Two ring roads and three expressways will be submitted to the National Assembly this week.
The government is submitting to the National Assembly a proposal for the investment in five nationally important transportation projects. Delegates will discuss and make a decision during the 3rd Session.
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| 3rd Session of the 15th National Assembly. |
The National Assembly entered its second week of work at its 3rd session, with the agenda including three days of live broadcasts on radio and television for voters and the people nationwide to follow.
Specifically, the National Assembly will dedicate one day to hearing and discussing the Report of the National Assembly's Supervisory Delegation on the implementation of policies and laws on planning work since the Planning Law came into effect.
The delegates discussed for 1.5 days the supplementary assessment of the results of implementing the socio-economic development plan and the state budget in 2021; the situation of implementing the socio-economic development plan and the state budget in the first months of 2022; and the summary of the implementation of Resolution No. 42/2017/QH14 dated June 21, 2017 on piloting the handling of bad debts of credit institutions and the extension of the application period of all provisions of Resolution No. 42/2017/QH14 dated June 21, 2017.
The National Assembly also spent half a day discussing in the plenary session the approval of the 2020 state budget settlement and the work on practicing thrift and combating waste in 2021.
In addition, the National Assembly discussed five draft laws: the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Intellectual Property; the Law on Oil and Gas (amended); the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Radio Frequency; the Law on Prevention and Control of Domestic Violence (amended); the Law on Implementation of Democracy at the Grassroots Level; and the draft Resolution on piloting a model for organizing labor, career guidance, and vocational training activities for prisoners outside of prisons.
5 transportation projects on the agenda.
Also during this working week, the Government will submit to the National Assembly for consideration and decision the investment policies for 3 expressway projects and 2 ring roads in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Specifically, these include the construction projects for the Chau Doc – Can Tho – Soc Trang (phase 1) expressway; the Khanh Hoa – Buon Ma Thuot (phase 1) expressway; the Bien Hoa – Vung Tau (phase 1) expressway; the Hanoi Capital Region Ring Road 4 project; and the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project.
According to the Government's report at the National Assembly Standing Committee meeting in preparation for the upcoming session, three expressway projects have been identified as crucial for creating connectivity between the Mekong Delta and the Central Highlands, and for reducing traffic congestion on National Highway 51. The total estimated capital investment is over 84 trillion VND.
Meanwhile, the Ring Road 4, with a total length of approximately 112.8km (including 103.1km of Ring Road 4 and 9.7km of connecting route towards Noi Bai-Ha Long Expressway), passes through the following areas: Hanoi City (58.2km); Hung Yen (19.3km); Bac Ninh (25.6km and a 9.7km connecting route); the project is expected to be substantially completed in 2025.
The total length of the Ring Road 3 is 76.34 km, including: Ho Chi Minh City (47.51 km), Dong Nai (11.26 km), Binh Duong (10.76 km), and Long An (6.81 km). This project is divided into independent component projects and is expected to be completed in 2026.
Given that the simultaneous implementation of multiple expressway projects, primarily concentrated in the 2022-2025 period, will require enormous resources and make it difficult to ensure quality and completion by 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly requests the Government to conduct a thorough assessment of the disbursement and absorption capacity of capital, the balance and efficiency of resource allocation, management capacity, human resources, the potential for material shortages and price increases, etc., and to clarify timely solutions to ensure the feasibility, efficiency, progress, quality, and commitment to the National Assembly regarding the progress and quality of the projects.
Members of the National Assembly will thoroughly discuss and decide whether to approve the five draft resolutions on the investment policies for these five transportation projects on the last working day of the 3rd Session (scheduled for June 16).