Speed ​​up the progress of important national projects, key to the transport sector

On September 3, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed and issued Official Dispatch No. 780/CD-TTg requesting ministries, branches and localities to continue to promote the highest sense of responsibility and make efforts to speed up the progress of important national projects and key works in the transport sector.

Telegrams sent to the Ministers of the Ministries of Transport, Planning and Investment, Finance, Construction, Natural Resources and Environment, Industry and Trade; Chairman of the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises; Chairman of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities, clearly stated:

The Government, the State Steering Committee for important national projects and works, key projects of the transport sector and Government leaders have issued many instructions to remove difficulties and obstacles, speed up the implementation of key transport projects, especially expressway projects.

Investors, construction contractors, and consultants have been actively working continuously in "3 shifts, 4 shifts," with many projects being constructed even during holidays and Tet. Thanks to that, up to now, the whole country has 1,832 km of expressways in operation.

The remaining sections of the North-South Expressway in the East; the belt roads of the Hanoi Capital Region, Ho Chi Minh City and the expressways connecting the Northwest, Central Highlands, Southwest and Mekong Delta regions are being actively constructed.

During the 78th Anniversary of August Revolution and National Day holiday on September 2, on key transport projects, cadres, employees and workers in many places still worked enthusiastically, "overcoming the sun, overcoming the rain, overcoming difficulties" working through the holidays and Tet, including promptly putting some important sections of the route into operation; starting construction on some major aviation projects.

On behalf of the Government, the Prime Minister acknowledged, highly appreciated and commended the ministries, branches, localities, and construction and consulting forces for their efforts and determination to complete the projects on schedule and ensure quality.

To continue promoting the highest sense of responsibility, promptly overcoming all difficulties and obstacles, striving for the goal of having about 3,000km of expressways by 2025 and 5,000km of expressways by 2030 as set out in the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress, the Prime Minister requested:

Regarding the construction progress of important national and key transport works and projects: The Ministry of Transport, relevant ministries, branches and People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities continue to resolutely and effectively implement the directions of the State Steering Committee for important national and key transport works and projects and the Government leaders; direct functional agencies and local authorities at all levels to make more efforts, focus on removing difficulties and handling existing problems in site clearance, moving technical infrastructure works, removing obstacles related to exploitation and supply of construction materials; focus on accelerating construction progress, completing and putting into operation works and projects on schedule, ensuring quality; review synchronous connections with expressways to promote investment efficiency, exploit land funds, promote socio-economic development of regions, localities and the whole country.

The Prime Minister requested the Minister of Transport, Chairman of the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises, Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to have appropriate and timely forms to propagate, motivate, encourage and reward collectives and individuals, create a new atmosphere, enhance the spirit of emulation and production at important national works and projects, key to the transport sector.

Regarding the flexible adjustment of capital between tasks and projects of the Socio-Economic Recovery and Development Program and tasks and projects under the Medium-Term Public Investment Plan for the 2021-2025 period, in Resolution No. 97/NQ-CP dated July 8, 2023, the Government assigned the Ministry of Planning and Investment to take the lead in guiding ministries, central agencies and localities to implement the tasks and solutions approved by the National Assembly in Resolution 93/2023/QH15. However, up to now, the coordination between the two capital sources still has many problems.

The Prime Minister requested the Minister of Planning and Investment to preside over and coordinate with the Minister of Finance to urgently issue documents guiding ministries, central agencies and localities on adjusting capital between tasks and projects of the Socio-Economic Recovery and Development Program with tasks and projects under the Medium-Term Public Investment Plan for the 2021-2025 period that have been allocated capital in the 2023 state budget estimate according to Resolution No. 93/2023/QH15 to ensure maximum disbursement of assigned capital, focusing on immediately resolving the issue of capital adjustment for the Eastern North-South Expressway Project and other key projects, absolutely not affecting the progress of project implementation, completing before September 9, 2023 and reporting back to the Prime Minister.

The Minister of Finance, in accordance with assigned tasks, shall closely coordinate with the Minister of Planning and Investment to promptly disburse the adjusted capital assigned in 2023, ensuring progress as required and in accordance with regulations.

The Government Office regularly monitors, urges and inspects the implementation of this dispatch; periodically reports to the Prime Minister on the implementation results every month.