The People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province has just issued Official Letter No. 15849/UBND - VP to the Ministry of Transport on the assignment to the competent authority of the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway Project under the PPP method.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Tho, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway project has a length of about 53.7km, of which the section through Ba Ria - Vung Tau province is about 19.5km. and the section through Dong Nai province is about 34.2 km.

Recently, the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province has coordinated with the Ministry of Transport, the People's Committee of Dong Nai province and related agencies to organize the preparation and completion of the pre-feasibility study report and submit it to the Prime Minister for approval. Investment policy Investment project on construction of Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway (phase 1)

In Decision No. 1602/QD-TTg dated September 23, 2021, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Transport to be the competent agency to implement the project.

The project has also been allocated medium-term public investment capital by the National Assembly and the Government in the 2021-2025 period for the Ministry of Transport, and the Ministry of Transport has also assigned the 85 Project Management Board to prepare a feasibility study report for the project. Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway construction investment project (phase 1) under the mode of public-private partnership (PPP).

The leader of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province said that the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway Project is the first highway project implemented in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

The implementation of project investment is very demanding in terms of technical requirements, technology, design options, traffic organization as well as the professional qualifications and experience of specialized management agencies during the implementation process. present project.

The Ministry of Transport is a specialized management ministry with sufficient capacity and experience and has invested in many highway projects throughout the country.

On the other hand, the feasibility study report is also being prepared by the Project Management Board of 85 organizations according to regulations. Therefore, assigning the Ministry of Transport to be the competent agency to implement the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway project will be more convenient than assigning it to the locality because it does not have to access the documents from the beginning, it does not take much. time and in accordance with the direction of the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1602/QD-TTg dated September 23, 2021.

From that fact, the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province proposed the Ministry of Transport to continue performing the task of the competent agency to implement the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway project assigned by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1602/QD-TTg dated September 23, 2021.

“The People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province will direct the People's Committee of Phu My town, the People's Committee of Ba Ria city and related agencies to actively perform well the work of compensation and site clearance for the project in the province so that soon. put the project into operation to serve socio-economic development and people's travel needs", the leader of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province People's Committee affirmed.

It is known that the People's Committee of Dong Nai province has also issued a written agreement with the plan of the Ministry of Transport to continue performing the role of a competent state agency in the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway project.

Source: Baodautu.vn

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