The Transport Ministry disbursed 76 percent of the sum assigned by the Government in 2018, the highest rate recorded in the past three years. The rate was also higher than the national average of 66.35 percent. 

The figures were announced at a conference held in Hanoi on January 11 to review the ministry’s operation last year and set tasks for 2019.

As heard at the function, the ministry disbursed more than 20.24 trillion VND (872.38 million USD) of more than 26.88 trillion VND (1.15 billion USD) it was tasked with in 2018. 

During the year, the ministry completed 27 projects worth more than 68.11 trillion VND (2.93 billion USD), and began 16 projects worth some 13.38 trillion VND (576.73 million USD).

It also prepared for various major projects, including those on building the eastern section of the North-South highway, and the Long Thanh international airport, and on expanding Tan Son Nhat international airport.

Regarding administrative reform, the body had all of its 75 procedures join the national and ASEAN single-window mechanisms within 2018. It also put into operation the 1.0 version of the ministry’s e-governance system.

Vice Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong said 2019 will mark a year of intensified measures by the ministry to address shortcomings for practical and effective outcomes.

Transport sector targets 8-9 percent growth in 2018

The transport sector aims to transport 8-9 percent more passengers and cargo this year compared to 2018, heard a conference in Hanoi on January 11. 

According to Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong, the sector also aims to complete its public investment plan in the year with total estimated disbursement of nearly 29 trillion VND. 

Additionally, more efforts will be made to minimise the number of traffic accidents, deaths and injuries by between 5-10 percent compared to 2018; and reduce traffic jams in big cities. 

Dong said the ministry has devised various solutions to realise the targets, including completing and submitting to the Government a proposal on revisions to the Law on Road Traffic, and the assessment of the enforcement of the Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation. 

It will focus on finalizing a project to restructure transport and enhance connectivity among different means of transport, increase the use of technology in managing transport and implement an action plan to improve the competitiveness of logistics services. 

Meetings and dialogues with transport enterprises and cooperatives will be held, while the ministry will also devise measures to settle difficulties facing enterprises in the field. 

Attention will be paid to the disbursement of capital for national key transport projects, and accelerating the implementation of urban railway, expressway and airport projects, especially the Long Thanh airport and the expansion of Tan Son Nhat airport in the southern region. 

More efforts will be employed to handle problems in the process of collecting fees for build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects and speed up the implementation of non-stop automatic toll collection systems.

VNA