Prime Minister: Key projects in the Transport sector are being implemented better

The meeting was held in a direct and online format between the Government Headquarters and 46 provinces and centrally-run cities with important national and key projects in the transport sector.

Attending the meeting were: Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee; members of the Steering Committee who are Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Government agencies; Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and cities; representatives of Project Management Boards, State-owned economic groups, investors, consulting units, and construction contractors.

Opening the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that since its establishment and operation, the Steering Committee has closely followed reality, monitored, directed and operated resolutely, promoted the implementation of works and projects to ensure progress, quality, technical aesthetics, labor safety, and environmental sanitation; promptly removed difficulties, shortcomings, and challenges during the implementation process; reviewed mechanisms and policies for timely adjustment and supplementation, in accordance with reality, creating an open investment environment for project implementation, especially large-scale projects...

According to the Prime Minister, currently, the country has 34 major projects, 86 important national component projects, key projects of the Transport sector in 46 provinces and centrally-run cities. Of these, there are 5 railway projects, 2 airport projects, the rest are road projects, mainly expressways and belt roads in the Hanoi Capital region, and belt roads in Ho Chi Minh City. Therefore, the task of the Steering Committee is very large.

It is said that after 9 meetings, the Steering Committee has gained more experience, the projects and works have been implemented better, the Prime Minister commended the members of the Steering Committee, especially the Transport sector and localities with projects in the area for their high determination, great efforts, drastic actions, focus, key points... in all stages from investment procedures, site clearance, bidding, project management, care for the lives and livelihoods of affected people...

At the 9th Session, the Steering Committee set out 40 tasks, including 16 time-limited tasks in implementing important national and key projects in the Transport sector. The Prime Minister requested that at this 10th Session, ministries, branches and localities report and discuss implementation results; shortcomings, limitations, difficulties and obstacles; propose solutions to promote project implementation in the coming time. In particular, it is important to raise issues such as investment procedures; the granting and exploitation of common material mines for projects according to issued mechanisms and policies, avoiding negativity; the issue of decentralization and delegation of authority along with resource allocation, improving implementation capacity, strengthening supervision, inspection and having tools to intervene, handle and reward promptly; progress of site handover, relocation of technical infrastructure works; change of forest use purpose..., in the spirit of "discussing work, not backtracking".