Prime Minister: Complete Chau Doc - Can Tho Expressway

(NLDO) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to regain the delayed progress and further accelerate the progress of the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang expressway.

On the afternoon of March 18, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an online meeting with leaders of ministries, branches, and localities of Can Tho, An Giang, Hau Giang , and Soc Trang, on speeding up the construction progress of the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang Expressway Project, Phase 1.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh gives instructions. Photo: Nhat Bac

According to the Ministry of Construction, this expressway project (phase 1) is 188.2 km long, has 4 lanes, and a total investment of 44,691 billion VND. The basic required progress is to complete the entire route in 2026 and put the entire project into synchronous operation in 2027. The project is divided into 4 component projects.

After listening to the opinions of local and ministerial leaders and concluding the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasized that this expressway passes through four provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region - an area in dire need of improving traffic infrastructure bottlenecks.

Therefore, the Prime Minister requested that Party committees, authorities, and important agencies of the local political system, especially local secretaries and chairmen, need to take action more decisively, strongly, and effectively, do their best, and coordinate more closely and synchronously; contractors should be more proactive and flexible; and a sense of responsibility should be promoted, especially in solving problems related to raw materials. The Army, Police, youth, women, veterans, etc. need to coordinate closely, help, and support investors and contractors in whatever they can do.

The subjects work on the spirit of "3 yes" and "2 no": "3 yes" means benefiting the country, benefiting the people, benefiting businesses, "2 no" means no personal motives, corruption, negativity and no loss or waste of State assets, people's assets, and country's resources; all for the common interest, national interest, and people; whatever is beneficial to the people and the country, we will do our best to do it, whatever is harmful to the people and the country, we will avoid at all costs.

The head of the Government requested to regain the delayed progress and further accelerate the progress, completing the project by June 2026, while ensuring quality, because the sooner it is completed, the higher the efficiency.

To do so, the Prime Minister directed that site clearance must be completed by March 2025, and Vietnam Electricity Group must urgently relocate high-voltage power poles.

Emphasizing that the total amount of sand is not lacking, the problems and difficulties are due to management, the Prime Minister requested the leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Ministry of Construction to work together in the locality, under the direction of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, to focus on reviewing and thoroughly handling problems related to construction materials, not allowing contractors to complain about a lack of construction materials.

Contractors continue to promote the construction spirit of "braving the sun and rain", "working overtime", "eating quickly and sleeping quickly", "working at night when the day is not enough", "working in 3 shifts, 4 shifts, during holidays and Tet". The Ministry of Construction works with contractors, discusses and guides on technical measures to improve productivity, shorten time, and ensure quality.

The Prime Minister also directed to strengthen inspection and supervision, and the Ministry of Public Security to investigate, detect and strictly handle violations (if any).

Source: https://nld.com.vn/thu-tuong-hoan-thanh-cao-toc-chau-doc-can-tho-soc-trang-vao-thang-6-2026-196250318182630324.htm