Due to site clearance and 'electric spider webs', Le Hong Phong Street (Vinh City) will be difficult to clean before October 31 as scheduled.
By the end of September 2024, the old electric pole system and power and telecommunication cables on Le Hong Phong Street from Hai Quan roundabout to Nguyen Van Cu Street (Vinh City) had been cleaned; however, the remaining section, due to land issues, according to the Project Management Board, could not be completed as planned, which was October 31, 2024.
Land acquisition problems, slow progress
To performLe Hong Phong Street Sidewalk Improvement Project(Vinh City), Vinh City People's Committee plans to reclaim 5,100.8 m2land, of which, 4,271.0m2Land in Hung Binh ward; 829.8m2Land in Truong Thi ward. 5,100.8m2The land to be recovered involves 27 urban land plots, under the use rights of 27 households and individuals (Hung Binh ward 22 plots, Truong Thi ward 5 plots) and 2 agencies and organizations.
However, information from the Vinh City Land Fund Development Center said that the site clearance and land recovery work for 27 households on Le Hong Phong Street is still unfinished.
Specifically, the implementation results up to October 3, 2024, in the section passing through Truong Thi ward, the City People's Committee has approved the compensation, support and resettlement plan for 4 households, currently, the procedure is being carried out to transfer the source to the Land Fund Development Center to pay money to the households; the remaining households have prepared a cash compensation plan, which is in the process of submitting the documents to specialized departments for appraisal.
For the section through Hung Binh ward, 7 households have submitted their documents for appraisal. However, due to the issue of garden land limits and support regulations, we have to wait for the province's new regulations on compensation and support for site clearance according to the newly issued 2024 Land Law.
Four households have made plans and have made them public to the residents. Of these, one household agrees with the plan and is being finalized by the City Land Fund Development Center for appraisal; three households are not agreeing with the plan.
There are 8 households whose land is recovered at a depth of 0.3 - 1m, of which 5 households are in the process of publicly disclosing affected assets, 3 households whose solid assets are affected are complicated and are in the process of being inspected and making plans.
Of the remaining 3 households, 1 household is completing the documents to submit to the specialized departments for appraisal; 1 household has a request to re-determine the area outside the cover, currently the People's Committee of Hung Binh Ward has worked with and guided the household to complete the procedures to withdraw the cover and reissue the cover; 1 household has a complaint, the City People's Committee has established a verification team to resolve the complaint according to regulations.
As the unit managing and operating the Le Hong Phong Street Sidewalk Improvement Project, according to the Vinh City Investment and Construction Project Management Board, due to the delay in handing over the site, the project has been delayed. Currently, the drainage system cannot be completed, affecting the undergrounding of power and telecommunication cables, so the old electric pole system and the cables hanging on it cannot be dismantled as planned by the Project Management Board, which is before October 31, 2024.
According to the Vinh City Investment and Construction Project Management Board, the site clearance work is facing difficulties due to objective reasons, and may take some more time. Therefore, in order for the project to be implemented within this time period, the Vinh City People's Committee is considering adjusting the design of some items of the Le Hong Phong Street Sidewalk Improvement Project, and has sent a document to the Department of Construction for consideration and comments.
Proposed design adjustments
The proposal of Vinh City People's Committee to the Department of Construction is in Document 5491/UBND-QLDT dated September 20, 2024. According to Vinh City People's Committee, the Le Hong Phong Street sidewalk renovation project has been established, appraised and approved in accordance with regulations; to date, construction has completed about 80% of the items according to the approved documents.
However, on Le Hong Phong Street from Km1+047.14 to Km1+329.1, there are many plots of land that have not been cleared according to the red line. This is the main road in the city center, so the compensation price is high, some plots of land have complicated origins, the process of preparing compensation and site clearance records has many complaints (mainly related to land prices), causing the project to be behind schedule, the drainage system has not been completed, and the underground work is still unfinished due to lack of construction site.
On the other hand, the Land Law, effective from August 1, 2024, has added some contents in site clearance work. Up to now, there have been no detailed regulations from the Provincial People's Committee, so the temporary plan documents have no basis for implementation.
During the construction process, Vinh City Electricity proposed to supplement and adjust the system design, adding some items to facilitate operation and improve safety for the general system. Therefore, the City People's Committee assigned the Vinh City Project Management and Construction Investment Board to direct the consulting unit to coordinate with the electricity management agency to prepare an adjustment dossier as a basis for implementation.
Because Le Hong Phong Street is located in the city center, with a dense population, many service and commercial activities, and a large volume of traffic, the extension of the implementation time will cause inconvenience to the people. Therefore, to speed up the implementation progress, the City People's Committee proposed that the Department of Construction agree to adjust a number of items, including:
“1. Adjust the centerline of the drainage ditch south of Le Hong Phong Street (section from Km1+047.14 to Km1+329) from the sidewalk area to the expanded roadway position.
2. Adjust the underground design of the telecommunications system (to the location of the current drainage ditch) to match the design of the adjusted drainage ditch and ensure the construction site is available to speed up the dismantling of the current electricity and telecommunications poles. Adjust and supplement some household electricity items according to the proposal of Vinh Electricity.
In Document 5491/UBND-QLDT dated September 20, 2024, Vinh City People's Committee also affirmed that "Compensation for site clearance according to the approved project will continue to be implemented when there are detailed instructions from the Provincial People's Committee...".
As the leader directly in charge of site clearance, according to Mr. Nguyen Sy Dieu - Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee, the site clearance work for the Le Hong Phong Street Sidewalk Improvement Project will still need some more time; if waiting for the site, the project progress will be prolonged, creating problems on Le Hong Phong Street, affecting urban aesthetics, and traffic safety...
“The adjustment of the design of some items that Vinh City proposed in Document 5491/UBND-QLDT is aimed at ensuring that the construction work is not interrupted for too long, the project is soon completed and put into use to serve urban activities, and is convenient for people in their daily lives. However, to make the adjustment, it is necessary to have the agreement of the Department of Construction. Currently, the city is waiting for the Department of Construction to study and give opinions on this content…”, Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee Nguyen Sy Dieu said.
