
When Hoang Van Thu Bridge came into operation, it created a connection and was a highlight for Hai Phong's urban traffic landscape. Photo: DUC NGHIA
Resolution No. 45 dated January 24, 1 of the Politburo on building and developing Hai Phong city to 2019, vision to 2030 has determined: building and developing Hai Phong to become a driving force for regional development. The North and the whole country; Synchronous and modern transportation infrastructure with convenient domestic and international connections by road, rail, sea and air; key logistics services... The Port City is making continuous efforts to realize the contents of the Politburo's Resolution.
Pioneer in traffic development
Not only is it a port city, the main gateway to the sea in the North, Hai Phong City is also one of the few localities with a key national traffic hub with the convergence of all five types of traffic: road, railway, airway, inland waterway and sea. According to Secretary of Hai Phong City Party Committee Le Van Thanh, over the past years, the city has always determined that transportation is an outstanding advantage, with especially important significance in socio-economic development, national defense, and national defense. security. The transportation system plays a key role in the development not only of the Port city, but of the entire northern key economic region and the country. This is also one of the three strategic breakthroughs that our Party has identified in the Resolutions of the 11th and 12th Congresses and the upcoming Draft Documents of the 13th Congress. Hai Phong City also determined that investment in developing traffic systems is not only for Hai Phong, but requires connection, creating strong development and mutual support between localities in the region and the whole country... Since then , the city has been highly focused, pioneering and determined to implement effectively in investment and development of traffic systems.
Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Duc Tho said that Hai Phong Traffic System has had a strong breakthrough development, gradually creating a quite complete transportation network, moving towards synchronization, modernity and civilization. In particular, in the period from 2016 onwards, Hai Phong has mobilized total resources of nearly 44 trillion VND to invest in developing traffic infrastructure structures, more than 1,8 times more than the period 2011 - 2015. Hai The Department, together with the Ministry of Transport and localities in the region, focuses strongly on traffic infrastructure projects that connect regions and regions. Along with important road projects completed and put into operation such as Hanoi - Hai Phong expressway, Hai Phong - Ha Long expressway; Expanding Highway 10 through Hai Phong; Tan Vu - Lach Huyen road and bridge; Bac Son - Nam Hai axis; Hoang Van Thu bridge; intersection at the South Cau Binh level..., the city also focuses on investing in a series of roads and bridges connecting localities, suburban areas with the inner city, creating convenient conditions for the circulation of goods. , prevent traffic congestion and meet the increasing travel needs of the people.
With the responsibility of being the driving force for development of the Northern region and the whole country, immediately after the Politburo issued Resolution No. 45, the Standing Committee of the Hai Phong City Party Committee worked with the Standing Committees of the Provincial Party Committees of localities: Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Quang Ninh to discuss solutions for coordination and joint development. In particular, an important content discussed and agreed upon was to focus on building bridges across rivers and roads to create connections and enhance trade and development of the entire region. Specifically, build Hoa River bridge to connect Hai Phong with Thai Binh province; Build Quang Thanh bridge and Dinh bridge to connect with Hai Duong province; Build Lai Xuan bridge and Ben Rung bridge to connect with Quang Ninh province. The total value of the five bridges mentioned above is about nearly 5.000 billion VND, of which Hai Phong City pioneered investment in building bridges and roads leading to the bridge, and adjacent localities invested funds in site clearance and renovation. Create roads connecting with bridges in the area...
Synchronous infrastructure, connecting expanding areas
According to Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Tung, in recent times, Hai Phong's economy has had strong and breakthrough developments and has conditions to invest in building and developing traffic infrastructure facilities in a synchronous and modern direction. . After nearly 5 years, with capital sources, Hai Phong has built many traffic projects that are especially important for development and people's lives at a rapid pace. Dozens of inter-provincial and inter-district roads with 46 bridges were built. Dozens of ferry and boat wharves have been replaced with modern, hard bridges. In particular, 118 inner-city roads are paved with smooth asphalt. Key intersections that are often congested and have traffic accidents have been invested in, expanded or built overpasses such as: intersections Nguyen Binh Khiem - Dinh Vu, Le Hong Phong - Nguyen Binh Khiem, Nguyen Van Linh - Vo Nguyen Giap, Nam Cau Binh... have been completed and put into use, bringing remarkable results...
Not only urban areas, transportation systems in suburban areas are also receiving investment attention. In recent years, Hai Phong has implemented a cement support program from the budget to build many roads in villages, hamlets, and residential areas with a total length of more than 1.400 km. Along with that, pontoon bridges on the provincial and inter-district road systems such as Dang pontoon bridge and Han pontoon bridge were built with modern hard bridges. The roads from Lang An bridge to Nhan Muc bridge are invested and expanded on both sides of Chanh Duong canal to become the most beautiful roads in Vinh Bao district, road 359 (Thuy Nguyen district), the road from Bach Dang Giang relic site to the pile yard. Cao Quy, along with a series of other roads, have been invested in expanding and upgrading, not only bringing convenience to traffic in rural areas, but also improving the appearance of rural areas, contributing to bringing 100 % of communes completed the criteria for building new rural areas in 2019 and gradually moved towards building model new rural areas in the Port city.
On transport projects connecting the region, from the end of 2019, after more than seven months of construction, the Hoa River bridge connects Vinh Bao district (Hai Phong) with Thai Thuy district (Thai Binh province) with a total investment of 185 billion VND has been completed and put into use. In mid-May 5, Quang Thanh bridge, connecting An Lao district (Hai Phong) with Thanh Ha district (Hai Duong province) across Van Uc river and Dinh bridge, connecting Thuy Nguyen district (Hai Phong) with Kinh Mon town (Hai Phong province) Hai Duong) across Kinh Thay River with a total investment of nearly 2020 billion VND from the city budget, construction has begun. As expected, in early 670, Hai Phong City will continue to start construction of Lai Xuan bridge and Ben Rung bridge to connect with Quang Ninh province. National Highway 2021 section from Quan Toan (Hai Phong) to Bi Cho (Quang Ninh), National Highway 10b is invested in upgrading and expanding; Highway 17 passing through Hai Phong has a new route built and the coastal road expansion project is being actively implemented... The transport network between Hai Phong and neighboring provinces is gradually being completed and expanded. create conditions for strong regional links, cooperation and connectivity to develop together.
Along with road traffic, the seaport, river and aviation systems are also constantly being modernized. From May 5, two berths to launch the international container port at Lach Huyen will be completed to receive ships with a tonnage of up to 2018 tons for cargo handling. At the same time, from here, it also opens up direct trans-Pacific shipping routes to Canada and the West Coast of the United States, without having to transit through other countries' seaports. At the same time, the next two wharves are being actively deployed by Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company according to Government approval. Cat Bi Airport was invested in construction and upgraded to a 16E level international airport, ensuring the operation of large modern aircraft and is currently operating many international and domestic routes. The airport is also being researched to expand to meet the increasing requirements of air transport... Waterway corridors No. 4: Viet Tri - Hanoi - Pha Lai - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh; Number 1: Quang Ninh - Hai Phong - Thai Binh - Nam Dinh - Ninh Binh is being renovated. Inland waterways from Hai Phong to ports: Mao Khe, Dien Cong (Quang Ninh), Cong Cau, Pha Lai (Hai Duong) are also being developed; The Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong broad gauge railway is also being studied for construction...
Realize the desire to rise
The breakthrough development of the traffic system has created a driving force for the port city's socio-economic development to be strong and dynamic. Hai Phong has been strongly attractive to attract large domestic and foreign investors such as LG, Aeon, Vingroup, Sungroup, Geleximco... with large-scale national and regional projects in the field industry, urban, commercial, tourism, agriculture, healthcare, education... In particular, Hai Phong and Vingroup created VinFast, realizing the long-standing dream of the automobile industry of Vietnamese people and put our country's name on the world automobile production map. Large investment projects in the fields of seaports, logistics, high-tech industry, clean technology, trade, services, and tourism are becoming a reality, contributing to making Hai Phong a major economic center. of the whole country, a busy trading port of the East - Southeast Asia and East - North Asia regions, an industrial, commercial and service center of the country... In recent difficult conditions, Hai Phong continues to be the The country's bright spot in carrying out the dual mission of both socio-economic development and effective prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic.
The road ahead is still long and full of difficulties and obstacles. With determination to realize the aspiration to rise, Hai Phong is making efforts to make stronger breakthroughs in investing in perfecting, developing and modernizing the traffic system; affirming its role as an important traffic hub for the whole country, the main gateway to the sea for northern localities and the two economic corridors of Vietnam - China. Accordingly, along with the two started berths No. 3 and No. 4, Hai Phong focuses on investing in the construction of the next six to eight berths of Hai Phong International Gateway Port; Completed construction of Terminal 2 and cargo logistics area of Cat Bi International Airport; Bridges: Nguyen Trai, Vu Yen, Rao 3 bridge; complete coastal highway; Tan Vu - Lach Huyen 2 road and bridge; Build and upgrade inter-provincial roads connecting Hai Phong with Quang Ninh, Thai Binh, Hai Duong...
In the action program to implement the Resolution of the 16th Congress of the City Party Committee, the Hai Phong City Party Committee has identified four specific tasks and solutions. In particular, the city focuses its budget on renovating, upgrading, and developing urban transport in a synchronous and modern manner with intersections at different levels, overpasses, and research into building an underground traffic system. ; Upgrade provincial roads and public transportation systems, connecting to industrial, urban, and tourist zones... Along with that, Hai Phong builds mechanisms and policies to maximize all resources for development. Developing traffic system structure, prioritizing the application of PPP investment form. At the same time, the city coordinates with the Ministry of Transport and relevant ministries and branches to mobilize resources to speed up the progress of key transport projects with strategic significance, the role of regional linkage, and connecting areas. area... in all types of traffic. At the same time, the city also proposed mechanisms and policies to attract investment in connecting traffic systems in advantageous and important localities such as Hai Phong... With high determination, drastic direction and management, Effectively investing in traffic infrastructure structures, Hai Phong has been realizing its goal of becoming a modern, civilized, and sustainable industrial city of Asian and world stature in the near future.
Source: baonhandan.com