Recorded at overpass No. 27, package No. 11, of the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang Expressway Component 4 Project (abbreviated as Component Project 4) through Soc Trang province (old) on the morning of July 30, a prolonged rain forced workers to temporarily suspend construction to ensure safety. When the rain had just stopped, they quickly returned to work, taking advantage of each dry hour to speed up the progress.
Mr. Vo Hoang Kham, a worker working at the construction site, shared: "Working during the rainy season is much more severe, every time it rains, we have to stop. But when it stopped, the brothers returned to work right away".
Mr. Phung Ngoc Manh, representative of Brigade 99, Corps 12, Truong Son Construction Corporation, said that the unit is taking charge of the construction of 3 bridges on the route. To ensure progress, all forces are arranged to work according to the 3-shift, 4-shift plan, not afraid of the sun and rain. The construction site has been fully arranged with temporary accommodation and accommodation for about 150 workers, to ensure health and maintain construction manpower, with the goal of completing the project on schedule, serving the travel needs and socio-economic development of local people.
Currently, 2 out of 3 bridges under the management of the unit have completed the bridge deck, the railing section has reached about 90%. The construction of the remaining bridge is being accelerated with the construction of the lower structure, girders, and piers. According to Mr. Manh, the overall progress of the bridge items is basically meeting the requirements.
Commander of package No. 11, Mr. Tran Anh Tuan, Truong Son Construction Corporation, said that up to now, all 12 bridges under the package have been simultaneously constructed, in which he strives to open the overpass No. 27 and 34 in August 2025. The remaining 10 bridges have completed the bridge deck and railings. However, the construction progress of the road is still slow due to unstable sand supply. The entire route is currently at about 48% progress, with 11/14.5km of sand filled and 3.8km of additional loads combined with crushed stone.
At the same time, at bridge No. 22, package No. 10 of Component Project 4, more than 50 engineers and workers are also constructing the surface and railing. This bridge crosses National Highway 1A, the section passing through My Xuyen Ward, Can Tho City. Mr. Hoang Ngoc Giang, technical officer of the site of Dat Phuong Group Joint Stock Company, said that bridge No. 22 is expected to be completed in August. Bridge No. 29 belongs to the same package that was completed earlier.
According to the Management Board of the Can Tho City Traffic and Agricultural Construction Investment Project (investor of component projects 2, 3, 4) of the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang Expressway Phase 1, component project 4 alone has a route length of about 58.37km. To date, 44/46 bridges have been constructed, the remaining 2 bridges will be deployed in the third quarter of 2025.
Regarding the road, the work of sandblasting on the service road has reached nearly 98%, the gravel level has reached nearly 50km. The main roadbed is also gradually being completed with more than 21km reaching the elevation of the embankment floor. In addition, items for treating weak soil using CDM piles and loads are also being deployed simultaneously at the locations of bridge abutments and box culverts.
Up to now, the total construction output of the entire Component Project 4 has reached 41.45%, of which the packages range from 30 to 47.7%.
Currently, the progress of bridge projects on the route has reached and exceeded the set schedule. However, the route has not met the required schedule due to the slow source of sand materials gathered at the construction site. The investor is urgently directing consulting units and construction contractors to coordinate in conducting surveys to study and adjust design solutions and construction measures to shorten the progress, striving to complete the Project according to the direction of the Prime Minister.
