(PLO)- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha asked the People’s Committees of An Giang, Dong Thap and Vinh Long provinces to prioritize immediately arranging sand sources for construction projects of Can Tho – Ca Mau expressway.
On May 31, the Government Office sent a document to convey the opinions of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on the coordination of sand and leveling materials for highway projects in the Mekong Delta.
Accordingly, the Deputy Prime Minister asked the People’s Committees of An Giang, Dong Thap and Vinh Long provinces to prioritize immediately arranging sand sources for the Can Tho – Hau Giang and Hau Giang – Ca Mau expressway projects (belonging to the expressway project). North-South section of Can Tho – Ca Mau), with the volume of 2023 under the direction of the Prime Minister at the 5th meeting of the State Steering Committee for important national and key transport works and projects. .
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Total sand demand for Can Tho – Ca Mau expressway project is more than 18 million m3of which, the demand in 2023 is about 9.1 million m3. Photo: CHAU ANH |
At the same time, direct relevant specialized agencies and localities to specifically identify the locations of mines, and soon carry out the necessary work to supply materials for projects.
In addition, the Deputy Prime Minister also asked the Ministry of Transport to direct investors and contractors to actively coordinate closely with the People’s Committees of the provinces to carry out mining procedures according to regulations. In addition, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is required to guide localities, investors and contractors on mining procedures, as well as increase mining capacity according to regulations.
Previously, in a document sent to the Prime Minister requesting a written request for the above provinces to allocate sand sources for the ongoing Can Tho – Ca Mau expressway project, the MONRE said the total demand for sand for the project. more than 18 million m3of which, the demand in 2023 is about 9.1 million m3.
On the other hand, in the coming time, the Mekong Delta will implement a number of other expressway projects, with a total demand for sand for road embankment about 35.6 million m3.3. Specifically, the total demand for sand for embankment for Chau Doc – Can Tho – Soc Trang highway project is about 29 million m .3; Expressway section My An – Cao Lanh about 3 million m3; Expressway section Cao Lanh – An Huu about 3.6 million m3.
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The Ministry of Transport is carrying out trial construction of sea sand used for transport infrastructure projects in the Mekong Delta, which is expected to have evaluation results by the end of 2023. Photo: CHAU ANH |
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment also said that the ministry is developing a project “Assessment of mineral resources, serving the exploitation of sea sand, meeting the demand for leveling and leveling projects of highways and transport infrastructure and urban areas in the Mekong Delta”. Besides, the Ministry of Transport is also carrying out trial construction of sea sand used for transport infrastructure projects in the Mekong Delta region, which is expected to have evaluation results by the end of 2023.
Thus, it is not until the end of 2023 that it is possible to determine the ability to meet the technical requirements of sea sand used as a leveling material for highway projects. Therefore, in the immediate future in 2023, the main source of leveling materials for projects is still river sand.
From that fact, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment proposed the Prime Minister to send a written request to the provinces of An Giang, Dong Thap and Vinh Long to allocate sand sources for the Can Tho – Hau Giang expressway project to meet the implementation plan in the future. In 2023. Accordingly, An Giang and Dong Thap provinces each provide about 3.3 million m .3Vinh Long province alone provides about 2.5 million m3 to ensure construction progress.
The People’s Committees of provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta have granted 60 licenses to exploit sand for leveling, with a total reserve of 63 million m3total capacity about 14 million m3/year. Currently, the remaining reserve is about 37 million m3.
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