During the afternoon session of November 6, the National Assembly conducted questioning in the second group of fields including: industry and trade, agriculture and rural development, transportation, construction, natural resources and environment.
There were 88 delegates registered to question. Due to the large number of registrations, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue suggested that each delegate question one issue of their greatest interest and only debate the truly necessary content.
The unit is responsible for increasing project investment capital.
Delegate Le Hoang Anh ( Gia Lai delegation) pointed out that 2/3 of the total public investment capital of the period was for transportation, but transportation projects in all groups as well as important national projects had to adjust the implementation time and total investment. This shows that the preparation of investment policies and investment preparation work is not accurate.
Meanwhile, the submitted documents all reported that they were carefully prepared, cautious, objective, scientific, and practical; all projects had backup plans, including budget backups.
The delegate asked the Minister of Transport to clarify who was responsible for the inaccurate submission. “Does the Minister think that it is necessary to strictly handle the responsibility of the collectives and individuals who submitted inaccurate projects, causing the implementation time to be extended?”, delegate Hoang Anh questioned.
Delegate Le Hoang Anh, Gia Lai delegation (Photo: Quochoi.vn).
Responding, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang said that in the medium term of 2021-2025, the Ministry of Transport was assigned 64 projects with a total budget of 300,000 billion VND. To date, 60 projects have been approved and are being implemented.
"Basically, the projects are being implemented well, with no increase in total investment or if there is, it is still small. Only in the Mekong Delta region are there 3 projects with relatively high increases in total investment: Rach Mieu 2 Bridge, An Huu - Cao Lanh Expressway, My An - Cao Lanh," said the Minister.
According to Mr. Thang, the reason is that the project design survey was conducted during the 2020-2021 pandemic period, leading to an incomplete survey. “The main reason is the compensation price for site clearance. The survey price is one unit, but the official implementation price is different,” said Mr. Thang.
The Minister of Transport said that he has directed inspection and examination units to seriously consider responsibility in this matter. The contractor will also be subject to sanctions. The project management board and the investor must also review and consider responsibility.
"We are in the process of handling responsibilities, especially punishing the consulting unit very strictly, including fines and restrictions on participating in bidding for other projects," said the Minister.
The maximum speed on the highway will be increased from 80km/h to 90km/h soon.
Delegate Tran Quang Minh (Quang Binh delegation) questioned the Minister of Transport about the maximum speed on highways.
Mr. Minh pointed out the fact that many newly completed and put into operation expressways only allow a maximum speed of 80km/h, while National Highway 1A, which has many mixed vehicles, many residential areas, agency headquarters and potential risks, has a maximum speed of 90km/h. "Why is that? What adjustments will be made in the future?", the delegate asked.
Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang (Photo: Quochoi.vn).
Responding, Minister Nguyen Van Thang said Vietnam has highway design standards with four speed limits, the highest being 120km/h and the lowest being 60km/h.
“The standards set depend on technical factors. If the investment is complete and synchronous, it can run at 120km/h, like Ha Long - Mong Cai, Hanoi - Hai Phong. Just adding a rough element can increase the speed from 100km/h to 120km/h,” Mr. Thang said.
The Commander of the Transport sector said that recently the standards were reviewed and the agencies found that the expressways currently have a maximum speed limit of 80km/h that can be increased to 90km/h.
"The Ministry of Transport has adjusted the highway design plan, and is expected to change the maximum speed limit on highways from 80km/h to 90km/h in early 2024," said the Minister .
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