Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh inspected the implementation of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project in Lao Cai province.

On July 21, the Ministry of Construction's working delegation led by Mr. Tran Hong Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Construction, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for key projects and important national projects in the railway sector, inspected the implementation of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project in Lao Cai province.

Accompanying were comrades: Tran Huy Tuan, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen The Phuoc, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of a number of provincial departments and branches.

Leaders of the Railway Project Management Board reported on the implementation of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway construction investment project in Lao Cai province.

The Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway construction investment project has a total main line length of 390.9 km, the section passing through Lao Cai province is 143.29 km long (the starting point is at the rail connection point with China, the end point is Au Lau ward, Lao Cai province).

The route has 18 stations (3 train-forming stations, 15 mixed stations) and 13 technical stations; of which, Lao Cai province has 4 stations and 5 technical stations. The total investment of the project is 203,231 billion VND.

Map of Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway route.

During the field inspection, Minister Tran Hong Minh and the working delegation directly surveyed the location of the new Lao Cai Station in Lao Cai ward.

Here, the working delegation listened to reports from units and localities on project progress, site clearance work and plans for resettlement areas...

Comrade Nguyen The Phuoc, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, reported on the project implementation work of the locality.

Accordingly, Lao Cai province has established a Steering Committee headed by the Provincial Party Secretary. The Provincial People's Committee has issued a plan to organize site clearance for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway; coordinated with the Railway Project Management Board to hand over route documents, determine the scale of resettlement, count and count affected households.

Up to this point, the northern Lao Cai region has completed measuring 66.1 km of route, counting 1,196 households; the southern region has completed measuring 724.72 hectares with 3,294 affected households.

Minister Tran Hong Minh discussed with the consulting unit.

The province plans to build 45 resettlement areas for 1,766 households; 19 in the North and 26 in the South, with a total construction cost of 635 billion VND. The Provincial People's Committee also approved investment in site leveling and technical infrastructure projects to relocate 104 production facilities out of industrial parks and clusters within the project area, with a total investment of nearly 1,000 billion VND.

Lao Cai Province proposed that the Railway Project Management Board promptly complete the feasibility study report and the site clearance marker placement dossier, hand it over to the province as a basis to accelerate the site clearance progress, ensuring the goal of starting the project on December 19, 2025 and implementing the construction of resettlement areas in 2025 according to the direction of the Prime Minister. At the same time, the Provincial People's Committee requested the Ministry of Construction to continue directing the Vietnam Railway Administration to coordinate with the China Railway Administration to urgently agree on the rail connection plan between the new Lao Cai Station and Hekou North Station. Completing the above contents is a prerequisite for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project to be implemented on schedule, synchronously and effectively.

Conducting a field inspection and monitoring the route map in Lao Cai province, Minister Tran Hong Minh requested consulting units, relevant units and local authorities to report specifically on the current status of technical infrastructure, site clearance capacity, impact on residents and other related factors. Units and localities reported in detail on project portfolios, with special attention paid to optimal route options, minimizing site clearance and impact on residents and local planning.

Minister Tran Hong Minh directed the plan to build traffic infrastructure at the new Lao Cai Station.

During the inspection, Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh highly appreciated the proactive spirit and close coordination of units and localities in the preparation process for the project. Minister Tran Hong Minh emphasized that the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway is an important national key transport project, creating favorable conditions for the import and export of goods, promoting the development of logistics and industry in the midlands and mountainous areas of the North.

The Minister of Construction requested units and localities to coordinate closely in the pre-feasibility study, ensuring that the project implementation is consistent with regional planning, urban and rural planning along the route. At the same time, ensure the harmony of technical and environmental factors, associated with sustainable development, contributing to improving people's lives.

Minister Tran Hong Minh directed localities to focus on implementing the work of inventorying and site clearance, creating high consensus with people in resettlement arrangements.

The Minister suggested that localities continue to review related planning, proactively propose mechanisms and policies to report to the central government for consideration and timely removal of difficulties and problems.

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