Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh inspects the implementation of the Tuyen Quang

Minister Tran Hong Minh and Provincial Party Secretary Hau A Lenh inspected the project progress at the QL.37 intersection.

Accompanying him were comrades: Hau A Lenh, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Phan Huy Ngoc, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of provincial departments and branches.

Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang Expressway Project (Phase 1) through Tuyen Quang Province (old) has a total length of 77 km, of which: 12.5 km of the first section from Tuyen Quang - Phu Tho Expressway intersection to National Highway 37 intersection has been completed to a scale of 4 complete lanes (of which 8.1 km is newly opened; 4.4 km is upgraded from 2 lanes to 4 lanes); the remaining section from Km12+500 to Km77+00, 64.5 km long is being implemented on a scale of 2 lanes, but has carried out site clearance, construction of residential underpasses, and drainage culverts with a scale of 4 complete lanes.

Representative of the Provincial Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board reported on the project implementation progress.

Total project investment 8,800 billion VND. Up to now, the site clearance has reached 99.98% (excluding the 8.1km section); implementing infrastructure investment 24/24 resettlement areas and handing over resettlement land to 446/479 households. Construction progress has reached about 41% of the contract value.

Minister Tran Hong Minh requested the project investor to be proactive in preparing investment documents to upgrade from 2 lanes to 4 lanes.

At the inspection, the provincial leaders proposed that the Ministry of Construction and other ministries and branches report to the Government and the Prime Minister to support resources for the province to implement the adjustment and upgrade of the section from Km12+500 to Km77+00 from 2 lanes to 4 lanes. The province will overcome difficulties and strive to implement on schedule according to the Government's direction.

After the inspection, Minister Tran Hong Minh suggested that Tuyen Quang province should direct contractors and construction units to take advantage of favorable weather, work in "3 shifts, 4 shifts", "if there is not enough work during the day, work at night" to speed up the progress, striving to be able to open the technical traffic with a scale of 2 lanes by December 2025.

Minister Tran Hong Minh and provincial leaders listened to the construction unit report on the advantages and difficulties in implementing the project.

During construction, it is necessary to implement good labor safety measures when the weather is bad, floods are complicated, and to minimize the impact and damage caused by natural disasters.

The Minister agreed to the proposal to increase the scale of the project from 2 lanes to 4 lanes to comply with the policies and directions of the Central Government and traffic infrastructure planning. At the same time, he emphasized that the provisions of the law have clearly defined the authority and responsibility of localities; therefore, the project investor needs to proactively carry out investment procedures according to regulations, not wait for or depend on central ministries and branches; if there are any problems, report directly to the ministries for guidance and support to resolve.

On this occasion, Minister Tran Hong Minh, Provincial Party Secretary Hau A Lenh, and Provincial People's Committee Chairman Phan Huy Ngoc presented gifts to encourage construction contractors.

The province is focusing on completing the approval of the investment policy before August 15 to promptly implement the next steps, striving to start the 4-lane project by the end of this year.

News and photos: Duy Tuan

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/thoi-su-chinh-tri/202507/bo-truong-bo-xay-dung-tran-hong-minh-kiem-tra-tinh-hinh-thuc-hien-du-an-cao-toc-tuyen-quang-ha-giang-giai-doan-1-7c83ffb/