Residents of Yen Binh block have recently sent their opinions to Nghe An Newspaper, reflecting on the inadequate situation of Kim Dong Street, from the block’s cultural house to Hermann Gmeiner Street. “Kim Dong Street through Yen Binh block is narrow, connecting many alleys, while the travel demand of city residents on the route is increasing day by day, so the risk of traffic safety is always present. We hope that the city will urgently implement the project, unblock this “bottleneck” section, do not prolong the time any longer…” – the residents’ opinions reflected.
Arriving at Yen Binh block, passing through the "bottleneck" section of Kim Dong street, the frustrations of the people are understandable. The street has a name, but the surface is only about 3m wide, every time a 4-seat car passes by, all motorbikes, bicycles, and even pedestrians must be cautious. The houses of the Yen Binh block are close together, the exits are through alleys that join Kim Dong street. Therefore, at the intersections between alleys and roads, there are warning signs "small alley, please reduce speed". Meeting the Party Secretary of Yen Binh block, Mr. Nguyen Trong Van, the first thing I heard was: "The aspirations of the people in the block have been there for a long time. I myself have also reflected this aspiration of the people to the City Party Committee, to the City People's Council for a long time...".
According to Mr. Nguyen Trong Van, Yen Binh block has about 200 households, living in a concentrated area, all of their travel needs go through Kim Dong street. Previously, when the means of transport were motorbikes and bicycles, it was less complicated. But now, cars are gradually becoming more popular, so traffic on the route is extremely inconvenient. Therefore, on the "bottleneck" section, there have been many arguments between traffic participants, and there have also been many accidents. "The population in the area is very dense, the traffic volume on Kim Dong street is large, and there are 3 schools in the surrounding area, so unblocking this "bottleneck" section is extremely necessary and urgent. At both ends of the "bottleneck" section and the intersections between alleys and the road, accidents are very likely to happen. Children in the ward have also had accidents right at the bottleneck position from the ward headquarters..." - Party Cell Secretary Nguyen Trong Van said.
According to the Secretary of the Yen Binh Bloc Party Cell, the Kim Dong Street expansion project has been going on for quite a while, and the Bloc Executive Committee has also participated in setting up markers. From the direction of Hung Phuc Ward headquarters to Hermann Gmeiner Street, the “bottleneck” section will be opened to the right with a width of 18m. However, the project has been slow to be implemented.
“As I understand it, the city has difficulties with resettlement land funds and investment capital. To expand the road, it will be necessary to clear the land of 10 households. Basically, the households involved agree to relocate because their houses have been degraded for many years but have not been repaired due to planning. The households wish to be resettled in the ward. As far as I know, the city is considering and resolving this wish of the households. As for investment capital, I have received information that the city has arranged for implementation in 2023. However, I am also concerned because so far there has been no specific action in the land clearance work. If this work is delayed, how can the road expansion plan be completed this year?…” – Party Cell Secretary Nguyen Trong Van discussed.
Contacting Hung Phuc ward, according to Mr. Nguyen Quang Viet - Party Secretary, the expansion of Kim Dong street, the section through Yen Binh block is the desire of the people and of the Party Committee and the government. Mr. Viet informed that up to now, the city has recorded the investment capital and is looking for land funds to arrange resettlement; and the ward is also organizing the inventory and determining the subjects whose land is recovered to carry out compensation work. “This is a long story, the ward is very worried because it has been too long, nearly 4 terms but still has not been implemented. It is difficult because the ward does not have land funds to arrange resettlement for the people, while the city has many important projects that need to be implemented. Fortunately, this year the city has paid attention, had policies and arranged capital for implementation. In order for the project to be implemented, the ward has also grasped the wishes of the people, proposed the city to arrange suitable resettlement land funds…”.
According to the Vinh City People's Committee, the Kim Dong Street expansion project was approved by the Vinh City People's Committee in Decision No. 8480/QD-UBND dated December 16, 2021, with the Hung Phuc Ward People's Committee as the investor. In terms of scale, the total length of the route is 433.84m (from the intersection of Nguyen Van Cu Street to the intersection of Hermann Gmeiner Street; the roadbed is designed to be 18m wide (9m wide road surface, 4.5m wide sidewalk on each side); the total investment is 34.99 billion VND from the city budget, of which the cost of site clearance is more than 26.35 billion VND; the implementation period is not more than 3 years. Nearly 1 year later, Decision No. 8480/QD-UBND was adjusted by the Vinh City People's Committee, raising the total investment to more than 35.88 billion VND in Decision No. 5348/QD-UBND dated November 17, 2022.
At present, Vinh City People's Committee has a medium-term public investment plan until 2025 for the Kim Dong Street expansion project; has recorded capital in 2023 as informed by Hung Phuc Ward Party Secretary Nguyen Quang Viet; at the same time, it is coordinating with the Provincial Land Fund Development Center to review and determine resettlement land funds.
Specifically regarding resettlement arrangements, currently the People's Committee of Hung Phuc Ward reports that within the scope of land acquisition, there are 10 affected households with 30 people living on the land; it is expected that 12 resettlement lots and 3 land allocation lots with land use fees will need to be arranged. Considering the wishes of the households, Hung Phuc Ward proposes to arrange resettlement in the area, at the planning area of the park, parking lot, and cultural house of Vinh Phuc block. Recognizing the wishes of the households as legitimate, the People's Committee of Vinh City determines the resettlement arrangement plan as proposed by the People's Committee of Hung Phuc Ward.
However, the Vinh Phuc block park, parking lot, and cultural house planning area is being assigned by the Provincial Land Fund Development Center to resettle households whose land was recovered to implement the Ly Thuong Kiet Street project, so the City People's Committee is requesting this unit to review the land fund. "The City Land Fund Development Center was assigned by the City People's Committee to coordinate with the Hung Phuc Ward People's Committee to carry out the work of land recovery, site clearance, and resettlement for the Kim Dong Street expansion project. Currently, the Center has reported, and the City People's Committee has sent a document to the Provincial Land Fund Development Center..." - a responsible officer of the City Land Fund Development Center informed.
According to Document No. 824/UBND-PTQD dated February 27, 2023 sent to the Provincial Land Fund Development Center, Vinh City People's Committee estimates that the demand for resettlement land allocation for the Kim Dong Street expansion project is 15 plots of land, in the planning area of parks, parking lots, and cultural houses of Vinh Phuc block. “In order to have a basis for carrying out procedures and approving the policy of allocating land to families whose land has been recovered, Vinh City People's Committee requests the Provincial Land Fund Development Center to review and make detailed statistics of the remaining unallocated land lots in the Park Planning Area, parking lot, Vinh Phuc cultural house and resettlement plot division in Hung Phuc ward. The results will be sent to Vinh City People's Committee (through the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, City Land Fund Development Center) before March 3, 2023. Vinh City People's Committee requests the Provincial Land Fund Development Center to pay attention and promptly resolve the issue so that the project can be implemented on schedule" - Vinh City People's Committee emphasized in Document No. 824/UBND-PTQD. Ask the staff of the City Land Fund Development Center: Vinh City People's Committee requests the Provincial Land Fund Development Center to review and make statistics to announce the results before March 3, 2023. Why has it been more than 2 months and there are no results yet? This person confirmed that the City Land Fund Development Center has not received a response from the Provincial Land Fund Development Center!
On May 9, after contacting the Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee Nguyen Sy Dieu, after retrieving the information he exchanged, on April 26, the Provincial Land Fund Development Center issued a written response. Mr. Nguyen Sy Dieu said: "According to the review results of the Provincial Land Fund Development Center, the land fund in the planning area of the park, parking lot, cultural house of Vinh Phuc block and the resettlement plot division in Hung Phuc ward is still enough to ensure resettlement of the Kim Dong road expansion project. Regarding the project implementation process, it must be implemented in accordance with regulations, so it will take a lot of time. There are still many urgent projects in the city. However, the city considers removing the traffic jam on Kim Dong road to be a very important task, so it will focus on implementation, hoping that people will be assured and confident..."./.