Attending were Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee, leaders of provincial departments, committees and branches and districts, towns and cities.

The meeting approved decisions to establish 06 steering groups for the implementation of key projects in the province. Specifically, the steering group for the implementation of the BOT project to upgrade and expand National Highway 13, and the steering group for the implementation of the Ho Chi Minh City - Thu Dau Mot - Chon Thanh Expressway Project and the steering group for the implementation of the Project on creating landscapes and preventing traffic jams on the My Phuoc - Tan Van road, DT.746, DT.747b, DT.743 are led by Mr. Nguyen Hoang Thao – Permanent Deputy Secretary of the province Committee; the steering group for the implementation of the Ring Road 3 Project in Ho Chi Minh City is led by Mr. Mai Hung Dung - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; the steering group for the implementation of the Ring Road 4 Project and the Song Than Intersection Project with Pham Van Dong Street, Ho Chi Minh City is led by Mr. Vo Van Minh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

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Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Loi speaks at the meeting

Speaking at the meeting, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Loi said that transport infrastructure is one of the important driving forces for the development of the province over the past years. If it does not continue to invest in the development of transport infrastructure, Binh Duong will lose its comparative advantage compared to other localities in attracting investment. Therefore, branches and levels must concentrate resources and speed up progress to quickly form important roads, creating breakthroughs for the common development of Binh Duong. The Secretary requested the Steering groups to closely inspect, comprehensively urge the implementation of the project to ensure compliance with the law. Especially focusing on directing the site work to ensure on schedule, ensuring the harmony of interests between the State, people and enterprises; must share, mobilize and persuade the people to agree and concur, all for the sake of development and taking care of people's lives. Each project must have a group to receive applications and settle people's complaints at the project site. When there are difficulties and problems, they must promptly report and advise the province to propose new guidelines and policies to solve.

Regarding the progress of specific projects, the Secretary requested that for Ring Road 3, compensation and clearance work will be implemented in June 2022 as soon as the National Assembly approves the investment policy and specific mechanisms. National Highway 13 must complete contract procedures with Becamex IDC, focus on site clearance in Thu Dau Mot City, Thuan An City, to start construction on April 30, 2022, and at the same time must speed up the implementation and complete within 1 year. At the same time, completing the contract procedures for Becamex IDC for O&M projects. For Ring Road 4, urgently completing relevant legal documents and procedures, striving to start construction on September 02, 2022. For the Ho Chi Minh City - Thu Dau Mot - Chon Thanh expressway, completing legal procedures for site clearance in 2023.

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Transport infrastructure creates a driving force for the development of the province

Talking more at the meeting, Mr. Vo Van Minh - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that Binh Duong is actively coordinating with Ho Chi Minh City to deploy the Ring Road 3 and Ring Road 4. At the upcoming meeting, the Provincial People's Council will approve the Resolution on allocating capital for the Ring Road 3. Localities actively calculate areas for urban, commercial and service development to call for investors to develop areas along the Ring Road 4. For the National Highway 13 expansion project, he asked Thuan An City to expedite the completion of site clearance from Ong Bo bridge to Huu Nghi intersection and from Vinh Phu welcome gate to Ong Bo bridge, etc.

​​Reported by Phuong Chi- Translated by Thanh Tam