Cabinet meeting looks into major transport projects
Infrastructure development, including transport infrastructure, is a strategic breakthrough of the Party and the State, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a meeting between the Government and localities on March 1.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Infrastructure development,including transport infrastructure, is a strategic breakthrough of the Partyand the State, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a meeting between theGovernment and localities on March 1.
The virtual meeting looked intopre-feasibility reports of five major transport projects – Belt Road 4 inHanoi, Belt Road 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, Chau Doc-Can Tho-Soc Trang Expressway,Khanh Hoa-Buon Ma Thuot Expressway, and Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway.
The projects connect big economic hubs and keyroutes in regions, cities and provinces, the leader noted, asking relevantsides to draw lessons in the construction of the previous expressways to implementthe above-said projects.
The PM agreed that half of the investment capital issourced from the central budget and the remainder comes from localities.
He asked Deputy PMs Le Minh Khai and Le Van Thanh toinstruct ministries, agencies and localities in the allocation of capital,ensuring the progress of the projects.
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The projects should be completed within thistenure, he emphasised.
The routes should run in the straightest andshortest direction possible to reduce site clearance cost and create new developmentspace, Chinh said, adding that the first tasks are to speed up the technical work,prepare investments and minimise procedures.
Under the instructions of the two Deputy PMs, ministries,agencies and localities will coordinate with competent agencies of the PartyCentral Committee and the National Assembly to prepare necessary dossiers tothe Politburo and the legislature as scheduled, the PM said./.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) 
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