(VOVWORLD) -After three years since starting expressway projects in the Mekong Delta, modern expressways have been clearly shaped from vast rice fields, opening great development prospects to the Mekong Delta region, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Wednesday.
 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addressing the conference in Can Tho city on October 16, 2024 (Photo: VOV) |
Chairing a conference in Can Tho city to discuss solutions to remove obstacles and develop transport infrastructure in the Mekong Delta region, the Prime Minister requested a focus on thoroughly grasping the following viewpoints. Transport comes first and paves the way; The locality decides, the locality implements, the locality takes responsibility, and the locality enjoys; Only discuss how to move forward, no moving back, ensure progress, technology, aesthetics, environmental sanitation, and prevent negativity and waste. As we've discussed it, decided to do it, and done it, we must turn out a specific product, instead of discussing it and leaving it with no progress made, he said.
The Prime Minister emphasized resolve to achieve the goal of basically completing 600 km of expressways in the Mekong Delta by the end of 2025. This achievement will be on time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South, the 80th anniversary of the country's founding, the Party Congresses at all levels toward the 14th National Party Congress.
The Can Tho-Ca Mau vertical axis project must be completed before December 31, 2025, he said.