Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has orderedrelevant agencies to speed up the implementation of major projects throughoutthe country.

The projects consist of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong Elevated Urban Railway, Tan SonNhat International Airport and Long Thanh International Airport.

Reporting on the progress of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong Elevated RailwayProject, Deputy Director of the Railway Project Management Unit Vu HongPhuong said the train system was scheduled to start its trial run in September.

This phase was estimated to take more than three months, he said.

However, the general contractor had yet to finish and submit a detailed plan onthe trial run and maintenance as well as a safety certificate for the projectto the management unit, he said.

This risked delaying the project’s trial run, he added.

In response to the report, Minister The said “There is no reason for the delayin sending the detailed plan.”

He told Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Dong to urgently work with the Hanoiadministration, the general contractor as well as relevant agencies to resolvethe situation.

The also said the maximum time for the trial run was 6 months. After the trialrun, the train must be put into commercial operation.

“The project must be put into operation as soon as possible,” he said. “Themore we delay the operation, the more we waste our money,”

Regarding the project to upgrade Tan Son Nhat International Airport, head ofthe ministry’s Planning and Investment Department Vu Duy Lam said the AirportDesign and Construction Consultancy One Member Limited Liability Company andCivil Aviation Authority of Vietnam was finishing a detailed plan for upgradingthe airport.

The said the plan to upgrade the airport had attracted significant public attention.

The tasked Deputy Minister Le Dinh Tho to work with the HCM City administrationand relevant agencies to publish the detailed plan in early September.

The airport’s terminal 3 should be constructed as planned, he added.
Under the detailed plan, the civil aviation authority had to clearly point outthe roadmap to implement the project and the sources of investment capital, hesaid.

For the project of building Long Thanh International Airport, The asked thecivil aviation authority to consolidate the project management unit. It couldhire more experts to better consult for the project.

The civil aviation authority was required to submit several options to mobiliseinvestment capital for the project, clarifying the strengths and weaknesses ofeach option then submit it to the ministry and the Government for approval.-VNS/VNA