On August 8, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh - Head of the National Steering Committee for Important National Projects and Key Transport Projects (Steering Committee) chaired the 13th meeting of the Steering Committee, as reported by the Government Portal.
At the beginning of the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the Steering Committee emphasized that one of the targets set by the 13th National Party Congress is to have 3,000 km of national highways by 2025 and 5,000 km by 2030.
After 12 meetings, the Prime Minister, Head of the Steering Committee has issued 12 conclusions; over 400 urgent directives and measures to address difficulties and obstacles to accelerate the implementation of projects.
As a result, there are long-standing issues such as the Long Thanh International Airport; the North-South Eastern Highway; the projects for urban rail transport, the Bến Lức - Long Thành Expressway, the source of construction materials, land clearance; the issuance of Highway Standards; the pilot use of sea sand; land use conversion, forest land conversion; project implementation progress and quality ensuring requirements.
So far, 2 highway projects (with 12 component projects, including 11 component projects of the North-South Eastern Highway in the 2017-2020 period and the Tuyên Quang - Phú Thọ Highway) with a total length of 693 km passing through 15 provinces and cities have been completed, increasing the total length of highways to approximately 2,021 km.
At the 12th meeting of the Steering Committee, the Prime Minister assigned 57 tasks to ministries, agencies, and localities, including 11 tasks with deadlines.
The Prime Minister stated that some tasks are being implemented but have not been completed, requiring continued efforts to achieve the set targets.
The Prime Minister requested the members of the Steering Committee and delegates attending the meeting to focus on reviewing and evaluating the assigned tasks and addressing difficulties and obstacles, accelerating project implementation in the coming time.
Specifically, they should report on the implementation of tasks, clearly stating existing issues, difficulties, and obstacles, as well as measures to be taken in the coming time; handling outstanding issues, such as procedures for quarrying ordinary construction materials for projects; progress in handing over land and relocating infrastructure; the situation of project implementation as the main agency.
Additionally, they should review the implementation of guidance on contents according to their functions and tasks, including procedures for project investment appraisal, budget allocation; land use conversion; unit prices, standards, and methods for determining material prices at the quarry; ODA funding; material exploitation, land use conversion; infrastructure relocation.
According to the Ministry of Transport, the Steering Committee's Standing Agency, at the 12th meeting of the Steering Committee and conferences, the Prime Minister assigned 57 tasks to ministries, agencies, and localities. Among them, the focus is on addressing difficulties and obstacles, accelerating the progress of land clearance, and providing construction materials, particularly for key transportation projects in the southern region.
So far, units have completed 20 tasks on schedule, are actively implementing 30 tasks, which are routine leadership and management work, and 1 task is not yet due, and 6 tasks have not been completed on schedule.
