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On the afternoon of April 20, continuing the program of the first session of the 16th National Assembly, Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh spoke to explain and clarify a number of transport infrastructure issues raised by National Assembly delegates during the discussion session on socio-economic development. Download Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh explained and clarified a number of issues raised by National Assembly delegates - Photo: VGP/Nhat BacMinister of Construction Tran Hong Minh emphasized: Conclusion 18 at the 2nd Conference of the 14th Party Central Committee affirmed that synchronous development of infrastructure, especially transport infrastructure, is one of the driving forces to strive to achieve the goal of double-digit economic growth. Implementing this orientation, the Construction industry has Synchronously deploy solutions to promote transport infrastructure development in all 5 areas. In the road sector, according to the plan by 2050, the country will have 43 expressways with a total length of about 8,993 km; Of which, 6,539 km are invested before 2030; The remainder will be invested in the period 2030-2050. Up to now, the whole country has exploited and opened about 3,345 km of technical traffic and 458 km of intersections. Regarding investment scale, there are 548 km of 2-lane highways (accounting for 16%); 1,559 km of limited 4-lane expressway (accounting for 47%) and 1,238 km of complete 4-6 lane expressway (accounting for 37%). Of which, the Ministry of Construction (formerly the Ministry of Transport) implemented 2,561 km (accounting for 77%), the remaining 748 km were implemented by localities. Regarding investment methods, there are 2,458 km of public investment (accounting for 74%) and 860 km of investment in the form of public-private PPP (accounting for 26%). For more information, the Minister said that 1,252 km is currently being implemented, expected to be completed in 2027. Of which, the Ministry of Construction is implementing 153 km; Localities and the Ministry of Defense implemented 1,099 km with 611 km of public investment and 641 km of PPP investment. By the end of 2025, highway density across the country will reach about 2.23 km/100 km2. However, there is still a large gap between regions, while the Mekong Delta reaches 4.43 km/100 km2, the 14 former northern border provinces only reach 0.58 km/100 km2. In the period 2026-2030, it is expected to focus investment resources on upgrading about 1,721 km of expressways, including upgrading 2-lane and 4-lane limited expressways to 6 lanes according to planning, with a capital need of about 802,868 billion VND. Regarding the national highway system, the Minister said that currently the whole country has 24,376 km. Implementing the decentralization policy, from July 1, 2025, the Ministry of Construction has transferred 17,520 km of decentralization to local management; The Ministry currently manages 4,875 km, mainly BOT routes and a number of projects related to national defense and security. Regarding coastal roads, currently 1,701 km (about 60%) have been completed, and 340 km are under construction in 10 provinces and cities. From there, the Minister requested localities to urgently complete the implementation in 2026. In the period 2026 - 2030, the Minister said it is necessary to continue investing in an additional 772 km of coastal roads to synchronously complete the entire route. Focus on developing national railways and urban railways Download View of the discussion session on the afternoon of April 20 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac In the railway sector, according to planning, the network includes 25 routes with a total length of 6,658 km; Of which 7 existing routes are 2,510 km long and 18 newly built routes are 4,148 km long. According to the Minister, the current national railway system is mainly 1,000 mm gauge, built a long time ago; Particularly, the Hanoi - Lang Son route uses a standard gauge of 1,435 mm. In the coming time, we will focus on developing national railway routes such as: Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City; Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong; Hanoi-Lang Son; Hai Phong-Ha Long-Mong Cai; Ho Chi Minh City-Can Tho-Ca Mau...For urban railways, up to now the whole country has completed 3 routes with a total length of about 41 km (of which Hanoi has 2 routes, Ho Chi Minh City has 1 route). In the coming period, Hanoi plans to develop 18 routes with 1,052 km, Ho Chi Minh City invests in building 12 routes with 1.72 km. Total length is about 2,224 km/30 routes, capital needs are about 743,907 billion VND. Promoting socialization of investment in airports and seaports. For the aviation sector, the Minister said, according to the plan by 2030, the country will have 31 airports (including 15 international ports, 16 domestic ports), with a capacity of about 294 million passengers/year; By 2050, there will be 34 ports with an operating capacity of 533 million passengers/year. Up to now, the country has 22 airports with a total capacity of about 155 million passengers/year, an increase of 1.6 times compared to the previous term. Regarding development orientation, among the 31 planned airports there will be 6 4F level ports, 1 4C level port, and the remaining ports 4E level. Regarding investment, the Minister said that the orientation will reduce the proportion of public investment, focusing on upgrading and repair projects; Strengthen the mobilization of social resources, especially PPP projects and investment to develop airports. Submit to the National Assembly the establishment of Dong Nai city directly under the Central Government, expected to take effect from April 30, 2026. The National Assembly considers a draft Resolution on breakthrough mechanisms and policies to develop Vietnamese culture. Proposal to pilot public lawyers in 8 ministries and 10 localities from October 2026. For the maritime and inland waterway sectors, Minister Tran Hong Minh informed: BothThe country currently has 309 ports with
