The project to upgrade and expand National Highway 15A, Do Luong - Nam Dan section, has not been implemented on the entire route.

Implementing the plan to inspect a number of project works in the province, on the afternoon of September 13, Inspection Team No. 1 of the Provincial Party Committee inspected the Project to upgrade and expand National Highway 15A, Do Luong - Nam Dan section.

Leaders of the Department of Transport reported on the progress of the project to upgrade and expand National Highway 15A through Do Luong - Nam Dan. Photo: Thanh Le

The project to upgrade and expand National Highway 15A, section Km301+500 - Km333+200, Nghe An province, was approved by the Ministry of Transport in Decision No. 268/QD-BGTVT dated January 29, 2013. The project has a total route length of 31.7 km, passing through Do Luong district for 18.2 km and Nam Dan district for 13.5 km.

Starting point: Km301+500, intersecting with National Highway 46B in Da Son commune, Do Luong district. Ending point: Km333+200, intersecting with National Highway 46 in Van Dien commune, Nam Dan town, Nam Dan district.

The investment scale is according to the standard of level IV plain road. The section Km301+500 - Km303+100 and the branch following Truong Bon historical relic site are according to the standard of urban road. The project has a total investment of 724 billion 213 million VND (funding source of the Ministry of Transport)..

Because the capital for the project has only been allocated 145 billion so far (20% of the total investment), only 8.8 km/31.7 km has been implemented.

Checking the section through Nam Hung commune (Nam Dan). Photo: Thanh Le

This is the route connecting Do Luong district - the center of the Southwest region of the province with Vinh city, connecting National Highway 7 with National Highway 46 and passing through Truong Bon historical relic site, contributing to completing the road network, promoting the socio-economic development of the area through which the route passes, ensuring national security and defense, meeting the needs of future traffic development.

Through inspection, it was found that the project to upgrade and expand National Highway 15A is a project to implement the Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress, but due to difficulties in capital sources, the entire route has not been invested in and built.

Due to difficulties in capital resources, the project to upgrade and expand National Highway 15A has not been able to implement investment and construction of the entire route. Photo: Thanh Le

Regarding the arrangement of capital to continue implementing the project, the Department of Transport said that on July 26, 2019, the Ministry of Planning and Investment issued Document No. 5218/BKHĐT-TH on the implementation of the plan to use the general reserve of the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2016 - 2020, including a recommendation to arrange capital for the project of 579 billion VND.

On August 9, 2019, the Government Office issued Document No. 7105/VPCP-KHTH assigning the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance to review the plan for allocating the general reserve fund for the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2016 - 2020 and report to the Prime Minister. Currently, the Ministry of Planning and Investment is seeking the opinion of the Ministry of Finance.