Prime Minister attends the opening ceremony of Cua Hoi bridge over Lam river connecting Nghe An and Ha Tinh

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends the Ceremony to respond to the 'Program to plant 1 billion trees - For a green Vietnam'

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of March 14, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the People's Committee of Nghe An province jointly organized the Ceremony to respond to the "Program of planting 1 billion trees - For a green Vietnam" at Truong Bon National Historical Site, Do Luong district (Nghe An).

Scene of the opening ceremony of Cua Hoi bridge over Lam river. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Phuc - Politburo member, Prime Minister attended.lyeahAlso attending were comrades: Nguyen Sinh Hung - former member of the Politburo, former Chairman of the National Assembly;Vuong Dinh Hue - Member of the Politburo,Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee;Phan Dinh Trac - Member of the Politburo,Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission; Uong Chu Luu - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly.

CComrades Central Party Committee members: Nguyen Chi Dung - Minister of Planning and Investment;Nguyen Van The - Minister of Transport;Tran Hong Ha - Minister of Natural Resources and Environment;Nguyen Dac Vinh - Deputy Chief of the Central Party Office; Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh - Commander of Military Region 4; Nghiem Xuan Thanh - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and People's Committee, leaders of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee.h… On the side of Ha Tinh province, there were comrades: Hoang Trung Dung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Tran Tien Hung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Pham Bang

Cua Hoi Bridge across Lam River connecting Cua Lo town (Nghe An) and Nghi Xuan district (Ha Tinh) has a length of bridge and road at both ends of the bridge of 5.3 km, of which the bridge section is more than 1.7 km. The total investment of the project is 950 billion VND, of which the central budget is 450 billion VND, the local budget is 500 billion VND (Nghe An and Ha Tinh, each province 250 billion VND). The project started construction in February 2019 and was completed on October 13, 2020.

Cua Hoi Bridge. Photo: Dao Tuan

Up to now, after 25 months of active construction, overcoming many difficulties and hardships, the Cua Hoi bridge project has been basically completed and qualified for traffic. This is the third bridge across the Lam River, connecting the two provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the opening ceremony. Photo: Pham Bang

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized: Cua Hoi Bridge is a key project, large-scale, breakthrough and has important significance in regional connectivity; contributing to the completion of the coastal road through Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, improving the traffic system between the two banks of Lam River, gradually completing the traffic infrastructure system in the North Central region, connecting key economic zones in the South of Nghe An province with the North of Ha Tinh province.

Cua Hoi Bridge creates momentum for the development of marine economy, tourism, services, promotes socio-economic development, ensures regional security and defense; connects National Highway 8B and National Highway 1 and reduces traffic on National Highway 1; ensures traffic safety, promotes the effective use of investment capital to build projects, upgrade and expand National Highway 1.

After 25 months of active construction, the Cua Hoi bridge project has been basically completed and is ready for traffic. Photo: Pham Bang

Since the project was launched, Nghe An has identified this as one of the key projects in the province. The province has focused on directing, removing obstacles and difficulties, speeding up the progress of site clearance to hand over to the investor according to the project schedule. In the context of difficult budget revenue, the province has also made efforts to arrange capital for the project as committed.

On the occasion of the opening ceremony of Cua Hoi Bridge, on behalf of the Party Committee, Government and People of Nghe An province, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung expressed his deep gratitude to the National Assembly, the Government, ministries, branches and central agencies for their valuable attention and support to Nghe An province over the past time; at the same time, he hoped that in the coming time, the province would continue to receive the attention, support and help of central agencies.

Appreciating the efforts of Project Management Board 6 and contractors; thanking the support and consensus of the people in the project's affected area, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung requested Project Management Board 6 and contractors to continue focusing on completing the final items to complete the project and put it into use with high efficiency.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the opening ceremony, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The affirmed: During the project implementation, despite many difficulties, with the efforts of the investor, the construction unit, the strong support of the Government leaders, the leaders and people of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, so far, after nearly 2 years of construction, the Cua Hoi bridge project has been basically completed, meeting the conditions for opening to traffic to serve the travel needs of the people.

The opening of Cua Hoi Bridge is of great significance, contributing to the completion of the coastal road through Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, opening up many favorable conditions for the development of sea tourism and marine economy. Minister Nguyen Van The said that in the coming time, the Ministry of Transport will coordinate with Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces to study and invest in a number of more bridges across Lam River to create conditions for breakthrough development in this area.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates from ministries, branches and localities move on Cua Hoi bridge. Photo: Thanh Duy

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc greeted and talked with local people attending the opening ceremony of Cua Hoi Bridge over Lam River. Photo: Thanh Duy

Delegates perform the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of Cua Hoi Bridge. Photo: Pham Bang