Progress of 4 North-South Expressway projects 'no way back'
Deputy Minister Nguyen Danh Huy said that with the four North-South expressway projects, the Government requires them to be opened to traffic by the end of 2022, so there is "no way back" in terms of progress because transport infrastructure is of great importance.
Construction of Tan Son Nhat Terminal T3 to begin in December
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Construction of Tan Son Nhat Terminal T3 will begin in December 2022. Photo: Tuan Kiet |
Regarding the progress of the Tan Son Nhat T3 Terminal Project, speaking to the press at the Government press conference on the afternoon of December 1, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Danh Huy said that related procedures are being completed to ensure construction starts at the end of this year.
According to Mr. Nguyen Danh Huy, to start the Tan Son Nhat Terminal T3 Project, two factors are needed: the site must be handed over to the contractor and the investor must approve the technical documents as well as bid to select the contractor.
Regarding the land, the Ministry of National Defense has completed the procedures for handing over the land. The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee will have to complete additional procedures to issue a decision on land reclamation.
“Today, Ho Chi Minh City has assigned departments to appraise land reclamation plans. It is expected that this week two decisions related to site clearance and land reclamation can be issued,” said Mr. Huy.
On the investor side, Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV) has selected the project's foundation contractor since the end of July 2022 and has fully prepared financial resources, ensuring "a definite start of construction at the end of December".
The leaders of the Ministry of Transport also affirmed that the procedures are currently being ensured. The Ministry of National Defense and the Air Defense - Air Force have also created conditions for the contractor to conduct test pile driving.
“If there are no problems, the Tan Son Nhat T3 Terminal Project can start construction from December 15 to 22,” Mr. Huy affirmed.
Construction in accordance with the Prime Minister's direction is 3 shifts and 4 shifts.
Regarding the 4 North-South expressway projects that the Government requested to open to traffic by the end of 2022, Deputy Minister Nguyen Danh Huy said that these projects "have no way back", because traffic infrastructure is important not only for public investment disbursement, economic growth but also for socio-economic development.
However, among the 4 projects, only Cam Lo - La Son Project is currently at 96.8% progress, certainly completed and put into operation before December 31.
The remaining 3 projects, including Mai Son - National Highway 45, Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet - Dau Giay, will only be fully opened on asphalt concrete roads, and are expected to be put into operation on April 30, 2023.
Regarding the reason, according to Mr. Huy, the general progress of the new projects has only reached about 70%. In 2021, almost all 3 of these projects were stalled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, only 17% of construction was completed, the remaining volume is mainly in 2022.
According to Mr. Huy, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang has inspected and requested that all solutions be taken to open the project to traffic on December 31. Mr. Huy said that at the construction site, the projects are currently being constructed in accordance with the Prime Minister's directive of 3 shifts and 4 shifts.
However, in addition to the main route, there are many other projects such as service roads and residential roads that have been evaluated by the State Appraisal Council for new construction works that have been put into operation.
“Regarding concerns about whether the acceleration will affect the quality of the project? The Ministry’s view is not to trade progress for quality. The construction of projects is strictly controlled from input of construction materials to output,” Mr. Huy affirmed./.
