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The Ministry of Construction is the managing agency of 11 projects/DATP12 with a length of 444 km and progress is closely following the plan for completion by the end of 2025. The remaining 11 projects/DATP with a length of 289 km are managed by localities, currently 5/11 projects are following the plan. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the State Steering Committee for important national and key works and projects in the transport sector, chaired the 21st meeting of the Steering Committee - Photo: VGP/NB. On the afternoon of November 8, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the State Steering Committee for important national and key works and projects in the transport sector, chaired the 21st meeting of the Steering Committee. 2,476km of expressways have been completed. For the goal of completing 3,000 km of expressways in 2025, Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh said that up to now, the whole country has 2,476 km of expressways. The Ministry of Construction and localities are continuing to make efforts to implement the construction of the remaining 733km under 22 projects/DATP. Of which, the Ministry of Construction is the managing agency of 11 projects/DATP12 (Quang Ngai - Hoai). Nhon, Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon, Quy Nhon - Chi Thanh, Chi Thanh - Van Phong, Can Tho - Hau Giang, Hau Giang - Ca Mau, Cao Lanh - Lo Te, Lo Te - Rach Soi, DATP 2 Bien Hoa - Vung Tau, Hoa Lien - Tuy Loan, Ben Luc - Long Thanh) 444 km long, progress is close to the plan to be completed by the end of 2025. Contractors are speeding up construction. Quy Nhon - Chi Thanh Expressway in the final sprint phase - Photo: XD Newspaper There are 11 remaining projects/DATPs with a length of 289 km managed by localities, currently 5/11 projects are following the proposed plan (DATP 1, 7 Ring Road 3 Ho Chi Minh City, DATP 3 Bien Hoa - Vung Tau, DATP1 and 3 Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot). The remaining six projects with a length of about 158km are still slow (DATP 3, DATP 5 Ring Road 3 Ho Chi Minh City, DATP 1 Expressway Bien Hoa - Vung Tau, Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang, DATP1 An Huu - Cao Lanh). Worth mentioning, the Huu Nghi - Chi Lang and Dong Dang - Tra Linh projects are expected to open at the end of 2025 but the remaining volume is large, the Ministry of Construction evaluates these two projects as potentially dangerous. engine does not meet the plan. Of which, the value of construction output at the Huu Nghi - Chi Lang project has only reached 50% of the volume while the Dong Dang - Tra Linh project has only reached 43% of the volume. Regarding Long Thanh International Airport, the Minister said, the component projects - DATP1 (Headquarters of management agencies) and DATP2 (Works serving flight management) are being constructed closely to the completion plan in December 2025, in which the headquarters of Customs and Immigration Department, Southern Airport Authority are in the completion stage. DATP3 (Essential works) has a total value of about 48,792/86,435 billion VND, currently reaching 56.5% of the contract value. Passenger terminal package 5.10 has completed the installation of steel structures at the station wings and central area; The mass value reaches about 61.5%. DATP4 (Other projects), all 6 investment priority items are being actively implemented, investors are committed to basic completion in December 2025 and completed synchronously with the overall project. Extreme weather affects progress. Explaining that some projects are behind schedule, Minister Tran Hong Minh said: currently, the Ministry of Construction and localities are drastically directing investors and contractors to mobilize maximum resources, Organizing construction of 3 shifts, 4 crews to complete the remaining 733km of 22 expressway projects planned to be completed by 2025 to ensure the goal of 3,000km of expressway. However, in September and October, extreme weather caused flooding, flash floods, landslides, the effects of climate change, and extreme weather in many provinces in the Northern mountainous region (Cao Bang, Lang Son, Tuyen Quang), the Central region suffered severe consequences of natural disasters causing more rainy days than usual; Some southern provinces (such as Dong Nai, Can Tho, Soc Trang, An Giang, Ho Chi Minh City) have a long rainy season. While the construction volume of projects is mainly foundation work and asphalt concrete pavement, the organization of construction to ensure project quality depends greatly on weather conditions, so it is currently behind schedule. Some projects have a very large remaining construction volume such as Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project, Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway, Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang, DATP1 Cao Lanh - An Huu will not be able to complete completely and Dong Dang - Tra Linh project will be difficult to pass. vehicles on the entire route on December 19. In addition, Minister Tran Hong Minh also commented that the Long Thanh International Airport project is entering the stage of completing equipment installation, requiring large mobilization of human resources, interference and interdependence, so it is necessary to coordinate and organize construction properly to ensure completion in 2025. Besides objective difficulties from the weather, the Minister also pointed out a number of other difficulties that are blocking the progress of projects such as: Strong fluctuations in construction material prices, some locations The site is still spoilt, there are difficulties in balancing medium-term budget capital... Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh - Photo: VGP/NBNeed outstanding efforts in organizing and implementing Regarding solutions to implement expressway projects planned to be completed in 2025, the Minister of Construction requested that localities assigned to be the managing agencies should identify the completion of projects as the top political task to be determined and make outstanding efforts in the organization and implementation stage; Drastically direct investors
