On Tuesday, Da Nang Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Quang, and municipal People’s Committee Vice Chairman Le Quang Nam, made inspection visits to the widening of residential roads from 3-3.5m to 5-5.5m in districts of Hai Chau, Thanh Khe and Son Tra, along with the project of upgrading the Peace Monument and expanding the March 29 Square at 1^st phase.

Secretary Nguyen Van Quang (second, right) listened to the project management unit reporting on the widening of residential roads in Hai Chau District. Photo: HOANG HIEP

During his inspection visits to Hoang Tich Tri, Huynh Ly and Luu Quy Ky streets in Hai Chau District, Secretary Quang expressed his delight at newly widened, spacious roads. He also highly praised Hai Chau District for its great effort in piloting the widening of residential roads in combination with synchronously placing power and telecommunication cables underground.

Additionally, Mr. Quang met with residents to listen to their aspirations and suggestions about widening residential roads, including not planting trees on too narrow sidewalks, placing fire hydrants for fire prevention and fighting, and reasonably installing rainwater collection systems to avoid flooding.

Secretary Nguyen Van Quang (first, right) discussed with Vice Chairman Le Quang Nam (centre) about plans to widen residential roads. Photo: HOANG HIEP

In Son Tra District, the city Party chief gave a nod to expand 39 eligible roads aside from the 6 newly widen ones.

He asked the district authorities to continue to study the design plan to expand the remaining 31 roads that are not eligible for expansion.

Secretary Nguyen Van Quang (centre) listened to Son Tra District leaders' recommendations to continue investing in expanding 39 eligible roads. Photo: HOANG HIEP

In Thanh Khe District, Mr. Quang showed his agreement with the necessity and urgency of expanding 36 roads with a total length of 5.43km at an investment capital of VND81.5 billion as per request of the district authorities.

Municipal People’s Committee Vice Chairman Le Quang Nam stressed the need for relevant departments and agencies to place power and telecommunication cables underground when widening residential roads in a bid to ensure fire prevention and fighting safety.

He added, currently, 72 roads, with a length of 11.8km, are eligible to be widened, whilst there are more than 50 roads that are not eligible for the widening.

Secretary of the Hai Chau District Party Committee Tran Thang Loi urged construction units to speed up the expansion of residential roads in the summer season. He also asked for support from the municipal authorities to create favourable conditions for placing power and telecommunication cables underground, and installing a wastewater collection system during the road widening, especially a section of Luu Quy Ky Street, south of Phan Dang Luu Street in Hoa Cuong Nam Ward.

Secretary Nguyen Van Quang and Vice Chairman Le Quang Nam inspected the progress of the Peace Monument upgrading project. Photo: HOANG HIEP

When inspecting the project of upgrading the Peace Monument and expanding the March 29 Square at 1^st phase, Secretary Quang directed the Management Board of Industrial and Civil Engineering Construction and Investment Projects to urge contractors to accelerate the implementation of the remaining items to complete the upgrading and embellishment of the Peace Monument on April 30.

Importance should be attached to expanding the southern road in an effort to ensure smooth traffic flows as large-scale events will be organised at the March 29 Square.

Reporting by HOANG HIEP - Translating by M.DUNG