No New Year's holiday at the construction site of the North-South Expressway project through Nghe An

To beKey traffic project, North-South expressway section throughNghe An is divided into 2 projects, including Nghi Son - Dien Chau Expressway Project and Dien Chau - Bai Vot Expressway Project with a total length of about 87.84 km; passing through Hoang Mai town and 5 districts of Quynh Luu, Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Nghi Loc, Hung Nguyen. Construction in difficult terrain conditions, through Mong Ga mountain and Than Vu mountain, reaching across Ca river and dozens of main bridges, approach bridges, so the project is strongly directed by the Ministry of Transport, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, Project Management Board 6, and localities.

North-South Expressway, Dien Chau - Bai Vot section. Photo: PV

At the construction site of the tunnel through Than Vu Mountain (Dien Chau), the contractor mobilized hundreds of vehicles and machines to transport, dig, fill, and transport equipment, cement, and steel to level the mountain and open the road. Hundreds of staff and workers of contractors under the direct responsibility of Phuc Thanh Hung Company have been at the construction site for many months to ensure working 3 shifts. The company has worked with Viettel to have an Internet connection for communication, and has invested in building power lines to serve the construction site.

Project Commander - Mr. Vo Son Hai said: This is the "golden" time for progress, to ensure labor safety in construction conditions on mountains and in tunnels, with high technology and construction techniques, the unit's leaders always pay attention to safety work, from supplying oxygen to the tunnel, disseminating labor rules, techniques, and standards to officers and employees. Than Vu tunnel project is a level 1 project, phase 1 completes the construction of 1 right tunnel, including electromechanical systems, serving exploitation, design speed 80 km/h. Phase 2 will complete the entire 2 complete tunnels.

Construction of Than Vu tunnel on the North-South expressway through Dien Chau. Photo: Tran Chau

As the person who commanded the completion of Truong Vinh tunnel (Hoang Mai town), Mr. Vo Son Hai said that he will work with all construction units to complete Than Vu tunnel to ensure quality, aesthetics, and safety, because for the section through Nghe An of the project, this is the longest tunnel through the mountain. Currently, the enterprise is organizing 4 construction teams, simultaneously drilling the northern and southern tunnels, access roads, tunnel roofs, etc. 100% of workers and volunteers do not take time off for New Year's Day or other holidays to "make up" for the progress.

At Hung Duc Bridge (the longest bridge on the route with more than 4 km across Lam River, connecting Hung Nguyen District, Nghe An and Duc Tho District of Ha Tinh Province), regardless of the cold, contractors Dai Hiep, Hoa Hiep, CIENCO 4... are also speeding up progress, striving to achieve the goal of completing the lower part of the bridge above the flood peak before the 2023 rainy season.

Construction of sliding roof in front of Truong Vinh tunnel, Hoang Mai town. Photo: Tran Chau

Meanwhile, at Truong Vinh tunnel (Hoang Mai town), after the tunnel was opened on April 30, 2022, it is still like a large construction site with hundreds of vehicles, machines and hundreds of workers and engineers working hard. On the cliffs, there is a bustling atmosphere of anti-slip roof construction.

After a hot summer and now a cold winter, the forces still ensure the number of personnel to carry out the construction under the pressure of time and the direction of the Government on disbursement. Project Management Board 6 (Ministry of Transport) has always been close to the area, directing contractors Son Hai, Deo Ca, Hoa Hiep... to speed up the construction pace. With the attention of the contractors, the living and eating conditions of the workers are guaranteed, so all of them stick to their posts, volunteering without holidays, completing the items inside, in front of, and on both sides of the tunnel, creating conditions for asphalting the previously constructed sections.

Bustling construction on the expressway section in front of Truong Vinh tunnel, Hoang Mai town. Photo: Tran Chau

The North-South Expressway is a national key project. When completed, it will contribute to connecting regions, narrowing the gap between localities, and increasing development capacity for the country in general and Nghe An province in particular.

Workers on the roofs of the tunnels worked through the New Year. Photo: Tran Chau