On the afternoon of April 23, after a working session, the 22nd session of the Quang Nam Provincial People’s Council, 10th tenure, was closed. The delegates voted to pass 9 resolutions.
Of which, the Quang Nam Provincial People’s Council passed a resolution on adjusting the investment policy for 4 public investment projects using local budget capital. Among these 4 projects is the Tra Dinh bridge project (Que Phu commune, Que Son district).
The Tra Dinh bridge was completed in 2020, but there has been no access road for many years.
According to the inspection report of the Economic – Budget Committee of Quang Nam Provincial People’s Council, the project was approved by the Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Council in 2016 with a total investment of over 51.8 billion VND. Of which, the provincial budget capital is 30 billion VND, the remaining part is ensured by the Que Son district budget; implementation time from 2017-2019.
In the period of 2016 – 2020, Quang Nam provincial budget allocated 30 billion VND to implement the project. However, during the implementation of the project, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the budget revenue of Que Son district was deficit, so the district has only been able to allocate more than 5.9 billion VND to implement the project.
Since the bridge was built without access roads, it has become even more difficult for people to travel.
Up to now, the project has only completed the construction of the bridge and service road; the items of access roads at both ends of the bridge, drainage system, markers, and signs have not yet been constructed. The project has been prolonged, leading to an increase in the total investment cost of the project (increased construction costs, compensation costs…).
Through a field survey, the Economic – Budget Committee found that the unfinished project has caused difficulties and obstacles for people in the area. Therefore, it is necessary to invest in access roads at both ends of the bridge to ensure safety, serve the people’s travel, and complete the objectives of the project.
Specifically, the shortcomings and limitations in the implementation of the project such as slow progress, and insufficient allocation of resources to implement the project according to the schedule have been organized by the Que Son District People’s Committee to review and clarify the responsibility of the collective and related individuals.
The Quang Nam Provincial People’s Council unanimously agreed with the proposal of the Provincial People’s Committee, adjusting the total investment of the project to over 62.5 billion VND (an increase of over 10.6 billion VND).
Adjusting the budget capital structure of the province to 38 billion VND, the remaining part is ensured by the Que Son district budget; adjusting the project implementation time from 2017 – 2025.
