A road of more than 1km is still unfinished after 10 years in Quynh Luu

Rural road, price billions

In early 2014, when the road connecting hamlet 11 and hamlet 12 of Quynh Hung commune was degraded and muddy, while this was the main road that people often traveled, especially students going to school. Therefore, Quynh Hung commune People's Committee made a report and was allowed by Quynh Luu district People's Committee to prepare a technical economic report to upgrade and renovate this road.

After a period of completing the dossier, on June 16, 2014, the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district issued Decision No. 1185/QD-UBND on approving the Economic - Technical Report on the project to upgrade and renovate rural roads in Quynh Hung commune. The total length of the project is 1,334.51m (more than 1.3km), divided into 2 routes. Of which, route 1 is 334.51m long, with a road surface width of 5-6m; route 2 is 1,000m long, with a road surface width of 4.5 - 7.5m. In addition, the routes are also designed with a system of culverts, longitudinal ditches, and reinforced slopes...

The total investment of the project is 4,722,501,000 VND, of which the construction cost is 4,079,883,000 VND. The People's Committee of Quynh Hung commune was then assigned to directly manage the project. The implementation period is 12 months from the commencement date.

However, due to a long period of inability to start construction, on November 14, 2018, the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district had to issue Decision No. 2271/QD-UBND on approving the adjustment of the Technical Economic Report and the Contractor Selection Plan to implement the above project.

According to this decision, although the total estimated value remains unchanged, it is still 4,722,501,000 VND. However, the construction cost has been adjusted downward, from 4,079,883,000 VND to 3,904,100,000 VND. In addition, the Investor has shifted from directly managing the project as initially to hiring a project management consultant.

According to Decision 2271, this project has been allocated 2.4 billion VND in capital according to the infrastructure construction investment plan of Quynh Hung Commune People's Committee in 2018. The remaining amount is committed by Quynh Hung Commune People's Committee to mobilize the commune budget, contributions from people in the beneficiary area and other legal capital sources within 2 years (2019 and 2020).

In addition, the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district also requires the investor to mobilize capital sources according to the project investment policy, the decision to assign the construction investment expenditure plan, the commitment to mobilize approved construction capital to pay for completed volume to the contractor and organize construction to ensure quality, on schedule and in accordance with the approved contractor selection plan.

After conducting bidding according to regulations, Hung Giang Construction and Development Investment Joint Stock Company (headquartered in Quynh Hung commune) won the bid to implement this project with a total contract value of VND 4,053,374,000. Of which, the construction cost was VND 3,879,533,000. In 2018, the project was officially started.

Unfinished due to lack of capital

Needless to say, the people of hamlets 11 and 12 of Quynh Hung commune were very happy when the "painful" road that they had been passing through for a long time was started. However, the "joy was short-lived" when the project started for a short time, even though it was not finished, it had to stop.

Some local residents said that the unfinished construction has greatly affected the travel of people, especially students during the rainy season. Recently, people recorded unsafe images when students had to travel on a flooded road due to the heavy rain after storm No. 3 (typhoon Yagi).

In particular, people are worried about the upcoming merger of the three communes of Quynh Hung, Quynh Ba, and Quynh Ngoc. Will this project be completed?

In addition, according to our observations (PV), on route No. 2, starting at Quynh Hung Primary School and ending at Dong Trung intersection (intersection with the craft village road to hamlet 12), right next to the wall of Quynh Hung Primary School, there is an open ditch about 50m long. Because the road is under construction, the ditch is not yet completed. Therefore, students traveling on this road section will have a potential risk of accidents.

Mr. Bui Van Nang - Director of Hung Giang Construction and Development Investment Joint Stock Company - the contractor of this project said: Up to this point, the project has only been completed about 60%, including the foundation and the canal system. However, because the investor did not allocate enough capital, the project was left unfinished. Mr. Nang also said that if enough capital was allocated, the construction would be completed within 1 month.

Obviously, the allocation of capital is the responsibility of the investor, which was also assigned by the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district in the Decision approving the adjustment of the economic-technical report. In particular, the commitment to mobilize the commune budget and contributions from the people in the beneficiary area within 2 years (2019 and 2020). However, this has not been implemented.

Mr. Tran Binh Trong - Chairman of Quynh Hung Commune People's Committee said: The lack of capital has caused the project to be delayed, this is also partly the responsibility of the locality. Mr. Trong also explained that due to the economic difficulties in recent years, the locality's revenue has been focused on investing in the construction of important infrastructure, especially building enough classrooms to serve the learning of children in the area, so the capital has not been arranged in time to complete the project.

Mr. Trong added that in the near future, when there is revenue from land auctions, the remaining amount will be allocated to complete the project as soon as possible.

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On August 28, 2024, the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district issued Decision No. 2825/QD-UBND approving the auction results of 23 residential land lots in Quynh Hung commune for 23 households and individuals, with a total amount of 43,113,500,000 VND. These are 23 land lots that the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district canceled the auction results more than a year ago because the auction winner was Mr. Nguyen Van Trong, the younger brother of Mr. Nguyen Van Quy - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district (the person who signed the decision approving the starting price)..