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Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh requested relevant units to urgently complete dossiers to submit to competent authorities to report to the National Assembly for approval of investment policies, as a basis for completing related procedures to start construction on expansion in early 2027 with component projects of the Eastern North-South Expressway project in the period 2017 - 2020. Download Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh gave a directive speech at the meeting meeting - Photo: Ta Hai On June 2, Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh chaired a meeting on investment plans to expand the North-South Expressway in the East. Proposing 2 plans for expanding the expressway. Reporting on the investment research situation, Mr. Dinh Cong Minh, Director of Thang Long Project Management Board (investor of the investment preparation step) said, based on reviewing and considering the current status of the entire North-South Expressway in the East from Lang Son to Ca Mau to be suitable. With transport needs, the road network planning is approved, in accordance with technical regulations and standards on highways, ensuring no overlap with projects being researched and implemented for investment. Two options are proposed for research. Option 1, expanding route sections with high transport demand and ensuring continuity, promoting connection efficiency, needs to be expanded immediately, including sections from Mai Son to Bai Vot, Nha Trang to Dau Giay, total length of about 534km. The remaining sections of the route will continue to be researched and expanded after 2030. According to this plan, the preliminary total investment is about 63,411 billion VND. In particular, the extension for 5 component projects invested in the form of public investment (Mai Son - National Highway 45; National Highway 45 - Nghi Son; Nghi Son - Dien Chau; Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet; Phan Thiet - Dau Giay) is about 38,158 billion VND. The extension for 3 component projects invested in the PPP method is about 25,253 billion VND (total investment including loan interest). Option 2 is research Study and expand the entire route sections from Mai Son to Cam Lo and from Quang Ngai to Dau Giay, the total research length is about 1,144km to ensure a smooth connection from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, in accordance with highway standards, maximizing the important nature of the route in the North - South economic corridor. According to the above plan, the preliminary total investment is about 154,246 billion VND including: extensions for 15 completed projects. The investment in the form of public investment is about 128,994 billion VND; The extension for 3 component projects invested in the PPP method is about 25,253 billion VND (total investment including loan interest). The route sections within the scope of the study will be immediately expanded to a scale of 6 complete expressway lanes according to planning, with a design speed of 100 - 120km/h. Regarding investment form, based on analysis of pros and cons, Transport Design Consulting Corporation - TEDI proposes public investment in 15 component projects that have been implemented in the form of public investment. The group of component projects invested in the PPP method is proposed to continue implementation. Expansion by PPP method with support from state budget capital, meeting the efficiency of projects with a payback period of less than 24 years, ensuring compliance with legal regulations and feasibility and convenience in the implementation process. In the absence of state budget capital support, the payback period of projects is long and difficult to implement. In particular, the toll payback period is estimated to be 28 - 40 years. Preparing to invest in expanding the first expressway section in 2027. Minister Tran Hong Minh requested: Upgrading and expanding the Eastern North - South Expressway must be done synchronously for projects that have invested in segments from Mai Son to Ho Chi Minh City. Accordingly, project management units and consultants need to continue to complete the research report towards the overall situation. Invest/prepare to invest in component projects on the Eastern North-South Expressway from Cao Bang to Ca Mau to have a comprehensive picture. At the same time, clarify the need for investment, transport demand, current status of exploitation, and forecast traffic growth in the future after the East-West expressway (horizontal axis) is completed, put into operation and connected to the North-South expressway. Pay attention to assessing the impact of the necessary expressway expansion on the regional and national economy to clarify the reason for the proposed investment, thereby serving as a basis for proposing investment plans, the Minister noted. Agree on the proposal. Propose investment research to expand 15 sections of the route from Mai Son to Cam Lo and Quang Ngai to Dau Giay in the form of public investment, then deploy toll collection to repay the state budget capital invested in implementing the project (as prescribed in Decree 130/2024/ND-CP dated October 10, 2024). The Minister requested relevant units to urgently complete documents to submit to the Government and Prime Minister for consideration and report to the National Assembly. The Assembly approved the investment policy, as a basis for completing related procedures to start construction and expansion in early 2027 with component projects of the North-South Expressway project in the East for the period 2017 - 2020 (currently the project warranty period has expired). Other component projects need to carefully prepare investment preparation steps so that after the contractors prescribed warranty period ends, they can choose a contractor.bidding, starting construction immediately. For the 3 component projects invested in the 2017 - 2020 period under the PPP plan, the Minister requested immediate priority for investors to research and balance implementation resources. In case exis
