central government has allocated enough capital. However, the province's capital is still lacking. Currently, the province has allocated a part of the capital from the excess revenue in 2019 and has been approved by the Provincial People's Council, enough to carry out the site clearance work. The province will allocate the remaining capital in 2021.

According to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the investor, the Department of Transport, committed that after receiving the site handover, it will implement and complete phase 1 of the project in the first quarter of 2021.

Perspective of a subdivision on Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard. Photo courtesy of Tran Chau.

Previously, Vinh city had repeatedly organized forced evictions and site clearance for households in Nghi Phu commune to implement the Vinh - Cua Lo Road Project.