Soon to complete Tuyen Quang - Phu Tho Expressway Project

baophutho.vnOn February 23, 2021, there took place the earth breaking ceremony of the construction project of Tuyen Quang - Phu Tho Expressway connecting with Noi Bai - Lao Cai Expressway. The project has a total length of 40.2km, of which nearly 29km passes through Phu Tho province in the territory of Phu Tho town and Phu Ninh, Thanh Ba and Doan Hung districts. Phu Tho province has directed localities where the expressway runs through to actively remove difficulties, proactively, flexibly and creatively speed up site clearance and hand over the construction site to the constractor to timely implement the project as scheduled.

Since the construction project of Tuyen Quang - Phu Tho expressway was approved for investment policy, Phu Tho province has drastically directed all levels, branches and local authorities to focus on the site clearance work to create most favorable conditions for the investor to implement the project. During the course of site clearance for the project implementation, local authorities have always been closely involved in directing, monitoring and urging; fully applied the State"s current policies on compensation, support and resettlement to ensure social security for households whose land has been acquired, as well as the long-term sustainable social security conditions for people.

Phu Ninh district has 3.7km of expressway running through Tien Phu and Tram Than communes. Up to now, the route has basically been handed over, with a total area of 24.9 hectares (including two resettlement areas) of 218 households, individuals and organizations. Mr. Dao Manh Thang - Vice Chairman of Phu Ninh District People"s Committee said: “In order to ensure the site clearance in accordance with the procedures, Phu Ninh district actively directed relevant units to focus on removing difficulties and obstacles, creating favorable conditions for contractors to accelerate the construction progress. At the same time, strengthen the coordination between the government and other departments, agencies and mass organizations, promote the leading role of party members in mobilizing and propagating people to carry out the site clearance according to the regulations”.

Along with Phu Ninh, Doan Hung, Thanh Ba districts and Phu Tho town have also mobilized the whole political system to join in, develop plans and make specific plans for site clearance of the route, and at the same time coordinate with the investor to completely settle the site clearance of the project. Thanks to the good implementation of propaganda and steps in compensation for site clearance according to the regulations, all people are well aware of the benefits of having a expressway running through, thus totally agree and support the project.

Up to now, the site clearance of the project has been implemented in accordance with the regulations, many difficulties and problems have been promptly removed and resolved. So far, 28.93km of the construction site of the main line has been handed over, reaching 100%; relocation of the technical infrastructure of electricity, water and telecommunications lines reached 97% of the volume; completed construction of 23/23 resettlement areas. The fund allocated for the site clearance work is 727 billion VND, while the total compensation amount for site clearance according to the approved total investment is 759.21 billion VND; the disbursed fund up to now is 697.6 billion VND.

The construction project of Tuyen Quang - Phu Tho expressway connecting with Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway passing through Phu Tho province is one of the projects of great significance, connecting the two provinces of Phu Tho and Tuyen Quang with the national transport network. Once completed, the route will meet the increasing demand for transportation, reduce congestion and traffic accidents on National Highway 2, improve the exploitation efficiency of Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway, create a breakthrough socio-economic development step for the two localities and provinces in the region.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed Decision No. 586/QD-TTg dated May 29, 2023 approving the adjustment of investment policy for the construction investment project of Tuyen Quang-Phu Tho expressway connecting with Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway. Accordingly, the Government decided to combine phase 1 and phase 2 of the construction investment project of Tuyen Quang-Phu Tho expressway connecting with Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway for investment and completion in 2023. The total investment of the project will increase to 3,753 billion VND (the total investment of the project before adjustment is 3,712,970 billion VND).

Thanh Nga