Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspects and urges the North-South expressway project through Nghe An

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the working delegation inspected the field at Than Vu tunnel. Photo: Pham Bang

The North-South Expressway project through Nghe An province is about 87.84km long, including the Nghi Son - Dien Chau sub-project and the Dien Chau - Bai Vot sub-project, passing through Hoang Mai town and 5 districts: Quynh Luu, Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Nghi Loc and Hung Nguyen.

The Nghi Son - Dien Chau sub-project has a length of 50km with a total investment of more than 7,293 billion VND. The project is divided into 4 construction packages, expected to be completed by July 2023. To date, the value of the implemented output is more than 2,786 billion VND, reaching 63.4%.

The Prime Minister visited and wished a happy new year to project staff and workers. Photo: Pham Bang

The Prime Minister presents gifts to project staff and workers. Photo: Pham Bang

The Dien Chau - Bai Vot sub-project has a route length of 49.3km with a total investment of VND 13,338 billion. The project started on May 22, 2021 and is expected to be completed in May 2024. To date, the output value of contractors is more than VND 2,046 billion, equivalent to 24.02% of the contract value.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh personally inspected the construction site of Than Vu tunnel, part of the Dien Chau - Bai Vot expressway sub-project.

The Prime Minister personally entered the tunnel to inspect the construction progress. Photo: Pham Bang

The Prime Minister and his delegation listened to a report on the implementation of the North-South Expressway project, Dien Chau - Bai Vot section. Photo: Pham Bang

Reporting to the Prime Minister, the investor said that Than Vu tunnel is 1,131m long, with 2 tubes 45m apart. The right tunnel branch is 1,108.9m long, 315m of which has been constructed, with a completion rate of 31.65%; The left tunnel branch is 1,053.1m long, 217.4m of which has been constructed, with a completion rate of 20.64%. It is expected that the tunnel will be opened by October 2023 and completed by early November 2023.

Due to the complex geological structure of the southern tunnel area, the construction progress of the southern tunnel cannot be accelerated. In the near future, when entering the tunnel with better geological layers, the construction progress will be accelerated. Therefore, the tunnel construction time is expected to be earlier than the proposed time.

The Prime Minister requested investors and contractors to ensure the following factors when constructing the project. Photo: Pham Bang

After listening to the reports of the units, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated the spirit and responsibility of the investor, consulting unit, supervisor and construction unit; currently the weather is favorable so the contractor needs to speed up the project implementation progress.

After completing the tunnel, with beautiful terrain and natural landscape, the Prime Minister suggested that the Ministry of Transport coordinate with the consulting unit to study and build rest stops at both ends of the tunnel so that people passing by can stop to sightsee and take photos, both promoting the image of the country and helping the locality to exploit the service.

The Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Transport to coordinate with the consulting unit to study and build rest stops at both ends of the tunnel so that people can stop to sightsee and take photos. Photo: Pham Bang

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation took souvenir photos with provincial leaders, investors, construction and supervision units. Photo: Pham Bang

The Prime Minister also requested relevant units to closely follow and ensure the project progress, ensure the quality of construction, aesthetics, techniques, and environmental landscape. In addition, there must be no negativity, harassment, waste, and safety for workers during construction.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits people in the resettlement area in Nghi Phuong commune, Nghi Loc district. Photo: Pham Bang

Next, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation visited households living in the resettlement area in Nghi Phuong commune (Nghi Loc district). These households have given up their land to implement the North-South expressway project.

Sharing with the Prime Minister, the people said that when they were informed about the land acquisition to implement the project, everyone agreed and supported it. When they moved to the new resettlement area, everyone was happy because the infrastructure of electricity, roads, schools, and stations was complete, the material and spiritual life of the people was improved; security and order were enhanced.

The Prime Minister was happy to see people sharing that life in their new home is better than in their old one and always supporting the policies of the Party and State. Photo: Pham Bang

The Prime Minister thanked the people for giving up their land for the project and was happy to see them share that their new living conditions are better than their old ones.

The Prime Minister requested local authorities to continue paying attention to the lives and livelihoods of displaced people, creating a new look for increasingly prosperous and beautiful countryside.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presents gifts and wishes people a happy and joyful Spring. Photo: Pham Bang

Resettlement area in Nghi Phuong commune, Nghi Loc district. Photo: Pham Bang

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh wished the people a healthy and happy New Year; continued to preserve and promote the revolutionary traditions of the homeland, support socio-economic development projects, and contribute to building the homeland and the country to become increasingly prosperous.