Dong Dang – Tra Linh Expressway has a length of 93.35 km, starting point at Tan Thanh border gate intersection, Van Lang district, Lang Son province and ending point at National Highway 3 intersection in Chi Thao commune, Quang Hoa district. , Cao Bang province.
The project is decentralized by the Government to Cao Bang province as the state agency with authority to sign contracts with investors, implemented in the form of public-private partnership (PPP).
The joint venture of Deo Ca Group – ICV Vietnam Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company – Deo Ca Transport Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company (HHV) – 568 Construction Joint Stock Company is the project investor. project in the form of PPP, BOT contract.
Total project investment is 14,331 billion VND, of which capital mobilized by investors is more than 4,451 billion VND, implementation period is 36 months. This is the largest transport infrastructure investment project invested in Cao Bang province to date.
Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the spirit of confidence, determination, knowing how to do, daring to do, self-reliance and self-reliance in implementing transport infrastructure projects.
The Prime Minister highly appreciated the spirit, belief, aspiration and determination of the Party Committee, government and people of Cao Bang province in implementing President Ho Chi Minh’s wishes: “Cao Bang must be as high as other provinces.” The best, the best is Cao Bang, which surpasses the high level and no one can equal it.”
The Prime Minister emphasized: “The groundbreaking ceremony is even more meaningful when it is held in Cao Bang province – a land rich in historical and revolutionary traditions, where President Ho Chi Minh returned to the Fatherland after 30 years of searching for a way. save the country.
“Thach An district is also where more than 73 years ago the Dong Khe victory took place – the first large-scale offensive campaign of the Vietnam People’s Army, opening a new turning point for the resistance war against the French to end. ended successfully with the historic Dien Bien Phu campaign,” the Prime Minister stated.
Also according to the Prime Minister, our Party and State have made many important decisions on socio-economic development, focusing on implementing 3 strategic breakthroughs to realize development goals by 2030. developing with modern industry and high average income, by 2045 it will become a developed, high-income country according to the goals set by the Resolution of the 13th Congress.
To concretize the guidelines and policies of the Party and State, we have devoted many resources to investment in infrastructure development, especially transportation infrastructure with many highway projects that have been and are being implemented. to connect the whole country and connect regions. To date, the country has completed nearly 1,900 km of expressways and is under construction of about 1,800 km of expressways.
The Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang visited the project model. Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
The Prime Minister assessed that the Dong Dang – Tra Linh expressway project is a project of very important nature and significance, contributing to implementing the direction of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on developing transport infrastructure with remaining provinces. hard. This is also the lifelong wish of the people of all ethnic groups in Cao Bang province, and the concern of many generations of provincial leaders.
The project will contribute to promoting socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security and maintaining national border sovereignty; creating a new vital foreign highway connecting trade of goods from Lach Huyen international port (Hai Phong) to Chongqing – Urumqi (China) – Khorgos (Kazakhstan), to Central Asia and European countries .
At the same time, contributing to improving the competitiveness of the economy, creating motivation for socio-economic development of Cao Bang province, Lang Son and the Northeast region, improving the material and spiritual life of people. ethnic compatriots.
The Prime Minister praised the Party Committee, government, army and people of Cao Bang province, Lang Son province, relevant agencies and businesses for coordinating and handling a large amount of work, resolving many difficulties and problems, such as in planning, project planning and adjustment, appraisal, approval, and capital arrangement to have enough conditions to start the project.
According to the Prime Minister, those difficulties and obstacles have been studied and proposed by the two provinces of Cao Bang and Lang Son, by the Government, ministries, branches, Central Government, State Appraisal Council, relevant units and Deo Ca investors join hands to solve the problem with high determination, great efforts, and drastic actions.
The Prime Minister also praised relevant entities for their many efforts, innovations and creativity in route design, such as arranging the Dong Khe victory monument at Dong Khe tunnel, designing the bridge in the shape of a dan dan – Traditional musical instruments of the Tay people…
The Prime Minister requested investors and project contractors to continue implementing and drawing experience in implementing the PPP+ model, BIM management model, and human resource training. The Prime Minister requested relevant entities to continue the spirit of “overcoming the sun and overcoming the rain”, “eat quickly, sleep quickly”, work through Tet, through holidays, “3 shifts, 4 shifts”, only moving forward, not moving back; ensure progress and strive to exceed progress, ensure quality, technique, and aesthetics of the project, do not exceed total investment, ensure safety, environmental sanitation, contribute to improving material life, The spirit of the people in the project area passes through.
The Prime Minister proposed to build this route in the spirit of victory over Dong Khe, striving to open the entire route by the end of 2025 and early 2026 and continue to research to upgrade and extend the route; After the project is completed, Cao Bang province and relevant ministries and branches will continue to research and deploy other large-scale infrastructure projects in the area.
