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A glimpse into the construction of the 770 billion VND rescue route in Thua Thien-Hue. |
The Phong Dien – Dien Loc rescue route project in Phong Dien district, Thua Thien-Hue, is in its final stages of construction as the rainy season approaches. The project is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
The project was initially launched in 2011 by the Project Management Unit (PMU) for Transport Construction Investment of Thua Thien-Hue province. The scope of the project covers a length of 16.2 km, passing through Phong Dien town and the lowland and coastal communes of Phong Dien district.
Once completed, the route is expected to connect the Cam Lo – La Son expressway from the mountainous region to National Highway 1, through the Phong Dien Industrial Park, and on to the future coastal road and Dien Loc seaport.
According to the initial plan, the construction was to be completed within 3 years with funding from the Central government. However, following a government resolution to tighten public investment, the project was put on hold due to a lack of funds.
As a result, several sections of the route were left unfinished, including a bridge over the North-South railway line in Phong Dien town, which remained suspended for over 10 years.
While some sections of the route were completed and put into use several years ago, they were isolated and small-scale, connecting only to the local road system in Phong Dien district.
It wasn’t until 2022 that the Phong Dien – Dien Loc rescue route project received funding again through the provincial medium-term public investment plan for 2021 – 2025, with a total investment of nearly 672 billion VND.
However, due to the project’s long duration of over 10 years and fluctuations in prices, the People’s Council of Thua Thien-Hue province approved a resolution in January this year to adjust the investment policy, with a total investment of over 777 billion VND (an increase of over 105 billion VND).
The restarted project is now one of the key projects of Thua Thien-Hue province. It aims to improve the transport infrastructure in both urban and rural areas of Phong Dien district, which has recently been recognized by the Ministry of Construction as meeting the criteria for a grade-4 urban area, a prerequisite for becoming a town by the end of this year.
According to the reporter’s observations, the bridge over the North-South railway line, which had been suspended for over 10 years, now has one lane open to traffic. The section from the railway bridge to National Highway 1 is being asphalted, and the sidewalk, median, and remaining lanes are under construction.
Mr. Nguyen Dang Truong, Director of the PMU for Transport Construction Investment of Thua Thien-Hue province, said that over 70% of the project’s items have been completed. The items that need to be completed before the rainy season have basically been finished.
Notably, the entire route has been opened to one-way traffic from Phong Dien town to National Highway 49B towards Dien Loc beach. The project is expected to be completed and put into operation by the end of 2024.
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