Unable to remove obstacles
In mid-May, Lao Dong recorded that at the Ring Road 2 project, running along Na Hoi - Ta Chai commune of Bac Ha district with an investment capital of 300 billion VND, after many years of construction, this road is still not completed.
The main reason for the road's inability to be completed is due to problems with site clearance.
Ms. Sung Thi Xuong (Na Hoi commune, Bac Ha district) said: "For the past 5 years, we have had to live in these temporary tents. People always support the state in building roads to promote economic development. But the government has confiscated all agricultural land not within the road boundary".
According to Ms. Xuong, her family's house is located outside the land for road construction but has been reclaimed for a subdivision and resettlement project.
"If the road construction area is close to the house, we are ready to donate land for expansion. But the road to the house is still far away and the government collects all of it, I disagree," Ms. Xuong explained.
Ms. Sung Thi Yen also shared: All households affected by the Ring Road 2 project agree with the policy of building a traffic road. However, the reclamation of too much agricultural land on both sides of the road is unreasonable".
Ms. Yen said that the width of the road and sidewalk is about 20.5m, so the land recovery outside the above area is not correct.
Due to the inability to resolve the problem in land recovery, 8 households are continuing to file complaints to the Central Government.
Continue to extend the progress
According to the investigation, the construction unit of the Ring Road 2 project is a joint venture of Anh Nguyen Company Limited - Vu Thanh Company Limited. The project started in 2019, expected to be completed in 1,000 days.
According to statistics, there are a total of 420 households in the area affected by the project. The area of compensation and site clearance land is 36.9 hectares, of which the area for traffic works is 25.9 hectares, the area for residential areas is 11 hectares.
Due to waiting for the site for too long, one of the two units, Vu Thanh Company Limited, has withdrawn from the project since mid-2024.
Currently, only Anh Nguyen Company Limited is building branch routes. The areas where land was recovered along both sides of the road have been surrounded by corrugated iron.
On May 18, speaking with Lao Dong, the leader of the Bac Ha District Construction Investment Project Management Board - said that due to land clearance problems, the Ring Road 2 project has been extended and the completion time has been postponed to May 2025. However, this route has not been able to reach the finish line as planned and is being extended to December 31, 2025.
In addition, after Vu Thanh Company Limited withdraws, a subcontractor will be added to work with Anh Nguyen Company Limited to construct the project.
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hai - Chairman of Na Hoi Commune People's Committee informed: "The Ring Road 2 project through the new commune has only been constructed for about 1.2/4.3 km, partly due to land clearance problems".
Secretary of the Bac Ha District Party Committee Nguyen Duy Hoa also said: "The district has also tried very hard to listen, but after the dialogues, households have made recommendations and the government has not yet reached a common voice on any solution. This is a very difficult story, so in the coming time, the locality will continue to propagate and mobilize people".
Previously, Lao Dong Newspaper published a series of articles "People living miserably on the 300 billion VND road project in Lao Cai" and "The Chairman of Bac Ha District talks about the 300 billion VND road behind schedule" reflecting on the Ring Road 2 project in Bac Ha District.
Up to now, despite many dialogues, there is still no specific solution and people are continuing to send petitions to the Central level to claim their rights.
