Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has urged a faster pace on construction of the Noi Bai - Lao Cai motorway and wants to sack incompetent contractors.
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| Minister Dinh La Thang conducts an inspection |
After inspecting the construction process on November 24, the minister demanded the firms responsible for the sluggish pace of construction be dispensed with.
Contractors started to work on Noi Bai - Lao Cai motorway in 2009 and are expected to finish the job in 2013. However, the project met many difficulties in dealing with site clearance.
The minister gave his opinions on the major contractors' efforts to overcome obstacles and their proposals of the project.
However, he pointed out that the construction progress of some contractors was still behind schedule, especially in Yen Bai Province. For example, Keangnam Construction Company had only completed 10% of their scheduled work. The minister had to transfer some of the work to other contractors because of unacceptable progress.
To ensure the construction schedule, the minister ordered the main contractor to fire weak and incompetent sub-contractors and take advantage of the recent good weather to boost progress.
Thang requested that Yen Bai’s provincial authorities quickly granted permission to the companies to exploit local quarries, deal with ground clearance issues and provide resettlement areas for locals.
