While Hanoi remains the economic driver in finance, logistics and innovation, neighbouring localities are evolving into manufacturing and logistics belts, supplying land, labour and support services, particularly for high-tech industries.
The basic progress and quality targets remain unchanged, the PM stated, ordering efforts be made to prevent wastefulness and negative phenomena during the implementation of national and key transport projects.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for “faster, bolder and greater” action in Mekong Delta transport infrastructure development, stating that each year must be better than the last, and each term must surpass the one before.
Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh insisted that flagship projects, including the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway and the North – South high-speed railway, must meet deadlines without compromising quality.
Seven inspection groups will be established to review and remove difficulties and obstacles related to key transport projects nationwide scheduled for completion in 2025. They are requested to report inspection results before March 15.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 16 requested ministries, sectors, branches, and localities to act on their initiative to speed up the construction of transport projects in the Mekong Delta, as expressways have an important role to play in the region’s rapid and sustainable development.
A 500-day emulation campaign for completing 3,000km of expressways was launched at a ceremony held in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on August 18.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged upgrading expressways that have been put into use and are being invested according to phases in the face of certain shortcomings, including risks of accidents.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the inaugural ceremony of the Nha Trang-Cam Lam and Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressways in the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on June 18.
The Ministry of Transport has demanded that the investors and management boards of projects frequently examine main contractors and sub-contractors to prevent the illegal transfer of contracts.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with ministries, sectors, and Mekong Delta localities in Can Tho city on January 30 to look into the progress of some transport projects.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the first meeting of the state steering committee for national key transport projects in Hanoi on August 10, during which he requested ministries, sectors and localities to apply comprehensive measures to speed up the implementation of the projects to expand development space for regions.
All vehicles must use electronic toll collection (ETC) system when travelling on expressways from August 1, according to a notice of the Ministry of Transport (MoT) recently sent to cities and provinces nationwide.
The National Assembly (NA) is discussing investment in several major road projects and a draft resolution on some special policies for south-central coastal Khanh Hoa province on June 10, part of its ongoing third session in Hanoi.
About 86.1 percent of the Ho Chi Minh Road project has been completed, and the Government is working on the remaining sections so as to finish the entire project by 2025, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The said on May 24.
