Racing progress at the Western highway construction site

Racing for progress on Can Tho - Ca Mau highway

At the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway construction site, dozens of workers, engineers and machinery are being mobilized to construct the asphalt concrete pavement. The construction unit is Truong Son Construction Corporation. The 250m asphalt pavement section in Can Tho - Hau Giang marks the transition from roadbed construction to highway surface completion.

According to Colonel Tran Hai Bac, Director of Truong Son Nam Management Board, after checking the quality, the contractor will lay asphalt concrete on the entire route. The project is closely monitored to ensure construction quality. At the same time, contractor Company 492 is also constructing 130m of asphalt connecting Hau Giang - Ca Mau.

Previously, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the completion of the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway before December 31, 2025, connecting the North - South expressway smoothly and continuing to invest in the Can Tho - Dat Mui section.

Construction during Tet on the horizontal highway

Along with the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway project, the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang expressway project through Can Tho (component project 2) is also being implemented at an urgent pace. The expressway construction site is always bustling with the sounds of machinery, engineers, and workers working to speed up the project's progress.

At the construction site at Thi Doi Bridge (part of package 13), many engineers, workers, and machines are working urgently and actively on pouring concrete for the bridge, welding bridge piers, and other items.

Mr. Nguyen Hoang Si (39 years old, a worker from Tuyen Quang) said that currently, the workload is being pushed up a lot. Everyone understands that this project is very important for the development of the area, so despite the hardship, the brothers are still enthusiastic, working 3 shifts and 4 shifts to ensure progress.

“During the New Year, we also worked through the holiday, through lunch and dinner, working overtime until around 10pm. We always tried our best to achieve the best goals that the contractor had given us. Work output also increased a lot,” Mr. Nguyen Hoang Si said excitedly.

Mr. Nguyen Hoang Si said that the contractor prepared meals and drinks for engineers and workers when they worked overtime at noon and in the evening. When they were able to speed up the construction progress, the contractor and the command board also gave them rewards to motivate them to work harder.

According to Mr. Nguyen Lam Toi - representative of Dat Phuong Group Joint Stock Company, there are more than 80 workers and engineers working at 5 construction sites. Every day, they change shifts, working at full capacity from morning until about 22:00.

In particular, during the New Year, the contractor called on workers and engineers to work through the Tet holiday and everyone agreed. During the holidays, the contractor will support milk and bonuses to help motivate workers to stay and work through the Tet holiday.

"All the brothers arranged to work and support, dividing the work into 3 shifts and 4 teams to operate continuously without interruption, ensuring both labor safety and progress and quality for the project," Mr. Nguyen Lam Toi emphasized.

Also at the construction site at Dong Phap bridge (in Thoi Lai - Co Do districts), workers, engineers and machinery are urgently pouring concrete for the bridge piers.

Mr. Dang Hoang Vinh - Project Management Director (PMD), Expressway Management Board (under the PMU of Can Tho City Construction Investment) - investor of component project 2 - informed that component project 2 in Can Tho has 4 main construction packages, as of December 28, reaching a rate of more than 20%.

The project includes 30 bridge works; of which, 25 bridges on the highway, 1 Lo Te - Rach Soi intersection bridge over the highway and 4 approach bridges on the Lo Te - Rach Soi intersection, 49 culverts (4 round culverts, 45 box culverts).

Regarding roadbed excavation, the main route is basically completed with a length of 30.02km; service roads and service roads are 36.96/38.96km.

Construction of sand embankment, main route with K95 sand layer (to the wick layer) 10.54/30.02km. Total length of construction of wick embankment is about 8.7km. Service road and service road with K95 sand layer 22.9/38.96km. Laying of geotextile fabric on main route 10.54/30.0km; service road and service road 22.9/38.96km. Construction of crushed stone on service road about 1km.

Regarding the issue of construction during holidays and Tet, Mr. Dang Hoang Vinh added that, like every year, the investor has directed contractors to plan overtime and increase shifts to try to speed up the workload and progress. In addition, they regularly visit and encourage workers and engineers to work with peace of mind so that they can work together with the contractor and investor to complete the set progress.