When will the Le Hong Phong Street Sidewalk Improvement Project be delayed?
As a key project in the heart of Vinh city, the Le Hong Phong street renovation project has not been completed due to land clearance problems.
Continued "deadlock" in site clearance
The progress of the Le Hong Phong Street Sidewalk Improvement Project was reported by Nghe An Electronic Newspaper on October 4, 2024 through an article."Due to land issues, the "electric spider web" on Le Hong Phong Street (Vinh City) will be difficult to clean before October 31 as scheduled".
Regarding construction work inLe Hong Phong Street Improvement Project, the report of relevant units to Vinh City People's Committee at the end of October 2024 showed that, up to now, only the section from Nguyen Van Cu Street to Hai Quan roundabout has completed underground construction, dismantling of power and telecommunication cables and cutting down old electric poles on the roadway.
The remaining part, from Nguyen Van Cu Street to Le Loi Street, has completed the dismantling of telecommunication cables from Le Viet Luong Street to Kim Dong Street; the dismantling of the section from Nguyen Van Cu Street to Le Viet Luong Street and the section from Kim Dong Street to Le Loi Street is being organized. From Le Viet Luong Street to Le Loi Street, the installation of the 0.4kV power system, installation of electrical cabinets, main power cables, power cables to households has been completed, and the power switching plan has been completed to transfer the power grid to the underground system.
The section from Nguyen Van Cu Street to Le Viet Luong Street has completed the installation of the meter cabinet system, and is currently deploying the main cable and cable laying to households; expected to be completed before November 30, 2024 for the section without site clearance problems.
As for the section from Muong Thanh Hotel to Nguyen Van Cu Street, up to now, it has not been possible to carry out underground works, construct drainage systems, widen the roadway... due to problems with site clearance.
Regarding site clearance and related difficulties and problems, in the section passing through Truong Thi ward, there are 5 households within the site clearance area. As of September 27, 2024, 4 households and individuals have had their site clearance compensation plans approved.
However, when the City Land Fund Development Center invited households to pay the money (October 11, 2024), only 2 households received the money; the remaining 2 households did not receive the money and continued to file a petition regarding the compensation price. Faced with this reality, the People's Committee of Truong Thi Ward must coordinate with relevant units to continue to propagate and mobilize households to agree to the compensation plan approved by competent authorities. As for the remaining household, due to a petition for consideration of land allocation with land use fee collection, the City Land Fund Development Center is coordinating with relevant units to handle it according to the provisions of the 2024 Land Law.
On the section passing through Hung Binh ward, there are a total of 22 households within the area of site clearance. Up to now, 7 households have submitted to the specialized departments of Vinh City People's Committee for appraisal of the site clearance compensation plan. However, based on the appraisal documents of the departments, due to the relation to the land limit, the difference between the actual land and the land with the land use right certificate; the recovered land has garden land, so Vinh City People's Committee issued Document No. 6017/UBND-TCKH dated October 17, 2024 to the Provincial People's Committee to request other support mechanisms.
For 10 households that have publicly announced the compensation plan for site clearance (including 5 households with small area of land acquisition, depth of impact <1m), the City Land Fund Development Center is completing the documents to submit to specialized departments for appraisal for 5 households; the remaining 5 households have small area of land acquisition, not affecting construction at the site. In addition, the site clearance for the Inspection Center (Department of Construction) is waiting for support instructions from the Provincial People's Committee. For the case of Mr. Bach Ngoc Lan's household, the City Land Fund Development Center has completed the inventory of assets, and is currently waiting for the family to request an adjustment to re-issue the land use right certificate. After the re-issue, it can synthesize, submit for appraisal and approve the compensation plan for site clearance. In the case of Mr. Hoang Van Luan's household with a complaint, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment is currently continuing to preside over the handling of the complaint...
Proposed design adjustment options
In the article"Due to land issues, the "electric spider web" on Le Hong Phong Street (Vinh City) will be difficult to clean before October 31 as scheduled", Nghe An Newspaper reported that due to difficulties in site clearance, since September 2024, Vinh City People's Committee has proposed to the Department of Construction a plan to adjust the design of the southern route, from Muong Thanh Hotel to Nguyen Van Cu Street.
Specifically, through Document No. 5491/UBND-QLDT dated September 20, 2024, along with a report on difficulties and obstacles in site clearance for the Le Hong Phong sidewalk renovation project, leading to prolonged construction progress and potential consequences, Vinh City People's Committee proposed the Department of Construction to consider and give opinions on adjusting the design of some items of the project, including: "Adjusting the centerline of the drainage ditch south of Le Hong Phong Street (section from Km1+047.14 to Km1+329) from the sidewalk to the expanded roadway. Adjusting the underground design of the telecommunications system (to the current drainage ditch location) to match the design of the drainage ditch adjustment and ensuring construction site to speed up the dismantling of current electricity and telecommunications poles. Adjusting and supplementing some household electricity items as requested by Vinh Electricity".
It is known that on October 7, 2024, the Department of Construction issued Document No. 4278/SXD-QLXD in response to the Vinh City People's Committee. Here, the Department of Construction commented: "Propose that the Vinh City People's Committee prioritize site clearance to ensure the construction of the stormwater drainage ditch south of Le Hong Phong Street (section from Km1+47.14 to Km1+329) according to the approved design documents. In case the site clearance cannot be completed, the design adjustment plan for this ditch will be considered. At the same time, the design adjustment plan must ensure technical requirements and save construction investment costs".
By October 15, 2024, due to no progress in site clearance, Vinh City People's Committee continued to issue Document No. 5917/UBND-QLDA reporting in detail the related difficulties, thereby requesting the Department of Construction to consider and agree on the plan to adjust the design of the canal section from Km1+047.14 - Km1+329.1.
Regarding the site clearance work, according to Vinh City People's Committee, the most difficult task is currently resolving complaints (including Mr. Hoang Van Luan's household, who is filing a second complaint about the origin of land use; the City People's Committee had to establish a working group to conduct verification; Mr. Nguyen Van Loi's household, who is filing a complaint about the origin of land use and compensation price; Hung Binh Ward People's Committee is handling the complaint; Mr. Bach Ngoc Lan's household was issued the wrong certificate; Hung Binh Ward People's Committee is consulting Vinh City People's Committee on how to resolve the issue).
In Document No. 5917/UBND-QLDA, Vinh City People's Committee stated: "Compensation and support for site clearance on Le Hong Phong Street must be extended, expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2025, and cannot be completed in 2024 according to the set schedule."
Therefore, Vinh City People's Committee proposed: "To ensure drainage for the area, it is necessary to connect the drainage ditch south of Le Hong Phong Street to ditch No. 2 and complete the undergrounding of the overhead technical infrastructure system. Vinh City People's Committee respectfully requests Nghe An Department of Construction to consider and agree on the plan to adjust the design of the ditch section from Km1+047.14 - Km1+329.1 as follows: Move the ditch south of Le Hong Phong Street from Muong Thanh Hotel intersection with Nguyen Van Cu Street from the position on the sidewalk to the expanded roadway; in the immediate future, underground the technical infrastructure system according to the current ground level to ensure the removal of the current power cable system, telecommunication cables and poles".
At the same time, he committed to "directing the City Land Fund Development Center, Hung Binh Ward People's Committee, Truong Thi Ward People's Committee and relevant departments and offices to speed up site clearance work to construct the project to ensure the progress and investment goals of the project".
According to Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Phong - Director of Vinh City Construction Investment Project Management Board, the consulting unit is currently urgently designing and adjusting the rainwater drainage ditch route south of Le Hong Phong Street, from Km1+47.14 to Km1+329. The requirements of the design adjustment plan, including burying power cables and telecommunication cables, must be in accordance with the direction of the Department of Construction to ensure technical requirements and save construction investment costs.
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Phong said: "The Le Hong Phong Street Sidewalk Renovation Project is behind schedule, potentially causing unpredictable consequences for traffic and affecting urban aesthetics; meanwhile, this is one of the projects to welcome the Party Congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term. Therefore, we are urging the consulting unit to focus on completing the design adjustment plan to submit to the Department of Construction for comments, moving towards completion...".
