The Ministry of Transport has just sent a document to the Government Office to comment on the investment policy of the investment project of Ganh Hao bridge construction investment project under the construction investment project of Ong Doc bridge, East-West axis and Ganh Hao bridge. .
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According to the Ministry of Transport, in the decisions approving investment policies/adjusting investment policies of the People's Committee of Ca Mau province, the project's capital source includes 1,300 billion VND of state budget support from the central government, which has been supported by the Prime Minister. The Government assigned a medium-term public investment plan with state budget capital for the period 2021 - 2025 and more than VND 859.5 billion from Ca Mau province's budget.
According to the report, the project passed through the territory of two provinces of Ca Mau and Bac Lieu and was agreed by the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province for the People's Committee of Ca Mau province to complete the procedures for approving the investment policy.
However, in Document No. 3167 dated May 16, 2022, the Ministry of Planning and Investment proposed the site clearance funding in Bac Lieu province to use the budget of Bac Lieu province to implement, leading to the capital structure of the project. project will change.
"The Ministry of Transport requests the People's Committee of Ca Mau province to report and clarify this content and complete the procedures to ensure compliance with the provisions of law," the document stated.
Regarding the authority to approve projects, the Ministry of Transport said that currently, the Law on Public Investment and its guiding decrees do not stipulate the competent authorities to approve investment policies for Group B projects going through two There are no regulations on the authority to decide on investment policies, investment decisions as well as implementation organization for public investment projects managed by one locality but implemented in two provinces or more than two provinces.
The legal basis for decentralization of responsibility for construction investment for inter-regional provincial roads using public investment capital has not been clearly defined in legal documents on road traffic.
However, over the past time, a number of public investment projects passing through many provinces have been assigned to a local authority to implement, such as the construction project of Tuyen Quang - Phu Tho highway connecting with Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway located in the two provinces of Tuyen Quang and Phu Tho, has assigned the People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province to implement.
The construction investment project to expand Nhu Nguyet bridge on the Hanoi - Bac Giang expressway located in the two provinces of Bac Giang and Bac Ninh has been assigned to the People's Committee of Bac Giang province for implementation. Or the road tunnel project through Hoang Lien Pass through the two provinces of Lao Cai and Lai Chau, assigned to the People's Committee of Lai Chau province to implement.
On that basis, the Ministry of Transport proposed the Government Office to summarize and report to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.