These four transportation projects were approved by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council in February, including the upgrading and expansion of National Highway 1; National Highway 13; National Highway 22; and the North-South arterial road.
According to government statistics, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang stated that 11 BOT transportation projects have experienced revenue declines and require solutions.
The Trung Luong Expressway connecting road project, with an investment of over 1.500 billion VND, has had its BOT contract terminated by Ho Chi Minh City because it remains unfinished after 9 years.
The Standing Committee of the Government has requested that proposals for allocating state budget funds to address difficulties and obstacles in BOT projects only be submitted to competent authorities when other solutions are not feasible.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has submitted to the City People's Council a proposal outlining the list of investment projects for upgrading, expanding, and modernizing existing road infrastructure, to be implemented under the BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) contract model.
Currently, two BOT projects on the North-South expressway, Dien Chau - Bai Vot and Cam Lam - Vinh Hao, are behind schedule, with one project lagging by as much as 27% and the other by more than 7%.
The Ministry of Transport has proposed solutions to the Government to address difficulties at 8 BOT infrastructure projects under its management.
The Bac Giang-Lang Son expressway BOT project is facing many difficulties regarding its financial plan because the competent state agency, the People's Committee of Lang Son province, has not fulfilled its commitments.
The Ministry of Transport has instructed the project management board to direct contractors to accelerate the construction progress of the Dien Chau - Bai Vot expressway, and to resolutely terminate the contracts of the three underperforming contractors involved in the project.
Tại sao hình thức BOT phần nhiều rơi vào dự án giao thông? Vì sao tiếp tục hình thức BT? Cơ chế chia sẻ rủi ro như thế nào?
In 2018, auditing 5 BT projects and 8 BOT projects, the State Audit Office discovered and recommended the handling of financial irregularities totaling nearly 4.000 billion VND.
Leaders of the People's Committee of Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, affirmed that there was no hiring of "gangsters" or collusion with others to threaten drivers when they protested at the An Suong - An Lac BOT toll station.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested the Ministry of Transport to take the lead and coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to proactively review BOT projects, and develop appropriate, transparent, and public solutions to address shortcomings and limitations from the past.
The Prime Minister emphasized the need to listen to and thoroughly address existing problems and obstacles related to BOT toll stations, preventing incidents that could cause social unrest.
According to Dr. Nguyen Duc Kien, government involvement will build confidence among investors because public-private partnership (PPP) contracts are often long-term, lasting up to a decade.
"Đói vốn" khiến hạ tầng giao thông nhiều địa phương chậm phát triển, thậm chí là giậm chân tại chỗ, dẫn tới các hệ lụy về KT-XH.
Many experts believe that the proposal by the Vietnam Road Administration to abolish the regulation requiring two toll stations to be at least 70 km apart is sensitive and unnecessary.
The addition of the Huu Nghi - Chi Lang expressway has pushed the Bac Giang - Lang Son expressway construction project, combined with the upgrading of National Highway 1, to nearly 21.000 billion VND.
Land allocation without auction, primarily based on price frameworks issued by the Provincial People's Committee, coupled with reduced coefficients and a "request-and-grant" mechanism, leads to losses for the State on both ends, while investors benefit on both sides.
Foreign investors' interest in BOT projects is real; however, the unstable mechanism makes it difficult for investors to overcome the challenges.
In addition to placing the BOT toll station in the "wrong location," the project also had to adjust the toll collection period, reducing it from 19 years, 2 months, and 17 days to 8 years and 6 days (a reduction of 11 years, 2 months, and 11 days).
The two BOT toll stations, North Hai Van and South Hai Van, which collect fees for two projects, are planned to be located just 10 km apart.
Thủ tướng yêu cầu Bộ Giao thông vận tải cung cấp ngay cho Bộ Công an các hồ sơ, tài liệu liên quan đến đối tượng kích động, quấy rối tại các trạm thu phí để có biện pháp xử lý nghiêm.
Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The affirmed that he did not personally benefit from the Cai Lay BOT project, and that the relevant authorities have investigated and will issue a ruling.
Phó thủ tướng Trịnh Đình Dũng yêu cầu đối với dự án cao tốc Bắc - Nam, Bộ GTVT phải đấu thầu công khai, tuyệt đối không được chỉ định thầu kiểu cảm tính.
Tại hàng loạt dự án BOT như cầu Việt Trì, cao tốc Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận…, người ta chỉ biết đến công ty Thái Sơn, Tuấn Lộc mà không biết rằng luôn có công ty Yên Khánh của bà chủ 8x sát cánh.
Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The instructed that the heated situation related to BOT projects cannot be allowed to continue indefinitely and must be thoroughly resolved in 2018.
Phó Thủ tướng Trịnh Đình Dũng yêu cầu tiếp tục rà soát tất cả các dự án BOT giao thông đường bộ, không để lặp lại tình trạng như trạm thu giá Cai Lậy, tỉnh Tiền Giang.
The revenue from tolls collected on National Highway 5 over the past period has been the source of government funding for the Hanoi-Hai Phong expressway project.
“Về bức xúc của người dân sử dụng đường bộ, trong đó có trạm Cai Lậy, có nguyên nhân chính là chính sách thu phí còn bất cập”, đại diện Bộ GTVT thừa nhận.
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