'Turtle' progress on the North-South expressway, Dien Chau - Bai Vot section, passing through Hung Nguyen district

The component project of the Dien Chau - Bai Vot expressway construction investment project (part of the North - South Eastern Expressway Project) has a length of 49.3km. The investor is a consortium of Hoa Hiep Company Limited - Cienco4 Group Joint Stock Company - Nui Hong Investment Company Limited - Truong Son Construction Corporation - Vina 2 Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company; The project enterprise is Phuc Thanh Hung Investment Joint Stock Company. The total investment is 13,339 billion VND; the implementation period is 3 years, starting on May 22, 2021. In the photo: Hung Duc bridge project across Lam river connecting Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, this is also considered the end point of the North - South expressway section through Hung Nguyen district. Photo: Thanh Thanh Nhat Tuan

On May 26 and 27, 2023, Nghe An Newspaper reporters "witnessed" the construction of the North-South Expressway through Hung Nguyen district. It was noticed that there were few motor vehicles participating in the construction activities. Photo: Thanh Thanh Nhat Tuan

This is an image of the North-South Expressway section passing through Hung Tan Commune, recorded at noon on May 27. The current road surface is only about 0.5m - 1m above the fields on both sides. Construction activities are very slow, with only occasional motor vehicles passing by. Photo: Thanh Thanh Nhat Tuan

This is an image of the North-South expressway section through Hung Tan commune looking back to the North. According to records, there are motor vehicles operating on this expressway section, but the number is limited. Photo: Thanh Thanh Nhat Tuan

And this is the section passing through Hung Tay commune. The current status of the North-South expressway on this section is still unclear. Photo: Thanh Thanh Nhat Tuan

Through the reality of Nghe An Newspaper reporters on the section passing through Hung Tay commune, it can be seen that: some locations have machinery and equipment operating, but are in the early stages of construction, which is stripping weathering and unloading weak ground. Photo: Thanh Thanh Nhat Tuan

Similar to Hung Tay commune, the North-South expressway section passing through Hung Yen Nam commune has many locations that are still unclear in shape, many locations are being weathered and dismantled; some locations only have public service roads next to agricultural land plots. Photo: Thanh Thanh Nhat Tuan

Close-up of a short section of the North-South Expressway passing through Hung Yen Nam commune on May 27. Photo: Thanh Thanh Nhat Tuan

According to research, the construction site of the North-South expressway through Hung Yen Nam and Hung Tay communes was handed over by the locality in 2021. In the photo: A location on the North-South expressway passing through Hung Yen Nam commune is in the stage of stripping weathered and unloading soft soil. Photo: Thanh Thanh Nhat Tuan

Inquiring about the site clearance work for the North-South Expressway and related remaining problems in Hung Nguyen district, the People's Committee of this district informed: The work of handing over the site to the investor has been carried out by the People's Committee of the district in coordination with relevant agencies since 2021, and will be 100% completed by May 2022. Regarding the problems, there are only a few locations that have been and are being considered for resolution, and do not affect the construction of the main route of the expressway. In the photo is a grave in Dai Hue hamlet, Hung Tay commune, within the scope of branch N6 - QL46B intersection, which has been exhumed by the people but the project enterprise has not yet completed the construction. Photo: Thanh Thanh Nhat Tuan

According to the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district, the location where people are obstructed on the North-South Expressway is the underpass at Km 453+206 in Hamlet 4, Hung Yen Nam Commune. This situation is caused by the design: the underpass surface is 1.2 - 1.6m lower than the current residential road surface. This is the only route from the center of Hung Yen Nam Commune to Hamlet 4 and Hamlet 5 of Hung Yen Bac Commune, with densely populated residential areas, low-lying terrain and frequent flooding during the rainy season. If construction is carried out according to this design, it will greatly affect people's traffic. Photo: Thanh Thanh Nhat Tuan

In an interview with Nghe An Newspaper on May 26, the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district said that the current situation at the Km 453+206 underpass has been reported by the district to the Provincial People's Committee, Project Management Board No. 6 (Ministry of Transport), and the project investor and enterprise. The viewpoint of the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district is to propose considering adjusting the design, in accordance with the current traffic route, so as not to affect people's travel. Photo: Thanh Thanh Nhat Tuan

A recent report from Project Management Board 6 sent to the Department of Construction Investment Management (Ministry of Transport and Communications) shows that the construction progress of the North-South Expressway section Dien Chau - Bai Vot is slow. In the report, Project Management Board 6 confirmed that localities have handed over 100% of the site, only some problems in the section passing through Hung Nguyen district are being considered for resolution. At the same time, it affirmed that the slow construction progress is due to "since the beginning of 2023, contractors have not been determined to mobilize additional equipment, human resources, and increase construction sites to compensate for the delayed progress, and there are still at least 6 construction sites required by the adjusted schedule...". Photo: Thanh Thanh Nhat Tuan