PM Pham Minh Chinh addresses the sixth meeting of the State steering committee for nationally important projects of the transport sector on July 13. (Photo: VNA)

He made the request while chairing the sixth meeting of the State steering committee for nationally important projects of the transport sector. The hybrid event was connected with 33 provinces and cities housing key transport projects.

According to the committee, 24 key and nationally important projects of the transport sector are being carried out across the country. Since the committee’s fifth meeting and under the PM’s directions, some obstacles to the projects have been settled actively, especially in terms of site clearance and construction material supply.

PM Chinh, who is also head of the steering committee, asked ministries, sectors, and localities to take stronger actions to remove bottlenecks, streamline administrative procedures, cut down the time needed for project implementation, handle all the issues within their jurisdiction, and focus on site clearance and construction material supply.

Regarding the railway projects in Hanoi and HCM City, he demanded the local administrations take the initiative in dealing with outstanding problems and carry out more projects so that the two metropolises can have modern transport systems like many big cities in the world.

Besides, the Government leader also assigned detailed tasks to each ministry and sector to speed up the key and nationally important transport projects.