Western Nghe An Road Project: Efforts in the "sprint" phase

(Baonghean) - At this time, the construction site of the Tay Nghe An road project is in the "final" stage, contractors are mobilizing human resources, equipment, and machinery to focus on construction to ensure the project is completed by June 30, 2015.

The Tay Nghe An route starts at Kim Son - Que Phong Town and ends at Muong Xen - Ky Son Town with a length of 186 km and is divided into 2 phases. Currently, phase 1 (78 km long from Kim Son - Tri Le) has been basically completed, phase 2 (106 km long) is being accelerated by construction units with the determination to complete the project according to the requirements of the Department of Transport.

Due to the construction in a mountainous area with complex weather, but with the close direction and supervision of the investor, the timely support of the locality in creating favorable conditions for the contractors, the units with good capacity met the requirements of the project and reached the first finish line of the Tay Nghe An road project phase, which was Construction Investment Joint Stock Company No. 19.

Ms. Phan Thi Anh Dao - representative of Construction Investment Joint Stock Company No. 19 said: "In package No. 16, the unit undertakes the construction from km 94 - km 98 and builds Ban San bridge (Que Phong). Although the construction is in a complicated area, the progress must be accelerated so that the units undertaking the packages inside the route can conveniently carry out the construction, so the company has mobilized human resources and equipment to complete 4 km of road, 14 culverts, clear Ban San bridge, and reinforce 3 km of drainage ditches. Since the beginning of March 2015, the route has been well-traveled and has been accepted. This is the first route of phase 2, the early completion of the project has greatly supported other construction units in transporting materials and equipment for the project."

Speed ​​up construction progress of Tay Nghe An road.

In addition to the No. 19 Construction Investment Joint Stock Company, the project construction unit connecting with the starting section of the route (phase 2) implemented by Nghe An Construction and Trading Joint Stock Company has also completed. Undertaking the construction from km 98 - km 102 and Huoi Luong bridge (Que Phong), since March 2015, the route has been basically opened and to reach the finish line on time as committed to the investor, currently organizing 2 construction teams to construct the remaining 0.8 km of asphalt road surface and determined to complete the project on June 15.

For over a month, the weather in the highlands has been complicated, with prolonged hot weather, but this is the "final" stage so contractors are focusing on speeding up progress. Mr. Chu Trong Tu, Construction Site Manager of Joint Stock Company 482 said: "Due to the hot weather and high temperatures, the unit has chosen a suitable construction method to ensure progress and health for workers. With the goal of completing the project by June 20, we have mobilized many types of rollers, vibratory rollers, excavators, loaders, trucks and 40 technical staff and workers to actively construct. The unit received the handover of this section from the North Central Construction Joint Stock Company with a length of 1.7 km of road, construction of 10 culverts, 120m of sound barrier walls... Currently, more than 1.4 km has been paved and in recent days, the unit has focused on completing the paving of the remaining 300m of the project's road". It is known that before that, Joint Stock Company 482 had basically completed the construction package of km 107 - km 108 and Xoi Voi bridge (Tuong Duong), so the Department of Transport assigned an additional package to the North Central Construction Joint Stock Company.

Construction and Trading Joint Stock Company 423 is undertaking the construction of one of the most difficult and dangerous sections on the Tay Nghe An route at km 119 - km 120 and Na Hy bridge (Tuong Duong), but with the efforts of the unit, the progress has been met. Up to now, the most important item is Na Hy bridge, which has been completed and opened on June 10 and will also be completed on June 15. Or in important construction packages in Ky Son district, the construction units are also focusing on speeding up the progress. Hoa Hiep Company Limited is constructing km 157 - km 161 and 4 bridges, currently the construction of Sop Tu section has been completed and 2 km has been paved, the unit has organized 2 asphalt paving teams to complete the remaining 2 km on June 20. The Khe Ben bridge connecting Mai Son commune (Tuong Duong) and My Ly commune (Ky Son) was also completed and opened on June 10. At Khe Luc bridge, on May 29, the first slab of span 3 was laid, and the bridge is expected to be opened on June 30...

The Tay Nghe An road project has a total investment capital (both phases) of 2,127 billion VND. This is one of the key projects of the province and after completion, it will not only be important in ensuring national defense and security but also a driving force for socio-economic development in the western part of Nghe An. Mr. Ho Viet Vinh, Deputy Director of the Traffic Project Management Board, Department of Transport said: "Currently, the construction units are trying to speed up the progress, the Tay Nghe An road project has paved the road surface for more than 82 km/106 km. Along with paying attention to and promptly resolving difficulties and problems during the project implementation, the Department of Transport also focuses on directing contractors to speed up the construction progress to complete and hand over the project before June 30, 2015".

Hoang Vinh