Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who heads the State steering committee for national key projects in the transport sector, chaired the committee’s 21st meeting on November 8, during which he noted that experience from many countries around the world shows rapid development requires investment in strategic infrastructure.
Stressing that the development of strategic infrastructure helps promote public investment disbursement, stimulate economic growth, and ensure rapid and sustainable national development, the PM affirmed recent practice has shown a clear trend: provinces and cities with good disbursement performance also achieve strong economic growth, given that localities posting double-digit growth rates in recent years have been those with well-developed infrastructure.
He noted that there are currently more than 120 projects and component projects under the steering committee’s direction, spanning 30 provinces and cities across three sectors of road, aviation, and seaport. To date, the committee has held 20 meetings, with 19 road projects and one airport project completed and put into operation.
As a result, the country now has a total of 2,476 kilometres of expressways. These completed projects have helped create new development spaces, reduce logistics costs, facilitate travel for the people, bring numerous benefits to citizens and businesses, and increase the added value of land.
The Ministry of Construction and localities are making strong efforts to implement 733 kilometres of expressways under 22 projects and component projects. Among them, 16 component projects with a total length of 575 kilometres are on track for completion in 2025. However, six projects totaling 158 kilometres are still behind schedule, and a substantial workload remains for the Long Thanh International Airport project.
Noting that there are less than two months left until December 19 - the date set for the simultaneous ground-breaking and inauguration ceremonies of major projects, the PM emphasised that this is a crucial period to accelerate progress and make breakthroughs in the implementation of key projects and works./.
