Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính visits the construction site in Vị Thủy District, Hậu Giang Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang

CẦN THƠ — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on July 12 examined the construction of an expressway from Cần Thơ City to Cà Mau Province in the Mekong Delta.

Work on the Cần Thơ – Cà Mau Expressway, part of the eastern wing of the North – South Expressway project, started on January 1, 2023. The over-110km road traverses Cần Thơ and the provinces of Hậu Giang, Bạc Liêu, Kiên Giang, and Cà Mau.

Invested with over VNĐ27.5 trillion (nearly US$1.1 billion) in total, it consists of two sub-projects, namely Cần Thơ – Hậu Giang (37km) and Hậu Giang – Cà Mau (73km).

Visiting workers at the intersection of IC5 Km47+800 in Vĩnh Tường Commune of Hậu Giang’s Vị Thủy District, PM Chính appreciated and asked the construction force to continue addressing difficulties and working around the clock to ensure the progress, as well as quality, labour safety, and environmental hygiene during the project implementation.

PM Chính also visited residents in Vĩnh Tường Commune to learn about their living conditions after resettlement. He thanked local people for donating land to the project and called on them to continue supporting the project during its implementation and operation.

At a meeting with relevant ministries, sectors, localities, the project management board, and contractors, PM Chính expressed his delight that after three years of implementation, an expressway through the Mekong Delta, from Cần Thơ to Cà Mau, has taken shape.

Việt Nam expects to have 3,000km of expressways by the end of 2025, connecting the northern border province of Cao Bằng with the southernmost province of Cà Mau. Therefore, expressway projects, including Cần Thơ – Cà Mau, must be carried out determinedly.

He ordered the localities traversed by the project to speed up and complete site clearance to hand over ready ground to the constructors in July.

The Government leader also asked them to mobilise the participation of the entire local political system, people, and businesses since this project is a nationally strategic work which is important to the development of the country, the region, and local people themselves. — VNS