The meeting of the State Steering Committee for Key National Transport Projects
The State Steering Committee for Key National Transport Projects (the Steering Committee) on March 9, held its 16th meeting to review and urge the work after the 15th meeting and discuss solutions, continue to remove difficulties and obstacles, and promote the progress of projects. The meeting was held in both face-to-face and virtual forms from the Government Headquarters’ bridge point with the provinces and centrally-run cities that have national key projects in the transport sector. Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Prime Minister, Head of the Steering Committee chaired the meeting. At the Hung Yen’s bridge point, the meeting saw the participation of comrade Nguyen Hung Nam, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches and localities of the province.
Delegates attend the meeting at the Hung Yen’s bridge point
According to the report of the Ministry of Construction, at the 15th meeting of the Steering Committee on December 6, 2024, the Prime Minister assigned 33 tasks to ministries, branches and localities; focusing on removing difficulties and obstacles, speeding up investment preparation procedures for projects. To date, the units have completed 22 tasks on time, are actively implementing 7 tasks of regular direction and operation, and 4 tasks have not met the required progress.
Currently, the Ministry of Construction, localities and Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) are carrying out 28 projects and expressway component projects with a total length of nearly 1,200 km. Of these, 16 projects with a total length of 786km are being implemented closely following the completion plan in 2025; 12 projects with a total length of 402km are still facing difficulties in site clearance, construction material sources that need to be resolved, focused on removing...
At the meeting, delegates focused on discussing the implementation results; shortcomings, limitations, difficulties, and obstacles; proposing solutions to speed up the implementation of national key projects in the transport sector in the coming time. In particular, focusing on solutions to remove difficulties in the work of site clearance for residential land area; ensuring the supply of construction materials for project implementation...
Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the great significance of key projects for the socio-economic development of the country. The Prime Minister stated that by 2025, the country must complete the goal of having at least 3,000km of expressways and 1,000km of coastal roads, basically opening the expressway from Cao Bang through Lang Son to Ca Mau; basically completing Long Thanh airport, Tan Son Nhat T3 terminal, Lach Huyen port... Some transport projects are expected to be completed in 2027 but strive to complete them earlier if there are opportunities and favorable conditions.
The Prime Minister requested ministries, agencies and localities to urgently complete the allocation of the entire state budget investment plan for 2025, to be completed before March 15, 2025. In case of failure to allocate on time, the Government will recover the unallocated central budget capital to allocate to other projects in need of capital to accelerate progress and review and handle responsibilities.
The Prime Minister requested ministries, branches and localities to review the projects; report on difficulties and problems that need to be further resolved, especially materials for key transport projects; site clearance, handover, relocation of technical infrastructure; procedures, construction status of projects...
