Given the importance of the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau Expressway (the section from Km19+000 to Km53+000 in Hoa Binh province) to socio-economic development of the province and the region, Hoa Binh is boosting coordination with the investor and relevant units to address difficulties and obstacles to speed up the settlement of procedures so as to launch construction on schedule.
Officials from management board for transportation
works construction investment projects coordinate to examine and promote site
clearance in vicinity of Da Do hamlet in Thanh Son commune, Mai Chau district.
The Hoa Binh - Moc Chau Expressway project (the
Km19+000 - Km53+000 section) is invested with almost 10 trillion VND (399
million USD) in total, comprising over 8.24 trillion VND from the central
budget and 1.75 trillion VND from the provincial one. It starts in Da Bac town
of Da Bac district in Hoa Binh province and ends in Chieng Yen commune of Van
Ho district, Son La province.
Implemented since 2022, the project is scheduled
to be completed in 2028. In the first phase, the road will have two lanes and
total width of 12 metres, including 11 metres of road surface. Once fully
completed, it will meet expressway standards and have a design speed of 80km
per hour. The route will also include three tunnels and 30 bridges.
Dinh Anh Tuan, Director of the provincial
Transport Department and deputy head of the assistant group for the project,
said the group has given advice to the chairperson of the provincial People’s
Committee about solutions and orientations for accelerating the compilation and
verification of the technical design dossier and cost estimates.
Bui Ngoc Tam, Director of the management board
for transportation works construction investment projects, noted under the
provincial administration’s direction, the board has been working closely with
relevant units to prepare necessary conditions for starting work on the project
on the occasion of the National Day (September 2) as scheduled.
He added the project was allocated more than
4.52 trillion VND, 95.2 billion VND of which has been disbursed. All the 4.65
trillion VND sourced from the socio-economic recovery and development programme
for the project is expected to be disbursed fully by December 31, 2024.
To ensure work starts as planned, the provincial
People’s Committee has proposed the Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment, the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Transport, along
with related parties continue assisting Hoa Binh to tackle bottlenecks to the
project implementation, change farmland and forest land use purposes, together
with other issues to accelerate progress and promote investment
effectiveness.
The Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board held a meeting on December 9 to look into some socio-economic development issues. The event was chaired by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee.
As a gateway district adjacent to Hanoi and aiming for town status by 2025, Luong Son district has always paid attention to administrative procedure reform, focusing on cutting the number of procedures, reducing processing times, and lowering costs for citizens and businesses when carrying out administrative procedures.
Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee, visited and extended his congratulations to the staff at the Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh on the occasion of the 42nd Vietnam Teachers’ Day (November 20, 1982-2024).
As part of the second Da River fish and shrimp festival in Hoa Binh province, the provincial People's Committee on November 15 held a fish worship ceremony and released lanterns on Da River.
The vibrant "Ruou Can (a kind of wine stored in a big jar and drunk with long bamboo straws) Festive Night”, was held on November 18 as part of the Hoa Binh Province Culture- Tourism Week 2024, attracting a large number of locals and visitors.
Costumes of ethnic groups in the northern province of Hoa Binh were showcased at the Hoa Binh square in Hoa Binh city on November 17 evening as part of the Hoa Binh province’s Cultural and Tourism Week.
