No more delay in land acquisition for National Highway 7A

Many unreasonable demands

The project to renovate and upgrade National Highway 7A, section Km0 - Km36, and handle landslides in the Khe Thoi - Nam Can section, Nghe An province, was approved by the Ministry of Transport in March 2022, with a total investment of more than VND 1,300 billion. This is a national key project, of great significance in connecting the western region of Nghe An with National Highway 1A and the North - South Expressway.

After starting construction in September 2022, this project has contributed to changing the appearance of the localities where it passes through. However, there is still about 1km along the entire route that has not completed site clearance, which has greatly affected traffic safety and environmental sanitation. In particular, the most concentrated areas are Minh Chau commune (belonging to Dien Cat commune, old Dien Chau district); Hop Minh commune (section through Vien Thanh commune, old Yen Thanh district); Van Tu commune (section belonging to My Thanh commune, old Yen Thanh district).

Before July 1, 2025, although Dien Chau and Yen Thanh districts (before the district level was abolished) had made great efforts to propagate, mobilize, and implement regulations on land acquisition and compensation, many households still disagreed and had unreasonable demands.

Some households requested compensation for the area not included in the land acquisition and clearance survey for project implementation; some households were sold by the Commune People's Committee without authority without a land allocation record, without the size of the land plot when it was transferred, but they claimed that when sold, it was located right outside National Highway 7A so they should be compensated; some households requested compensation for land outside National Highway 7A because they claimed that it had never been recovered and compensated before; Some households donated land when issuing the Land Use Rights Certificate but still requested compensation for this area. There were even households that had received the transfer from other households a long time ago, the current area was larger than the area listed in the Land Use Rights Certificate but still requested compensation...

Will protect construction

After the reorganization of commune-level administrative units, from July 1, 2025, the two-level local government has officially come into stable operation. This is considered a favorable time to focus on completely removing obstacles. In fact, localities have shown a proactive spirit, increased coordination, and not let this situation continue.

Present at Van Tu commune (merged from My Thanh, Lien Thanh, Van Tu communes) and Hop Minh commune (merged from Long Thanh, Vinh Thanh, Vien Thanh, Son Thanh, Bao Thanh communes), we noticed that National Highway 7A passing through these localities still has many points of land clearance that have not been completed, causing serious damage to the road surface. Many points connecting the old and new road surfaces have a large difference in height, causing environmental pollution and traffic insecurity.

Mr. Nguyen Van Thuan - Chairman of Van Tu Commune People's Committee said that after the two-level government came into operation, the commune also reviewed the land acquisition and clearance problems where the National Highway 7A Improvement and Upgrade Project passes through. In the near future, it will coordinate with Hop Minh Commune to protect the construction of some points.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairman of the People's Committee of Hop Minh Commune said: The people's problems related to the National Highway 7A site clearance have been resolved by all levels, sectors and localities before July 1, 2025. If people do not agree, they have the right to complain to the higher authorities, but they do not have the right to hinder the construction, affecting the entire project.

Ms. Thao also said that after the new commune level came into operation, the locality also coordinated with functional agencies to develop a plan to protect construction at some locations in the old Bao Thanh commune.

It must be affirmed that the National Highway 7A Improvement and Upgrade Project is not only a traffic project, but also a driving force for economic and social development in the whole region. If the delay in site clearance is not resolved completely, it will cause serious consequences, especially increasing investment costs, affecting traffic safety, environmental sanitation, and most importantly, the project is at risk of being narrowed.