Focusing on Removing Obstacles, Accelerating Progress of Key Transport Projects

On October 23, a Delegation from the Provincial Steering Committee for Double-Digit Economic Growth, led by Comrade Bui Duc Hinh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council, conducted field inspections of several key transport construction works and projects across the Hoa Binh area.

Participating in the delegation were comrades: Nguyen Duc Dung, Member of the Standing Board of the Provincial Party Committee, Party Secretary, and Chairman of the People’s Council of Hoa Binh Ward; Quach Tat Liem, Member of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee; alongside leaders of relevant departments, branches, localities, and units.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh chairs a working session with project owners and leaders of departments, branches, and localities traversed by the projects.

Accordingly, the delegation inspected field realities at the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau Expressway Project (Km19 - Km53 section) and the Regional Linkage Road Project Connecting Hoa Binh - Hanoi and Son La Expressway (Hoa Binh - Moc Chau) to review progress, identify difficulties and bottlenecks, and propose solutions to accelerate project implementation.

Following field inspections, the delegation heard the Hoa Binh Regional Project Management Board report on project execution status.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh and the working delegation hear leaders of Cao Son Commune report on site clearance work for the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau Expressway passing through the commune.

According to reports, the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau Expressway Project features a total length of 34 km, with a total Phase 1 investment of nearly 10 trillion VND, scheduled for execution from 2022 to 2028.

To date, compensation, support, and resettlement work matching the complete 4-lane scale has basically handed over land surfaces to contractors. Realized value across 4 construction and installation packages reached approximately 2,387 billion VND out of 8,332 billion VND, equaling 28.7% of contract value.

This represents a project with numerous complex technical items as the route traverses rugged mountainous terrain and complex geological conditions. These factors, alongside fuel price fluctuations and funding difficulties in expanding the route to a full 4-lane scale, are affecting the deployment progress of certain items.

Construction contractors mobilize machinery, accelerating construction progress on the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau Expressway Project.

For the Regional Linkage Road Project Connecting Hoa Binh - Hanoi and Son La Expressway (Hoa Binh - Moc Chau), featuring a total investment of 2,744 billion VND, site clearance reached approximately 95%, corresponding to 30.06 km out of 31.642 km. Construction and installation value reached 712 billion VND out of 1,666 billion VND, equaling 41% of contract value.

Contractors deployed roadbed excavation and embankment over approximately 28 km; asphalt concrete pavement construction reached around 7.7 km; completing 16 out of 20 bridges along the route. However, the project still has several unhanded-over site locations concentrated in Kim Boi, Luong Son, and Ky Son Ward.

Primary causes relate to determining land origins, compensation unit prices, resettlement, and certain cases refusing inspection coordination. Additionally, equipment and manpower resources across several construction fronts remain limited, while construction organization lacks uniformity, impacting overall schedule.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh and working delegation members hear reports on construction progress at the regional linkage road project.

For the Investment Construction Project of Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh Road and Upgrading Highway 6 (Xuan Mai - Hoa Binh Section) under Public-Private Partnership (PPP), preliminary total investment stands at approximately 10,475 billion VND.

The project scale adjustment section is currently in its investment preparation phase. The process of finalizing investment policy adjustment procedures faces difficulties due to reviewing investment phasing options, total investment estimates, financial plans, and capital structure.

Contractors concentrate machinery and manpower to execute items along the regional linkage road route.

Speaking at the working session, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh requested project owners, Party committees, and local governments to concentrate on removing difficulties and bottlenecks to accelerate key transport project schedules — clearly defining responsibilities for each agency, unit, and locality during execution.

He requested the Hoa Binh Regional Project Management Board to coordinate closely with departments, branches, and local authorities to comprehensively review the progress of each project and contract package, specifically identifying backlog tasks, causes of delay, and involved parties' responsibilities; building recovery plans with clear roadmaps and completion deadlines.

Regarding site clearance, he requested strengthening coordination among project owners, specialized agencies, and grassroots authorities; focusing on definitively resolving bottlenecks in land origins, compensation, support, and resettlement schemes. Concurrently, stepping up propaganda and advocacy to gain public consensus and hand over sites for construction.

Representatives of the Hoa Binh Regional Project Management Board report on key transport project execution progress.

Leaders of the Land Fund Development Center report difficulties related to project site clearance.

For projects actively under construction, he requested project owners to urge contractors to fully mobilize personnel, equipment, and materials, organizing scientific and synchronized construction across handed-over route sections; reviewing individual item progress, particularly complex technical structures and locations.

Additionally, units must proactively evaluate the impacts of material and fuel price fluctuations alongside funding difficulties to propose appropriate handling options.

Party Secretary and Chairman of the People’s Council of Hoa Binh Ward Nguyen Duc Dung speaks at the working session.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Quach Tat Liem delivers remarks at the session.

Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Huy Nhuan speaks regarding site clearance difficulties.

Regarding the Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh Road and Upgrading Highway 6 (Xuan Mai - Hoa Binh Section) PPP Project, he requested focusing on reviewing and finalizing investment policy adjustment dossiers, clarifying investment phasing options, total investment, capital structure, and socio-economic efficiency — ensuring feasibility, synchronization, thrift, and limiting resource waste risks.

Relevant departments and branches must proactively coordinate, guide, and resolve procedural difficulties, promptly advising competent authorities on contents exceeding local resolution authority.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh delivers concluding remarks.

Comrade Bui Duc Hinh stressed that key transport project deployment must be placed within the overall context of development goals, linked with executing the province’s Double-Digit Economic Growth Scheme for the 2026–2030 period, vision to 2045. All levels, sectors, and localities must raise responsibility, proactively coordinate, and show decisiveness in execution. In this effort, accelerating progress, quality, and investment efficiency serves as an overarching requirement to step-by-step perfect transport infrastructure networks, expand development spaces, and generate momentum driving provincial economic growth.

Manh Hung