Thứ Ba, 01/10/2019, 11:38 (GMT+7)
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PM urges Trung Luong-My Thuan Expressway to connect the whole route by December 31

ABO – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung led a Government mission to examine the construction progress of Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway in Tien Giang province and to inspect the erosion at Go Cong sea dyke in Tien Giang, on September 27.

PM inspects construction progress of Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway
PM inspects construction progress of Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway Project.

At the site, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc handed the PM’s document to Tien Giang leaders and businesses regarding the arrangement of over 2.1 trillion VND from the State budget to implement the project.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasized that the Government has signed a decision to allocate capital to the Project so investors should not say lack of capital anymore.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents gifts to investors.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents gifts to investors.

At the same tim, he requested the contractors to accelerate the construction progress but also ensure the project quality. He also reiterated his requirement to connect the whole route by December 31 next year and then open the expressway to traffic by April 30, 2021.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents gifts and visits to workers at the construction site of Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway Project.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents gifts to workers at the construction site of Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway Project.

Also on the morning of the same day, PM Phuc and his entourage inspected the erosion at Go Cong sea dyke in Tien Giang.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc surveys Go Cong sea dyke erosion in Tan Thanh commune, Go Cong Dong district, Tien Giang province
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc surveys Go Cong sea dyke erosion in Tan Thanh commune, Go Cong Dong district, Tien Giang province

According to reports from the local authorities, from 1990, the total erosion area of the dyke has been measured at over 700 ha, with an annual erosion speed from 15-17m.

PM Phuc requested the concerned localities, ministries and agencies to implement urgent solutions to handle hard erosion, combining with soft-erosion control methods to prevent waves from causing coastal erosion.

On the occasion, the government top leader also visited and presented gifts to local residents affected by erosion.

By staff-writer – Translated by HUU CHI
 

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