Prepare to start the North-South Expressway through the Central region

The best preparation of the conditions to start the North-South expressway sections through the Central has completed the site clearance and agreed on the route plan which is determined by the localities to implement.

Khanh Hoa prepares building materials

Mr. Nguyen Van Dan, Director of the Department of Transport – Transport (MOT) of Khanh Hoa province, said that this Department, together with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the districts and towns with the highway passing through, are urgently reviewing. , report and propose licensing of material mines for construction as soon as the North – South expressway section passes Khanh Hoa expected in the second quarter of 2021.

According to calculations, the North – South expressway project Nha Trang – Cam Lam section needs more than 3 million cubic meters of land for leveling; the section of Cam Lam – Vinh Hao, requires 200,000 m3 of soil for embankment. In addition, the project also needs a large amount of stone for the production of hot asphalt concrete on the road surface. With such a great demand, the project investors are worried about the source of materials during the construction process.

To proactively source materials, from March 2020, the Project Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Road sent a document to the People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa province on the agreement on a material mine, landfill site. According to Mr. Nguyen Van Dan, raw materials for the construction of the North-South expressway through Khanh Hoa are relatively abundant. “The People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa province has approved the quarries, sand for common building materials and land mines for landfilling, which have been issued with a valid mineral mining license by the PPC. has been approved by the Provincial People’s Committee, requesting the Project Management Board of Ho Chi Minh Road to update the above mineral mines to implement the regulations “, Mr. Dan said.

As for the earth, stone, and sand mines used to serve the project without environmental records, the mine owners must make an environmental impact assessment report and submit it to the Provincial People’s Committee for appraisal and approval; the quarry areas, sand as common building materials and land mines used for leveling have not been licensed for exploitation, assign the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to coordinate with relevant units to review and consult to report to the Provincial People’s Committee for handling and settlement.

According to Mr. Le Thanh Binh, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh Road Project Management Board (Ministry of Transport), up to this point, the North-South Expressway Project through Khanh Hoa province has basically completed the liberation. ground; Only a few jobs related to the relocation of technical infrastructure are still being carried out.

Recently, in the meeting with the leaders of Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee, Mr. Le Anh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Transport, also proposed Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee to create material sources, stabilize material prices during implementation, avoid cases. resources are scarce, prices are pushed up.

Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai have agreed the route plan

While the North-South expressway through Khanh Hoa was about to be started, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh have completed the route plan.

Mr. Nguyen Phong, Director of Quang Ngai Department of Transport, said that the locality has completed the planning of the route and is agreed by the Ministry of Transport, including the starting point at km130 + 800 expressways of Da Nang – Quang Ngai, in Nghia Dien commune (district Tu Nghia, Quang Ngai province) and the end point intersects Provincial Highway 629, in Bong Son town (Hoai Nhon, Binh Dinh).

On the Binh Dinh province side, Mr. Nguyen Tu Cong Hoang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee said that the North-South expressway project through Binh Dinh province was agreed by the Ministry of Transport to be divided into 3 component projects, including: Quang Ngai – Hoai Nhon Project, Hoai Nhon – Quy Nhon Project and Quy Nhon – Tuy Hoa Project (Phu Yen Province).

“There are two directions presented to the leaders of the province and the Ministry of Transport. In which, option 1 builds a route to the east (about 3-4 km from National Highway 1), 110 km long and option 2 builds a western direction (about 12-35 km from National Highway 1) 113 km long. “, Mr. Hoang said.

Through analysis, the two investment plans have their own advantages and disadvantages. However, if done according to option 1, the distance between the expressway to economic zones, industrial clusters and city center. Quy Nhon will be closer, convenient to connect traffic, promote the development of industries in many fields, create a driving force for socio-economic development.

“Option 1 is in line with the planning and development orientation of Binh Dinh to 2035, with a vision to 2050. Therefore, Binh Dinh chooses the plan to build the North-South expressway across the area according to the direction of the Eastern route “, Mr. Hoang emphasized.

According to Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan, the fact that Quang Ngai has agreed on the route is an important premise for the project to continue the implementation steps. As for Binh Dinh, the Ministry of Transport has asked the province to continue to work closely with the consultant and the Ministry of Transport to survey the entire North-South expressway through the area, at the same time providing more data related to the locality. project selected by the province.