For the time being, the Da Nang administration-approved construction activities at 25 key projects across the city are progressing in a bustling ambiance with all mandatory safety measures against COVID-19 strictly put in place. Project management units and contractors are still in full swings to overcome pandemic-triggered difficulties to accelerate the construction progress.

The construction atmosphere is bustling with safety measures against COVID-19 ensured at the site of the Western Ring Road 2 project Photo: TRIEU TUNG

Construction of each work item in prompt manner

The 25 projects are the traffic infrastructure construction at the western end of the Tran Thi Ly Bridge, the upgrade of Ngo Quyen and Ngu Hanh Son streets,  the water environment improvement to the east of Son Tra District, a wastewater collection system along Nguyen Tat Thanh coastal route, the Tuyen Son - Tuy Loan riverside route, a ring –road to the west of the city, the renovation of the DT 601 route, the building of the Lien Chieu wastewater treatment station, the Hoa Khanh - Cu De drainage canal route, anti-flood pumping station on a section of Ong Ich Khiem Street, the refurbishment of the Ton Duc Thang - Nam Tran intersection, the building of the DH2 road, a bridge spanning over the Co Co River, the western ring road No.2, the Da Nang Traditional Medicine Hospital, the rebuild of the Da Nang Centre for Disease Control, the upgrade of the Khanh Son landfill, the auxiliary area serving the Da Nang High-Tech Park, the first stage of the Da Nang Software Park No. 2, the rebuilt of the Museum of Da Nang, the Hoa Lien Water Plant, an anti-erosion embankment system along the banks of the Yen River, the  dredging of the Co Co River, the construction of traffic lights at the Tran Dai Nghia - Vo Chi Cong intersection, and the Ba Na - Suoi Mo eco-tourism complex.

Many of the aforementioned 25 projects are progressing for the time being, regardless of unfavourable conditions sparked by the pandemic.

At the rebuilding of the Da Nang Museum, construction activities are progressing on track. As for the Da Nang Software Park No. 2, Project Director Ngo Hoang Nhan said that amid the COVID-19 incident, construction is currently being carried out under the  the ‘3-on-the-spot’ (on-site working, on-site dining, on-site resting) approach with the participation of 298 workers.

To achieve the previously-set progress, the unit will work with contractors to rebuild COVID-19 prevention and control plans in the near future to increase human resources and try to bring the number of people working at the construction site to more than 500.

At the Western Ring Road project which runs through Hoa Khuong Commune, Hoa Vang District, dozens of workers are busy assembling the flyover at its intersection with National Highway 14B. The roadbed of some sections has been completed and the asphalt carpeting has started.

The tunnel of the under-construction traffic infrastructure project at the western end of the Tran Thi Ly Bridge has gradually taken its shape. Photo: TRIEU TUNG

Monitoring compliance with regulations on COVID-19 prevention rules

At the under-construction traffic infrastructure project at the western end of the Tran Thi Ly Bridge, before entering the construction site for a new work shift, engineers and workers must have their body temperature measured and their hand disinfected carefully. Mask rules and safe distances amongst them are strictly put in place. In particular, al of them are required to test for COVID-19 every 3 days.

According to Mr. Le Van Kien, a site manager from the 319 Corporation which is in charge of the bidding package for the construction of the tunnel at this large scale project, the company has assigned technical staffers at the construction site to supervise the workers’ compliance with mandatory safety measures against COVID-19.

Director of the Management Board of Traffic Construction Investment Projects Nguyen Minh Huy said, “Construction activities in the project are checked periodically and irregularly to ensure construction conditions, especially the compliance with COVID-19 prevention rules. If any unit goes against the rules, the construction work will be stopped immediately, and of course, violations will be handled in accordance with the law”.

All vehicles transporting materials and machinery for construction are all issued identification cards by the municipal Police to ensure convenient and safe construction. Previously, on September 2, workers at the key construction sites were given priority to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Reporting by TRIEU TUNG, THANH LAN- Translating by A.T