Vietnam’s National Assembly Calls for Completion of Two-Lane Ho Chi Minh Road Project by 2027

Vietnam’s National Assembly passed a resolution on the afternoon of November 13 to conclude the implementation of earlier resolutions on investment in the Ho Chi Minh Road. It requires the government to advance construction of the remaining sections and complete the two-lane project in 2027. The new resolution concerns the National Assembly’s earlier Resolutions No. 38/2004 and No. 66/2013.

Minister of Construction Trần Hồng Minh provided an explanation before National Assembly deputies voted.（VietVance）

The government must complete construction, acceptance, handover for operation and final accounts for the remaining component projects, while ensuring construction quality and safety. It must also address issues identified by inspection agencies and the State Audit Office. The resolution calls for the responsibilities of relevant organizations, individuals and leaders to be clearly established if further delays occur.

The resolution calls for outstanding issues involving compensation, assistance and resettlement along the project route to be resolved, safeguarding residents’ long-term livelihoods and lawful rights and interests. The government must also study how to align construction of service roads, underpasses and roads connecting communities with relevant national target programs for 2026–2035, account separately for each funding source and avoid duplicate investment.

For some BOT projects along the Ho Chi Minh Road, the government must coordinate with relevant agencies, local authorities, investors and project companies to resolve obstacles more quickly while balancing the interests of the state, investors and residents. The National Assembly also calls for road maintenance funding, protection of road safety corridors and reserved land, and funding to continue construction of relevant sections and upgrades and expansion under the approved plan.

Source: VietVance