NA delegation inspects progress of North-South Expressway sub-projects in Ninh Binh

Joining the delegation were Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho and leaders of several ministries and central agencies.

The provincial People's Committee reported at the working session that the project to build the North-South Expressway running through Ninh Binh include two sub-projects: Cao Bo-Mai Son section and Mai Son-National Highway No 45.

For the Cao Bo - Mai Son sub-project, work started in December 2019, and it is expected to be completed before December 31, 2021. The sub-project includes an expressway section with a total length of 15.2 kilometers, frontage roads of 22 kilometers, seven flyovers and three tunnels. It is estimated to cost 1,067 billion VND (70 million USD).

To date, 100 percent of the revoked land area has been handed over to the investor and over 63.75 percent of the construction and installment workload has been completed with a total value of around 703 billion VND (30.7 million USD).

For the section of the Mai Son - National Highway 45 sub-project running through Ninh Binh province has a total length of 14.35 kilometers. To date, the site for 12.59 kilometers, or 87.7 percent of the section's total length, has been cleared.

Speaking at the working session, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Pham Quang Ngoc said Ninh Binh has determined the North-South Expressway as a national key project, hence provincial authorities have mobilised the entire political system to participate in. They have actively worked to reach consensus among affected people and organisations in site clearance, he said.

The site clearance for the two sub-projects have been accelerated and the grounds have been handed over to the contractor on schedule, Ngoc added.

After inspecting the sub-projects and hearing the provincial People's Committee's report, Thanh acknowleged and spoke highly of Ninh Binh's efforts in speeding up the progress of both sub-projects.

The delegation will report difficulties, bottlenecks and proposals put forth by the provincial People's Committee regarding the implementation of the two sub-projects to the Government and National Assembly for direction and settlement, he said.

Translated by Nguyen Thuy