Many key transport projects in Can Tho are being implemented, expected to create a boost for socio-economic development. However, reality shows that the progress of some projects is still slow due to problems in compensation, support and site clearance.
At the 917 road project, more than 1km of the route has not been handed over land; dozens of households are still waiting for resettlement land. Many new packages have reached less than 15% of the volume, causing construction to be cut off and interrupted. Machinery and labor are gathered but have to "stand still" just because of land issues for a few households.
Mr. Le Thanh Thang - Technical Officer of Mien Nam Company said that the lack of construction site costs are high. "Equipment and machinery have been gathered but cannot be deployed, labor and mechanical costs still have to be maintained," Mr. Thang said.
Similarly, in the 918 road phase 2 project, more than 65% of the contract value has not been implemented. Dozens of cases have not handed over land; many resettlement plots have only stopped at the dossier approval stage. Some bidding packages such as the lighting system are almost unable to be implemented.
Mr. Nguyen Phi Hung - Supervision Consultant of Song Hong Company said that the unit has brought machinery and equipment to the construction site and partially constructed, but had to temporarily stop due to lack of land for the next items.
Not only the above two projects, the situation of slow site handover also occurs at many other projects such as the National Highway 91 expansion project and provincial road 921. Non-synchronous handover of land, lack of resettlement ground, slow relocation of technical infrastructure... are "bottlenecks" that cause construction progress to be pushed back, and many bidding packages do not meet the plan.
Mr. Le Nhut Thu - Deputy Head of Project Management Unit 2, Project Management Unit for Investment and Construction of Transport and Agricultural Works of Can Tho City informed that the unit hopes that city leaders, Land Fund Development Center and local authorities will soon remove obstacles in site clearance work.
According to Mr. Le Nhut Thu, not only projects under construction but also projects about to be implemented need to be handed over land in a timely manner to ensure progress.
Early clearing the "bottleneck" of site clearance is expected to help traffic projects accelerate, avoid wasting resources and promote investment efficiency, meeting people's expectations.
