Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked ministries, localities and relevant agencies to address stumbling blocks facing key transport projects in order to accelerate their progress. — Photo bnews.vn

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked ministries, localities and relevant agencies to address stumbling blocks facing key transport projects in order to accelerate their progress.

Dung said some transport projects have been slowed down due to difficulties in land clearance, slow procedure completion, or inappropriate investment allocation. The delayed projects include Tan Vu-Lach Huyen road, Da Nang-Quang Ngai expressway, Ca Pass tunnel, and the HCM highway running through Central Highlands.

The Deputy Prime Minister asked the transport ministry, relevant sectors, and localities to review the documents and procedures of these projects as well as clarify authority for their completion to the National Assembly, Government, Prime Minister, sectors and localities.

Difficulties which are slowing down the projects must be reported to authorized agencies.

During the project implementation, land clearance, compensation and resettlement must be put in focus. Sectors must also step up supervision to improve projects’ quality and efficiency and reduce waste, he said.

He ordered the transport ministry to ask investors and project management boards to work closely with local authorities in project implementation, especially land clearance, and to continue to collaborate with construction ministry to control project costs.

He urged early procedure completion for key projects such as North-South expressway in the east, expansion of Tan Son Nhat Aiport and Long Thanh Aiport.

People’s committees of central-level cities have been ordered to stabilise supply and costs of materials to meet construction progress.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is in charge of reviewing mines of construction materials to ensure their reserves. — VNS