(HBO) - Among the key traffic projects invested by the Department of Transportation, the project of the connecting Ho Chi Minh Road and Highway 12B to National Highway 1 is being urged to speed up the progress.
By the middle of June 2019, the project connecting Ho Chi
Minh Road and National Road 12B to National Highway 1 was constructed with the
total construction volume of over 37%, trying to complete and reach the set
schedule by the end of this year.
According to the design scale, the investment project to
build the road with a total length of about 30 km. The starting point of the
route is connected to Ho Chi Minh road at 479 + 300 km in Bao Hieu commune (Yen
Thuy), the end of the route is intersected with Highway 12B at 67 + 100 km,
belonging to Vu Ban town (Lac Son). With a total investment of 250 billion VND,
the road will be upgraded, reaching the road’s standard of grade IV - delta
(TCVN 4054 - 2005) according to the provincial master plan of transport
development. Directly connecting 3 arterial traffic axes in the province, when
completed and put into use, this road will create favorable conditions for
people and vehicles to participate in traffic, effectively contributing to the
local socio-economic development.
According to the evaluation of the Project Management Board
of the Project, by the middle of June 2019, the volume of road embankment was
about 111 thousand m3, reaching 50.23%; the volume of digging the road base was
about 341.5 thousand m3, reaching 68.3%; the volume of the completed
construction was 32/45 horizontal drainage culverts. They completed concrete
casting of decks, railings, handrails for Thuong bridge at 0 + 955.5 km, for My
bridge at 13 + 424,25 km and for Thai bridge 15 + 367.06 km and so on. Up to
now, the construction value has reached over 37% of the total construction
value of the project.
The investors and the Project Management Board have been
actively urging the contractors to focus on mobilizing the human resources, the
machinery, the equipment and materials to speed up the construction progress of
the remaining items, setting the determination to complete the project this
year.
On May 15, the Hoa Binh Steering Committee for Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation launched the "Digital Literacy for All” movement. The event was held both in-person and virtually, connecting provincial authorities with district-level Party committees and local communities across communes, wards, and townships.
The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province on May 16 held a conference to honour outstanding intellectuals for their contributions in 2025.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee has held a conference to announce the provincial Party Committee’s decision about the merger of Hoa Binh Newspaper and the provincial Radio and Television Station, along with the Standing Board’s appointment decisions.
After the historic victory on April 30, 1975, which liberated the South and reunified the country, the whole Vietnam embarked on a new mission — promoting peace and reconstructing the nation with century-defining projects. On the fierce Da River, over 30,000 engineers, sappers, and construction workers battled against rocky mountains and raging floods to achieve a remarkable feat. The Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia at that time, officially began generating electricity, lighting up the North and ushering in a new era of industrialisation.
Muong Dong in Kim Boi district, one of the four major Muong regions in Hoa Binh province, is harnessing its revolutionary legacy and cultural heritage to drive socio-economic transformation.
Throughout April, the joyful atmosphere of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification spread nationwide. Together with the whole country, residents in Hoa Binh city also expressed their patriotism through meaningful and practical actions.