On the morning of January 25, despite the freezing weather, hundreds of workers were still diligently constructing on the Ninh Binh - Hai Phong expressway construction site to accelerate the project completion progress.
Present at the Khanh Nhac overpass intersection area (Ninh Binh), according to records of Lao Dong Newspaper reporters, the investor and contractors have mobilized hundreds of machinery, equipment and nearly 1,000 workers to accelerate the construction progress of items.
Workers here are set up shacks and eat and sleep right at the construction site. In the freezing weather, many workers have to cover their faces to keep warm, and workers driving lu machines also have to use tarpaulins to cover the cabin to block the wind.
Mr. Nguyen Van Lam (from Lao Cai) shared that to ensure construction progress, we have to eat and sleep right at the camp at the construction site. Normally, workers here work 2 shifts from 7 am to 11 am and from 1 pm to 5 pm, for items that can be done in the evening, we work overtime until 10 pm.
It is known that the Ninh Binh - Hai Phong expressway construction investment project, the section through the former Ninh Binh province (the project) has a total length of 25.3km, passing through Yen Thang ward and Yen Mo, Yen Tu, Khanh Nhac, Khanh Hoi, Khanh Trung, Khanh Thien communes.
The project is designed with a scale of 4 complete lanes. Total investment of 6,865 billion VND from the Central budget and the provincial budget. Project implementation time is from 2024 - 2026. The project is invested by the Ninh Binh Provincial Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board (now Ninh Binh Provincial Construction Investment Project Management Board No. 1) and construction started in April 2025.
Mr. Nguyen Quang Minh - Deputy Director of Investment and Construction Project Management Board No. 1 of Ninh Binh province - said that currently contractors are deploying 7 construction teams with about 500 machines, equipment and nearly 1,000 workers to accelerate the project progress.
Currently, the construction volume is about 20%. Contractors are mobilizing machinery and manpower to construct 3 shifts/day. Workers eat and stay at the construction site and construct until 10 pm daily.
Also according to Mr. Minh, this is a key national transport project built to create new momentum for socio-economic development of Ninh Binh province and the Red River Delta provinces.
Ninh Binh province has shortened the construction time of the project from 6 years (2024 - 2029) to 3 years (2024 - 2026), therefore, the province has directed to complete site clearance work this year and complete construction in 2026. Currently, we have also assigned officials to closely monitor the construction site, promptly handle difficulties. At the same time, directing contractors to work overtime, increase shifts, and supplement human and material resources at sections that already have site clearance" - Mr. Minh said.
