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PM inspects key transport projects in southern region

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh examined the projects of Ring Road 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai province, and Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway on February 13.
PM inspects key transport projects in southern region ảnh 1PM Pham Minh Chinh (left) meets workers of the Ring Road 3 project in HCM City on February 13. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh examinedthe projects of Ring Road 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, Long Thanh InternationalAirport in Dong Nai province, and Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway on February13.

The Ring Road 3 project, about 76.34km long, traverses HCM Cityand the nearby provinces of Binh Duong, Long An, and Dong Nai. Invested with some75.378 trillion VND (3 billion USD), it is scheduled to be basically completedin 2025 and put into use in 2026.

Visitingthe engineers and workers who are building an elevated section of this road inThu Duc city of HCM City, PM Chinh appreciated them working throughout theLunar New Year (Tet) holiday to step up construction.

Hesaid Ring Road 3 of HCM City plays an important role in connecting main domesticand international transport gateways, linking economic hubs in the south, andpromoting socio-economic development in not only HCM City but also the entiresouthern region and Vietnam.

Given this, the Government leader asked the relevant localitiesand units to keep making efforts to accelerate the project and put it into usein 2026.

PM inspects key transport projects in southern region ảnh 2PM Pham Minh Chinh visits the personnel working for the Long Thanh International Airport project on February 13. (Photo: VNA)
Atthe construction site of Long Thanh International Airport, PM Chinh said this wasthe third Tet he had inspected this project, after the Tet holidays in 2022 and2023.

He praised efforts by ministries and sectors, especially the Ministryof Transport, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam, along with the Party organisation,administration and people of Dong Nai province, in implementing the project.

Asthis project is lagging behind schedule, he ordered ministries, sectors, units,and the province push ahead with accelerating its progress to complete theconstruction in 2026.

ThePM also ordered them conduct frequent examination to ensure the quality,technical and aesthetic aspects, environmental hygiene, and labour safety whilepreventing negative acts and wastefulness.

Inaddition, he asked for the resettlement work to be centred on people, notingthat it is important to properly handle people’s opinions, protect their rightsand legitimate interests, and especially ensure their life quality in new livingplaces is better than in previous ones.

Onthis occasion, PM Chinh also visited a resettlement area for the airport projectin An Binh hamlet of Loc An commune, Long Thanh district.

PM inspects key transport projects in southern region ảnh 3PM Pham Minh Chinh examines the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway project on February 13. (Photo: VNA)
The same day, he made a fact-finding trip of the Bien Hoa - VungTau Expressway project, which is 53.7km long in the first phase and has totalinvestment of nearly 18 trillion VND. This road will feature six intersections,including two important ones of HCM City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay and Ben Luc -Long Thanh.

Talkingto relevant ministries, sectors, and localities, the Cabinet chief highlightedthis expressway’s importance to connecting HCM City - Long Thanh - Dau GiayExpressway, Ben Luc Expressway, and the roads to Long Thanh Airport, thushelping solve traffic congestion on National Highway 51.

BienHoa - Vung Tau Expressway will also help maximise the potential of the Cai Mep -Thi Vai seaport complex and Long Thanh Airport while fostering socio-economicdevelopment in Dong Nai and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces as well as the southeasternregion, he added.

ThePM assigned tasks to the relevant sides and demanded that all difficulties andobstacles related to site clearance and construction materials must be resolvedby June 30 this year to speed up the project and complete it in 2025.

On the afternoon of the same day, PM Chinh attended a ceremony to welcome international ships and give the order to handle the first cargo in the Year of the Dragon at Tan Cang - Cai Mep international port (TCIT) in Phu My commune, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province./.
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