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Government prioritises capable contractors: Deputy PM

The Vietnamese Government prioritises capable and prestigious contractors for the state’s transport projects, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said at the National Assembly’s Q&A session on June 5.
Government prioritises capable contractors: Deputy PM ảnh 1Ha Dong-Cat Linh elevated railway has missed the operation deadlines several times. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – TheVietnamese Government prioritises capable and prestigious contractors for thestate’s transport projects, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said at theNational Assembly’s Q&A session on June 5.

Although the State has poured a huge amount of capital and mobilised resourcesto branch out transport infrastructure for bolstering the socio-economy and improvinglocal livelihoods, several projects have fallen short of expectation due totheir poor quality, slow progress, and soaring capital allotment.

“There are a lot of works to do with the incomprehensive and low-qualitytransport system. We have developed only 977 km of highway of the 295,000 km ofland road while the railway network was constructed century ago and the tracksare outdated and unsafe. Though advancements have been made in the airportsystem, some large airports like Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat are sufferingoverloading,” he said.

Describing connections between waterways, railways and roads unfavourable,Deputy PM Dung stressed that the Government will intensify efforts to removebottlenecks for the construction of Trung Luong-My Thuan-Can Tho expressway,and Bac Giang-Lang Son highway as well as choose suitable contractors forNorth-South expressway and Tan Son Nhat airport expansion.

Regarding the Ha Dong-Cat Linh elevated railway which missed the operationdeadlines several times, he said that the Government will work to make it begincommercial operation soon. Earlier, the railway missed the schedule of trialrun in June 2015, June 2016, December 2016, February 2017, October 2017, 2018’sQ2 and December 2018.

Furthermore, efforts will be made to ease difficulties in BOT projects,ensuring benefits of State, residents and investors.

Pointing out that bottlenecks should be removed to better link the Mekong Deltaregion and Ho Chi Minh City, he said that more attention must be given to the HCMCity- Can Tho road, Cho Gao cannel and HCM City-Can Tho railway, among others.-VNA
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