Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang cleared up queries regarding transport infrastructure and the registration of road vehicles and inland waterway vessels, at a question-and-answer session of the 15th National Assembly’s fifth session in Hanoi on June 7.
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| The transport sector’s disbursement of public investment fulfilled more than 96.5 percent of the plan in 2022, and more than 30 percent of the target in the first five months of this year__Photo: VNA |
The ministry is working hard to materialize the Party’s and the State’s guidelines and strategies on transport infrastructure development to effectively contribute to socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security, and enhancing international integration, Thang said.
The sector’s disbursement of public investment fulfilled more than 96.5 percent of the plan in 2022, and more than 30 percent of the target in the first five months of this year, according to the official.
Mentioning the implementation of projects, especially key ones, he said the progress has been ensured, adding 566 kilometers of expressways have been put into service since the beginning of the tenure, raising the total operational expressways to 1,729 kilometers.
The construction of expressway projects included in the socio-economic recovery and development plan is also expected to begin this month as scheduled, he stressed.
The minister briefed the legislators on the sector’s performance in institutional perfection, administrative reform, e-government building and digital transformation, which have reaped positive achievements over the past time.
Thang, however, pointed to limitations like the high number of traffic accidents, and wrongdoings in vehicle registration, which have triggered public concern.
Responding to a question on the proposals of some provinces to expand seriously -downgraded national highways, using the local budget, the minister said the Government and the Prime Minister have proposed the NA Standing Committee issue a resolution in this regard.
The matter has also been included in the reviewed Law on Road Traffic, the minister noted.
Asked about the Yen Vien-Cai Lan railway project, which has been launched since 2005 and has been suspended since 2011, Thang said the Politburo has requested that the railway must be implemented before 2030.
The transport ministry and other relevant ministries and agencies will give consultations to the PM in capital allocation for the project, he said.
Regarding vehicle registration centers, Thang emphasized that they will resume operations no later than the end of this month, and that the transport ministry will propose the PM adjust the registration process in the time ahead.
To help the centers resume their normal operations, it is necessary to review the financial mechanism, continue with personnel training and recruitment, and step up IT applications in the registration work, he said.- (VNA/VLLF)
