Official dispatch sent to the Railway Project Management Board; Department of Finance; People's Committees of communes and wards: Que Vo, Bong Lai; Kinh Bac Land Development Center Branch.
Accordingly, after considering the report and proposal of the Kinh Bac Land Development Center Branch in the official letter dated December 18, 2025 on reporting on the implementation of the Yen Vien - Pha Lai - Ha Long - Cai Lan railway line project;
Vice Chairman of Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee Ngo Tan Phuong requested the Railway Project Management Board to soon work directly with Que Vo Ward People's Committee to review and agree on the advance surplus data. Completion time before January 10, 2026.
The People's Committee of Bong Lai ward presides over and coordinates with the People's Committee of Que Vo ward and the Department of Finance to definitively resolve the recovery of 4,636,213,200 VND according to the State Audit's Conclusion. Completion time is in January 2026.
The Chairman of Que Vo Ward People's Committee urgently handed over the dossier to the Kinh Bac Land Development Center Branch before January 5, 2026 for summarization and finalization.
The Department of Finance urgently reviews and coordinates with units to guide localities to implement and submit to the Provincial People's Committee for approval the final settlement of expenses according to regulations.
It is known that the Yen Vien - Pha Lai - Ha Long - Cai Lan railway line project was approved for investment by the Prime Minister in 2004 with government bond capital, 131 km long, connecting Yen Vien station with Cai Lan port, with a total investment of more than 7,660 billion VND. The project is divided into 4 independent sub-projects, started in 2008, expected to be completed in 2011.
However, by 2011, the project was suspended due to the Government's policy of cutting public investment. Among the 4 sub-projects, only the Ha Long - Cai Lan port section (5.6 km long) was put into use in 2014, and 3 other sub-projects were unfinished.
In addition to waste from unfinished construction items, the project also has a block of materials and equipment worth hundreds of billions of VND that has not been used (rays, engines, rails...). The Ministry of Transport (old) has handed over these materials to Vietnam Railways Corporation for preservation.
In June 2025, the Ministry of Construction assessed that it was necessary to adjust the investment policy of the above project, due to the forecast results of low freight transport demand.
With the adjusted investment scale, the Yen Vien - Pha Lai - Ha Long - Cai Lan railway project will have a total new investment of 9,989 billion VND. Of which, the cost already implemented is 4,429 billion VND, and 5,560 billion VND is still needed to complete the project.
