On the morning of May 19, in Hanoi, Member of the Politburo and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tu Lien Bridge Construction Investment Project and the two ends of the bridge (from the intersection with Nghi Tam Road to the intersection with Truong Sa street) at the intersection of the project with Truong Sa Street (Process Km4+400).
Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that this is an event that contributes to affirming the strong transformation, rapid and sustainable development, promoting the role of the economic locomotive for the whole country of Hanoi, a thousand-year-old city of culture, heroes, capital of conscience, human dignity, city for peace.
However, in the development process, Hanoi also faces many difficulties and challenges. In which, the two immediate issues that need to be focused on are traffic infrastructure and environmental pollution, with appropriate steps and roadmaps, feasibility, and selection of focuses and key points to allocate resources for implementation.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the Tu Lien bridge project will contribute to solving Hanoi's traffic problem, connecting between Hanoi's areas, connecting regions, and connecting internationally through Noi Bai and Gia Binh airports.
Along with that, contributing to promoting Hanoi's economic growth from 8% this year as the set target, creating new development space, increasing land value, developing the economy, especially services, tourism, culture, and entertainment in the area north of the Red River.
The Prime Minister highly appreciated Hanoi City and related agencies for working day and night, striving to complete a huge amount of work in accordance with commitments, such as approving investment policies, preparing for investment, designing, selecting contractors, and clearing land.
Hanoi will have more and more experience and promote responsibility to implement major transport infrastructure projects in the coming time - the Prime Minister emphasized and requested that Hanoi Party committees and authorities at all levels continue to strongly promote the spirit of proactiveness, creativity, and positivity in project implementation, mobilize the entire political system to soon complete site clearance for the project, pay attention to people's lives, and ensure that new housing is better than old housing.
The Prime Minister requested the Project Management Board to promote the highest responsibility, contractors should strive to shorten the project construction time to 24 months, while improving quality, not raising capital, ensuring technical, aesthetic, safety, environmental sanitation, not leaving negativity, corruption, waste, on the basis of applying the most advanced and modern technologies and machinery.
In particular, the Prime Minister hopes that the bridge will be an architectural highlight, creating a beautiful landscape, worthy of and honoring Hanoi with a thousand years of culture. The Prime Minister requested contractors to cooperate closely, increase the use of on-site human resources, on-site materials and increase the transfer of modern technology; consulting units promote responsibility, closely follow the project to carry out tasks.
Ministries, branches, and central agencies must work with Hanoi to urgently handle arising issues; if necessary, promptly report to the Prime Minister.
