On November 15, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh signed Decision No. 1389/QD-TTg to supplement capital from the central budget reserve in 2024 for the Ministry of Transport to implement the investment project to build the new Phong Chau bridge on National Highway 32C, Phu Tho province.
According to the decision, an additional VND 800 billion from the central budget reserve in 2024 will be allocated to the Ministry of Transport to implement the investment project to build the new Phong Chau bridge on National Highway 32C, Phu Tho province.
The Permanent Deputy Prime Minister requested that based on the above allocated capital level, the Minister of Transport arrange additional capital from the 2024 central budget reserve for the project, ensuring compliance with the provisions of the State Budget Law and relevant legal provisions.
At the same time, the Minister of Transport directed relevant agencies and units to urgently complete investment procedures and assign capital plans in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Public Investment and relevant specialized legal regulations.
Responsible for directing relevant agencies and units to use the assigned central budget reserve capital in 2024 to ensure efficiency, quality, and purpose, and to the right users; implement projects in accordance with legal regulations; and prevent loss, waste, corruption, and negativity.
The Permanent Deputy Prime Minister requested the Minister of Transport to direct, inspect, and urge the acceleration of implementation progress, ensuring that the project is completed by December 31, 2025 at the latest; and take responsibility as the head for the results of capital disbursement and project progress.
Take full responsibility before the Government, Prime Minister and relevant agencies for the content, data of reports and proposals, ensuring proper implementation of the provisions of the law on state budget, public investment and relevant legal provisions.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance, according to their assigned functions and tasks, are responsible for the contents, data, reports and proposals; monitor and guide the Ministry of Transport in organizing the implementation and disbursement of additional capital from the central budget reserve in 2024.
In case of detecting any allocation or use not for the right subjects as prescribed by the State Budget Law or implementation not in accordance with the provisions of law, report to the Prime Minister to recover to the Central budget and review the responsibilities of the heads, organizations and individuals involved.
The implementation and disbursement time of the 2024 central budget reserve capital will be supplemented no later than December 31, 2025 in accordance with legal regulations; in case of not fully using it, the remaining 2024 central budget reserve capital will be canceled.
According to a report from Phu Tho province, the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge is expected to be at the old Phong Chau bridge location (km18+300 National Highway 32C).
Regarding the design plan: The total length of the route is about 1,000m; of which the bridge is about 393m long; the approach and connection roads are about 600m long.
The bridge structure is made of reinforced concrete and prestressed reinforced concrete, constructed using the balanced cantilever method. The total width of the bridge is 21.5m, including 4 lanes for motor vehicles, 2 lanes for non-motorized vehicles, a median strip, a safety strip and a bridge railing.
