(HBO) - Among the key traffic projects invested by the Department of Transportation, the project of the connecting Ho Chi Minh Road and Highway 12B to National Highway 1 is being urged to speed up the progress.
By the middle of June 2019, the project connecting Ho Chi
Minh Road and National Road 12B to National Highway 1 was constructed with the
total construction volume of over 37%, trying to complete and reach the set
schedule by the end of this year.
According to the design scale, the investment project to
build the road with a total length of about 30 km. The starting point of the
route is connected to Ho Chi Minh road at 479 + 300 km in Bao Hieu commune (Yen
Thuy), the end of the route is intersected with Highway 12B at 67 + 100 km,
belonging to Vu Ban town (Lac Son). With a total investment of 250 billion VND,
the road will be upgraded, reaching the road’s standard of grade IV - delta
(TCVN 4054 - 2005) according to the provincial master plan of transport
development. Directly connecting 3 arterial traffic axes in the province, when
completed and put into use, this road will create favorable conditions for
people and vehicles to participate in traffic, effectively contributing to the
local socio-economic development.
According to the evaluation of the Project Management Board
of the Project, by the middle of June 2019, the volume of road embankment was
about 111 thousand m3, reaching 50.23%; the volume of digging the road base was
about 341.5 thousand m3, reaching 68.3%; the volume of the completed
construction was 32/45 horizontal drainage culverts. They completed concrete
casting of decks, railings, handrails for Thuong bridge at 0 + 955.5 km, for My
bridge at 13 + 424,25 km and for Thai bridge 15 + 367.06 km and so on. Up to
now, the construction value has reached over 37% of the total construction
value of the project.
The investors and the Project Management Board have been
actively urging the contractors to focus on mobilizing the human resources, the
machinery, the equipment and materials to speed up the construction progress of
the remaining items, setting the determination to complete the project this
year.
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024), Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and other officials of the province and Lac Son district on April 25 visited and presented gifts to local soldiers and pioneering youths who directly engaged in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
A delegation from the Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Phan Trong Binh Social Work Fund on April 22 had a working session with leaders of Hoa Binh province.
The Hoa Binh Food Safety Sub-Department – the standing agency of the provincial Steering Committee for Food Safety on April 15 launched the action month for food safety in the province in 2024.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 13 held a working session with key leaders of Hoa Binh province on its implementation of the Government Office’s Notice No. 95.
In recent years, Mai Ha commune in Mai Chau district has been making efforts to restructure its crops and livestock to improve production efficiency, enhance the quality of life, and increase income for local residents. Notably, the cultivation of watermelon in line with Vietnamese Goods Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards has helped local people escape poverty.
Hoa Binh province scored 43.5493 points in the 2023 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), ranking 20th out of the 63 provinces and cities nationwide, up 23 places compared to the 2022 list. The results show people's satisfaction with the effectiveness of implementing State policies and laws, local governance, and providing public services by authorities at all levels in the province.