On November 11, reporters from Lao Dong Newspaper were present at the construction site of the Bai Vot - Ham Nghi and Ham Nghi - Vung Ang expressways and noted that contractors were mobilizing maximum machinery and human resources to speed up the progress.
At the contract package constructed by the Ministry of National Defense's 319 Corporation in Luu Vinh Son and Thach Xuan communes, workers are constructing the overpass of Provincial Road 550, next to it, a mixing station is mixing concrete for trucks to transport to construct the roadbed.
Mr. Ngo Van Thuan - Deputy Commander of the North - South Expressway Construction Site, Bai Vot - Ham Nghi section, under the 319 Corporation of the Ministry of National Defense - said that during this rainy season, construction work is affected by the weather.
Therefore, taking advantage of the cool weather, the unit has focused on maximizing machinery and human resources to speed up construction progress.
Regarding the package that Corporation 319 is undertaking construction of over 12km, according to Mr. Thuan, it is expected that by the end of this week, the Company will have paved 3km.
“In addition to concrete pavement, we are focusing on constructing crushed stone pavement and cement reinforced foundation, curb reinforcement, drainage ditches, grass planting on the sidewalks... Up to now, our total construction volume has reached about 60%,” Mr. Thuan shared.
At the package constructed by Company 471 in Tan Lam Huong commune (Thach Ha district) in the Ham Nghi - Vung Ang section, machinery and human resources were also focused on the construction of the hard median strip to divide the lanes and the construction of the connecting foundation across the two ends of the expressway overpass.
The North-South Eastern Expressway project in the 2021-2025 period through Ha Tinh has a total length of more than 102km with 3 component projects: Bai Vot - Ham Nghi, Ham Nghi - Vung Ang and Vung Ang - Bung.
Of which, the Bai Vot - Ham Nghi section is 35.28km long, worth 6,044 billion VND, constructed by a joint venture of contractors including Vietnam Construction and Import-Export Corporation (Vinaconex) and the Ministry of National Defense's 319 Corporation.
The Ham Nghi - Vung Ang section is over 54km long, with a total investment of VND9,734 billion, constructed by a consortium of contractors: Tu Lap Construction Company Limited, Xuan Truong Construction Company, Joint Stock Company 471, and Construction Joint Stock Company 368.
The Vung Ang (Ha Tinh) - Bung (Quang Binh) section is over 50km long, of which the section through Ha Tinh is 12.9km long.
Contractors aim to complete the construction of the North-South Expressway project through Ha Tinh before April 30, 2025. Meanwhile, the progress according to the signed contract is until October 2025.
