The Ministry of Transport pointed out the difficulties

Investor management of the project is still limited

The Ministry of Transport has just sent a report to the National Assembly to update the progress of urban railway projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Explaining that the Nhon railway project – Hanoi station is behind schedule, the team has to delay the completion time to 2027 – 2029, the Ministry of Transport said, the Nhon – Hanoi station project has reached 74.4% so far. , is expected to adjust the project completion schedule to December 2027.

The project uses loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the General Department of Treasury (DGT) of the French Government; The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the French Development Agency (AFD).

One of the reasons for the delay pointed out by the Ministry of Transport is that the Nhon railway project – Hanoi station has complex technology, which is applied for the first time in Vietnam; implementing units do not have practical experience.

Bidding packages, in addition to complying with the laws of Vietnam, must also fully comply with the procedures prescribed by the sponsor, while the binding requirements under the Loan Agreement are different according to the different requirements. sponsors, so when implementing it, there are many problems,” the report of the Ministry of Transport stated.

Besides, there is also a cause from the ground clearance work in Hanoi city facing many difficulties.

The ground to deploy most of the construction on the main traffic routes of the city has a very large traffic volume, the organization of construction in the condition of the narrow ground, the partial handover of the site leads to the delay in progress. long.

“The handling of people’s letters and complaints during the implementation of the project is influenced by the policies of the sponsors”, the report of the Ministry of Transport said.

As for the management capacity of the investor of Nhon railway project – Hanoi station, the Ministry of Transport said that the capacity of the investor/project management board is still limited; The total project investment increased, the project implementation time was prolonged, leading to the need to carry out adjustment procedures.

To handle and overcome the above causes, the Ministry of Transport said that the Prime Minister has established a special working group, the City People’s Committee. Hanoi has established an interdisciplinary working group to review and remove difficulties and obstacles in order to promote the project progress.

Currently, the parties focus on solving problems related to the difference between the FIDIC contract and the current Vietnamese law; problems related to regulations, standards, regulations on norms, unit prices – prices, prices of materials and equipment specialized in urban railways…

In addition to the Nhon railway project – Hanoi station, in Hanoi there is also a Hanoi railway project on the South Thang Long – Tran Hung Dao route with a total length of 11.5 km (8.5 km underground, 3 km on the road). high) with 3 elevated stations, 7 underground stations. Loan from Japan Bank for International Cooperation.

Using counterpart funds from the Hanoi budget. The Ministry of Transport said that this project has the same shortcomings as the Nhon – Hanoi railway project.

The Ministry of Transport will coordinate with localities

In Ho Chi Minh City, the urban railway project of Ho Chi Minh City on the Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien route has a total length of 19.7 km (2.6 km underground, 17.1 km high).

The project implementation period is from 2007 to 2021, the progress of the project so far has reached 90.6%. It is expected that the construction completion time will be adjusted at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023. The project uses a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA, formerly JIBIC).

For the Ho Chi Minh City railway project, the Ben Thanh – Tham Luong route has a total length of 11,042 km (9,091 km underground, 1,951 km long) with 10 stations (9 underground stations, 1 upper station). high).

This project, using loans from ADB, EIB, German Reconstruction Bank. The project implementation period is from 2011 to 2026, up to now, the construction of CP1 package “Construction of office buildings and ancillary works at Tham Luong Depot” has been completed, the remaining main packages of the project have been completed. The project is preparing to deploy contractor selection.

Referring to the responsibilities of stakeholders, the Ministry of Transport said that: “The above urban railway projects are invested by the People’s Committees of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and assigned to management boards. projects under the city as the investor and the specialized construction agency under the city People’s Committee to appraise the design documents.

The Ministry of Transport affirmed: “The Ministry will continue to coordinate with the two cities, relevant ministries and branches to promptly solve and remove difficulties and obstacles, and support the People’s Committees of the two cities in the implementation process to ensure that they do not fail to meet the requirements of the Ministry of Transport. put projects into operation and exploitation”.