The separation from 4 lanes to 2 lanes on Cam Lo – La Son highway is still inadequate (Photo: Vi Thao).
At the end of August 2023, the Government Inspectorate issued an Inspection Conclusion on the licensing of mineral exploitation as common construction materials in the provinces of Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue to provide the Project with construction investment components. section (belonging to the project to build some sections of the North-South Expressway in the East in the 2017-2020 period).
Thereby, the inspector discovered that the construction process of construction and installation packages was behind schedule; The Ministry of Transport extended the implementation schedule 5 times, of which 4 packages were behind schedule due to lack of road base soil materials and technical design adjustments requiring additional sources of road base soil materials.
Investigation, survey, and assessment of reserves and quality of mines serving the project are not accurate. The Ho Chi Minh Road Project Management Board has not coordinated closely with the consulting unit in investigating, surveying, and evaluating the reserves and quality of road embankment soil mines serving the project.
Quang Tri province approved additional planning for a number of mineral mines and land mines used for filling materials in the area without the participation of ministries and branches; Issue decisions to delineate areas where mineral mining rights will not be auctioned without meeting the criteria. Some mines have expired licenses, but procedures for mine closure and environmental rehabilitation are slow.
Thua Thien Hue Province’s implementation of the Government’s directives and resolutions is still limited; Coordinate with the Ministry of Transport and the Ho Chi Minh Road Project Management Board in providing materials to meet project needs and progress, which are not in accordance with the spirit of the Government.
This province also allows 1/5 Forestry Joint Stock Company to exploit minerals for common construction materials without completing procedures to change land use purposes, without leasing land, or occupying production forest land.
Cam Lo – La Son Expressway is causing great controversy in public opinion when it only has 2 lanes (Photo: Vi Thao).
The Government Inspectorate has proposed to the Prime Minister to take responsibility and strictly handle organizations and individuals involved in the preparation, appraisal and approval of design documents that do not ensure the accuracy of material supply sources for the project. .
The Ministry of Transport rectifies and improves the quality of investigation and technical design approval related to common construction material mines serving the project, ensuring accuracy in reserves, volume, quality, Technical standards, transportation plans.
The Government Inspectorate requires strict handling of project management boards and consulting units for errors in the investigation and survey of construction material supplies for important national transportation projects.