Vinh City needs to urgently hand over the site for the Vinh - Cua Lo connecting road project.

On the morning of July 27, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong inspected the progress of the Project implementation.Vinh - Cua Lo connecting road (phase 1). Also attending were leaders of the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Transport, Natural Resources & Environment, Department of Finance, Department of Construction; and localities where the road passes through.

Projecttraffic route connecting Vinh - Cua Lohave totallength10.832 km, starting point at Km0+00 intersection with Truong Van Linh Street, Nghi Phu Commune, Vinh City and ending point at Km10+832 intersection with Binh Minh Street, Cua Lo Town. Total project investment is 1,411 billion VND, of which: Government bond source is 1,100 billion VND and local budget source is 311 billion VND.

Up to now, the allocated capital is 981 billion VND, disbursed 643.05 billion VND, of which construction and installation is 166.06 billion and site clearance is 465.06 billion.

Provincial leaders inspect the progress of the section passing through Nghi Phong commune, Nghi Loc district. Photo: Phu Huong

According to the report of the Department of Transport, the Department is currently directing contractors to focus on implementing construction of sections with available land (7.95km), coordinating with localities to clear remaining sections for early handover, ensuring the construction of the first layer of asphalt concrete for the entire route is completed before March 30, 2019.

Up to now, 7.95/7.95km of roadbed has been cleared; 6.5/7.95km of asphalt concrete layer 1 has been completed; 25/25 culverts have been constructed; 2/2 bridges have been completed. Currently, there are still2.85km of land clearance not yet completed.

Construction on the land area that has been handed over in Nghi Phong commune, Nghi Loc district. Photo: Phu Huong

According to general assessment, tConstruction progress basically ensures quality and schedule for the sections with handed over site;basic handling of problems in land acquisition and clearance; papproved, payment received290/414householdresidential land (achieved)70%); Land Acquisition and Site Clearancelocation of the TĐCOkay10/15resettlement areafocus and 11/11 interspersed positions;Organized the demolition and handover of 57/129 houses.relocate925/1,019 graves...

However,progress is still slowCompared with Notice No. 147/TB-UBND dated March 14, 2018 of the Provincial People's Committee,especially the last partVinh City, many sections are 5-6 months behind schedule. The reason is that some resettlement areas have not been completed, the work of confirming land origin is slow, some households have not agreed with the compensation price for land acquisition and clearance...

Construction vehicles in Nghi Loc. Photo: Phu Huong

At the meeting, the leaders of the transport sector asked relevant localities, especially Vinh City, to pay attention., direct resolutely to remove obstacles, make detailed plans, assign tasks and specific implementation times to relevant units to speed up the progress of site clearance; at the same time, study the plan to divide investment in resettlement areas to speed up the progress of site clearance and construction (in the immediate future, prioritize site clearance and construction of the scope to serve the needs of the traffic project connecting Vinh - Cua Lo).

In cases where compulsory land inventory and compulsory land recovery must be carried out, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee proposed to speed up the procedures for compulsory land recovery.It is recommended that localities balance and arrange budget sources to pay for the advanced capital for site clearance work in resettlement areas that exceed capacity.The approved capital structure ensures that it does not affect the construction progress of the resettlement area serving the site clearance work of the Vinh - Cua Lo road project.

Overview of the working session. Photo: Phu Huong

In his concluding remarks, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested: Vinh City People's Committee,Nghi Loc district and Cua Lo town focused the entire political system on drastic action, increased propaganda, mobilized people to agree and support the project; accelerated compensation and support for site clearance, mobilized households to dismantle and hand over the site to the contractor according to the approved schedule.

The province will direct relevant departments and branches such as the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Construction, Department of Planning and Investment, Department of Finance to advise on allocating provincial budget capital to implement the project; advise the Provincial People's Committee to remove difficulties and obstacles in site clearance and project implementation.