Project worth over 12 billion VND 'suspended' for half a year on National Highway 7

(Baonghean.vn) – Landslide treatment projectThe National Highway 7 bypass passing through Thach Giam commune, Tuong Duong district has been out of operation for nearly half a year, causing many difficulties for people and vehicles participating in traffic and posing a great risk of traffic accidents.

This is a project to overcome subsidence caused by the impact of water impoundment of Khe Bo Hydropower Plant. The investor of the project is Khe Bo Hydropower Project Management Board, Ha Dung Company Limited with a total investment of more than 12 billion VND.

According to the original contract, the project was to be completed from the second half of 2014 to February 2015, but to date the project has not been completed. Many items are still unfinished.

Up to now, the investor and the contractor have extended the contract twice (the first time from February 31, 2015 to December 31, 2015, the second time from December 31, 2015 to August 2016). However, the second extension is almost over but the project has not yet been completed on schedule.

Talking to Nghe An Newspaper reporter, Mr. Tran Ngoc Toan - Director of Ha Dung Company Limited said that construction is currently not possible due to lack of capital, the investor still owes the construction unit. It is expected that construction will continue until July 2016.

Meanwhile, some items of the project have not been put into use but have shown signs of deterioration.

Many places of iron and steel have begun to rust.

Mr. Nguyen Van Nam - Head of the Cua Rao Road Management Department under Joint Stock Company 495 said that the construction section from km 147 to km 148 under the construction of Ha Dung LLC is affecting the traffic of people and vehicles on National Highway 7. The department has also reported to the department and the department has come many times to issue fines, but up to now the project is still stalled.

The current slow progress of this project is directly affecting the traffic of people and vehicles on National Highway 7 and poses many potential risks.

Ho Phuong