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.

 


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