Why is the 300m approach road to Lang Giang bridge not yet completed?

There are 300m left unfinished due to land acquisition problems.

On May 21, Giao Thong Newspaper reporters were present at the road connecting Lang Giang Bridge to TL161 but it was still messy due to lack of land.

It is known that the Lang Giang bridge project is invested by the Department of Transport of Lao Cai province, with a total investment of 258 billion VND. The bridge connects the two banks of the Red River between Xuan Tang ward and Thai Nien commune (Bao Thang district), provincial road 161 and national road 70.

The contractor for package 6 is Quyet Tien Construction Investment Corporation (construction of Lang Giang bridge has been completed). Currently, the Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board under the Department of Transport of Lao Cai province is completing the procedures for handover and putting into use.

As for the railway approach road and overpass, Package 23 is undertaken by the Minh Duc Joint Venture and Lao Cai Inspection. According to the design, the section from Lang Giang Bridge to the railway overpass has a 25m wide roadbed and 15m road surface; the section from behind the railway overpass to the end of the intersection with Provincial Road 161 has a 33m wide roadbed and 15m road surface; the railway overpass has 1 span 33m long and 19m wide.

The project started on April 25, 2023 and is expected to be completed on December 25, 2023. However, to date, the total value of implementation is about 46/55.6 billion VND (82.7% of the contract value). The volume of construction of foundation, road surface, drainage system, and auxiliary works at locations from Km 0+457.5 - Km 0+757.6 has not been completed due to slow site clearance.

This project is slow and unfinished because some households have not yet handed over the land.

The slow and unfinished construction of this project is explained by many reasons. Among them, the government and some households have not been able to find a common voice on compensation, site clearance and resettlement.

Mr. Ly Van Minh (residing in Muc village, Thai Nien commune, Bao Thang district, Lao Cai province) said: "After the rains in early May, some houses were heavily flooded, they had to evacuate their belongings. Currently, the households have not moved to clear the land because they have not agreed on compensation costs and resettlement area arrangements. After the flooding caused by the high road pouring water down, Mr. Minh's family had to cover the back of the house with tarpaulin to limit the water from flowing in, but it only reduced it somewhat."

Will be forced if not hand over the site

According to the reporter's investigation, up to now, only 6 households along this connecting road are determined to stay. According to these households, the resettlement area has been formed and is not far from their homes. But the most important problem is that the electricity and water supply system here is not complete. Therefore, if they move to live there, they will encounter many difficulties.

On the local government side, Mr. Do Ba Hung - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Bao Thang district, Lao Cai province said: "Currently, there are only a few households that cannot be relocated for the connecting road to be completed. The locality is actively propagating and mobilizing people to understand and share for the common benefit of the district and the province. Striving by the end of June 2024, the district will hand over the site to the construction unit."

Currently, there are two households, Mrs. Vuong Thi Ut and Bach Thi Kim, that cannot move due to resettlement issues.

On the side of the Land Fund Development Center of Bao Thang district, Lao Cai province, the land, trees and crops for 61/61 households have been counted with a budget of 23.7 billion VND, and 61/61 households have been paid. Currently, the locality has organized a resettlement lottery for 17/18 households. 6 households have paid the resettlement money. 5 land use right certificates have been issued to households affected by the project's architecture and crops.

There is also a problem with Mrs. Vuong Thi Ut's family, because they built a house on agricultural land and were assigned to resettle, but the family said the compensation was not enough to pay for resettlement.

Bao Thang District People's Committee is conducting propaganda and mobilization, and the district has also sent documents to agencies to check. If the documents are qualified, they will enforce according to regulations to hand over the site to the construction unit.

Mr. Chu Duc Hai, Director of the Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board under the Department of Transport of Lao Cai province, said: "Lang Giang Bridge has been completed, currently there is only about 300m of connecting road that cannot be constructed. If the Bao Thang district government clears the land clearance and hands over the road by the end of June 2024, we will actively speed up the progress to complete this road by August 2024."

Some images taken by Giao Thong Newspaper reporters of the Lang Giang bridge approach road on May 21:

The sewer and drainage system has been installed but some parts are still stuck in the ground and cannot be continued.

Many people and vehicles have difficulty moving through the road because there are still 300m unfinished.

Some households still live in the rain, water and rocks flowing into their houses.

Mr. Ly Van Minh (residing in Muc village, Thai Nien commune, Bao Thang district) told Giao Thong Newspaper reporters that the reason he refused to move to the new place was because the resettlement area did not have electricity or water systems.

Many people are looking forward to the road being completed and put into use soon to ensure convenient trading.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/lao-cai-vi-sao-duong-dan-cau-lang-giang-con-300m-chua-thi-ceng-xong-192240523190723502.htm