Ca Mau will not be far away
Once upon a time, people said that Ca Mau was the southernmost point of the Fatherland on land. However, it seems that this is no longer true of the reality of Ca Mau. This place is gradually transforming itself to become the southernmost point of the Fatherland.
Not only the well-known Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway will be opened to traffic and put into use in 2025, but many routes to Dat Mui will also be formed in the near future.
The expressway from Ca Mau city to Dat Mui has been officially updated and added to the Vietnam road network planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050. The Prime Minister also assigned to strive to start the project in 2025.
Ca Mau - Dat Mui Expressway (CT.43) starts at Ca Mau city and ends at Dat Mui commune, Ngoc Hien district, with an estimated length of about 90km. The route is planned with a scale of 4 lanes and the investment process will be completed before 2030.
According to the plan, the Ca Mau - Dat Mui expressway will run parallel to National Highway 1 and Ho Chi Minh Road to Rach Goc town, then to Dat Mui, Ngoc Hien district.
In addition, the Ministry of Transport also plans to expand the road from Ca Mau city to Dat Mui. Specifically, the project to upgrade and expand Ho Chi Minh road, Nam Can - Dat Mui section, is about 58.5 km long, and is expected to meet the standards of a level III plain road. The cross-section width is 12/11 m, some sections through urban areas are invested in a scale suitable to the current status and local planning; asphalt concrete road surface for section Km0 - Km12, the remaining sections are paved with asphalt. The preliminary total investment of the project is about 5,586.7 billion VND, of which the cost of site clearance is 842.7 billion VND.
The investment project to expand National Highway 1, the section from Ca Mau city to Nam Can, is about 47.5 km long, with an investment scale that meets the standards of a level III plain road. The cross-section width is 20.5/19.5 m (the section through Ca Mau city and Nam Can town is 23/19 m), including 4 motor lanes and 2 mixed lanes. The total estimated investment for the project is 7,142.1 billion VND, of which the cost of site clearance is 1,048 billion VND.
Regarding aviation, the project to expand and upgrade Ca Mau airport with a total investment of more than 2,400 billion VND is starting to welcome large aircraft in 2025.
The investment goal is to expand and upgrade Ca Mau airport to a capacity of 200,000 to 500,000 passengers/year, expected to meet the capacity of 1 million passengers/year; 1,000 tons of cargo/year, ensuring the operation of A320, A321 aircraft and equivalent; creating momentum for economic, cultural and social development, while ensuring national security and defense of Ca Mau province and the region.
The driving force for Ca Mau to break out and rise up
In 2025, Ca Mau will implement two economic growth scenarios with growth rates of 6.5 - 7% and 8 - 10%. For the first growth scenario, the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector is expected to increase by 2.8%; the industry and construction sector by 8.8%; and the service sector by 8.2%. The province's GRDP (current price) will increase by VND97,621 billion; GRDP per capita (current price) will be VND81 million. The province's total social investment capital in 2025 will reach VND30,000 billion.
To achieve this goal, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ca Mau province Pham Thanh Ngai said that focusing on 5 tasks and solutions: Promoting economic development, investing in infrastructure systems; continuing to perform well in cultural and social fields, effectively managing and using land, resources, and protecting the environment.
Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Ca Mau province Nguyen Tien Hai said that 2025 is a year of special importance, a year of accelerating to the finish line, striving to achieve the highest results of the goals and targets of the Congress resolution and the 5-year socio-economic development plan 2021 - 2025 of Ca Mau province.
This year, the province will focus on upgrading and expanding Ca Mau airport; upgrading and expanding the road from the provincial center to Ca Mau Cape; riverbank and coastal erosion prevention project; electricity export project; investment in expanding Ca Mau gas - electricity - fertilizer cluster; developing gas projects and green hydrogen and green ammonia projects from renewable energy sources. At the same time, the province will plan and invest in the construction of Hon Khoai deep-water port; planning to develop large-scale production...
Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Tien Hai requested local Party committees and authorities to focus on directing the implementation of social housing development; associated with the completion of the program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in the province. Units must effectively implement the national target program on new rural construction, striving to have at least 2 districts meeting new rural standards by 2025.
The Provincial People's Committee needs to focus on removing difficulties and obstacles, speeding up the implementation of key projects and works. In particular, the province urgently reviews and thoroughly handles long-term investment projects, low efficiency... especially projects related to land to avoid loss and waste. The province strengthens discipline in finance and budget, implements revenue and expenditure in accordance with regulations; pays attention to calling for investment in industrial parks, economic zones...
The newly opened routes not only help shorten travel time between localities in Ca Mau province but also effectively connect with neighboring areas, improving the ability to transport goods and trade. This is an important step in exploiting the economic potential of Ca Mau, while creating favorable conditions for this place to develop quickly and sustainably.
In 2024, Ca Mau province achieved and exceeded 16/18 targets, of which 6 targets were exceeded. Including, economic growth (GRDP) reached 7.09% (plan 6.5 - 7%); budget revenue exceeded 3.4%; the number of communes meeting new rural standards was 64 (plan 62 communes); job creation exceeded 4.3%; the poverty rate decreased by 0.65% (plan decreased by 0.4%). Export turnover reached 1.26 billion USD, exceeding 1% of the plan and increasing by 5% over the same period; estimated for the whole term to reach 6.01 billion USD, exceeding 3% of the target...
