Nghe An approved the policy of continuing to invest in the coastal road of 4,651 billion VND.

On the afternoon of November 26, the Provincial Party Standing Committee continued its regular November meeting to listen to and give opinions on many important issues. Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired the meeting.

Attending the meeting were comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; representatives of leaders of a number of Central Party Committees, comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and leaders of a number of departments, branches and localities. Photo: Thanh Duy

The coastal route through Nghe An province, from Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa) to Cua Lo (Nghe An) has a total length of 83.5 km, the scale of a grade III plain road. The total investment is expected to be 5,172 billion VND.

Currently, the newly invested route has completed the section from Km0 - Km7 and the section from the intersection of National Highway 46 to Provincial Road 535 (Km 76 - Km 83+500), expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2021. The remaining section of the route is 69 km, including 5 large bridges, 3 medium bridges and 1 small bridge, with a total estimated investment of 4,651 billion VND.

Construction of coastal road from the intersection of National Highway 46 to Provincial Road 535 (Km 76 - Km 83+500) in Nghi Huong Ward (Cua Lo Town). Photo courtesy of Tran Chau

Based on the central budget capital planned to be allocated for the coastal road project through Nghe An province from Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa) to Cua Lo (Nghe An) from Km7 - Km76, with an amount of 3,200 billion VND. For the period 2021 - 2025, the Prime Minister has submitted to the National Assembly; the Ministry of Planning and Investment has also issued a document announcing the expected capital allocation for the project in 2021 of 450 billion VND.

Based on the proposal of the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee agreed on the investment policy for the coastal road construction project from Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa) - Cua Lo (Nghe An) with a total estimated investment of VND 4,651 billion. Implementation period is 5 years (2021 -2025).

The total investment scale is 69 km long, designed according to the standards of a grade III plain road, with a design speed of 80 km/h, passing through Hoang Mai town, Quynh Luu, Dien Chau, Nghi Loc districts and the end point intersecting with National Highway 46 in Khanh Hop commune (Nghi Loc).

The project's funding comes from the central and local budgets. At the upcoming session, the Nghe An Provincial People's Council will consider approving the project's investment policy.

Overview of the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

The implementation of the coastal route aims to exploit and effectively use marine and coastal resources, serve the socio-economic development of coastal localities, strengthen national defense and security to firmly protect the country's sovereignty and is an important route connecting key economic regions and coastal economic zones of Vietnam.

Comrade Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Also at the meeting, the Provincial Party Standing Committee approved the policy of adjusting investment in the WHA Industrial Park project; urban area in Nghi Phu commune and Hung Loc commune (Vinh city); issued a number of policies to support new rural construction in Nghe An province, period 2021 - 2025; a number of specific mechanisms and policies to support Nam Dan district in socio-economic development in the period 2021 - 2025; amended and supplemented the land price list of industrial parks in the Southeast Economic Zone in the period 2020 - 2024; gave opinions on the content of the 17th session of the 17th Provincial People's Council.

The Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee reaffirms the policy of not licensing new hydropower projects.

(Baonghean.vn) - Discussing the proposal to adjust and supplement the planning of a number of hydropower projects, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee reaffirmed the policy since 2015 of not adding new hydropower planning in the province.