HCMC continues to remove metro construction barriers, restore road surface

After nearly seven years of the construction barriers installation along Le Loi Street, District 1 serving for the Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien Metro Line project, the Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) of Ho Chi Minh City has urgently removed the barriers and restored the road surface section from Le Loi – Pasteur intersection to the front of Le Loi – Nam Ky Khoi Nghia intersection, creating a clear and spacious space for people on the upcoming holidays of the 47th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975-2022) and the 136th anniversary of May Day (May 1).
A report of Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper yesterday stated that there were nearly 300 workers, engineers, employees and dozens of machines, equipment promptly performing the final steps, including asphalt pavement, thermoplastic road line marking paint and so on.

The employees have worked in two shifts to meet the set target. Of which, there are around 50 workers working from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m next day. In the areas of around 3,000 square meters, the road rollers, cranes are constantly operating to spread sand and level the ground. At the underground of terminals, the contractor is performing the architectural and electromechanical segments.

Director of MAUR Bui Xuan Cuong informed that a section of Le Loi Street from Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street to Phan Boi Chau Street would remove the rest barriers in advance of July 10; and the rest section from Phan Boi Chau Street to Ben Thanh market should be removed before September 2. The work barriers will be promptly removed right after the contractor hand over the road surface usage.

The main investor proposed the Municipal Department of Planning and Architecture to step-by-step perform the works of pavement embellishment with appropriate protective measures including warning signs and mobile barriers to ensure the safety for pedestrians.

The metro construction barrier in Le Loi Street from the end of 2016 serving for bidding package CP1a section of Ben Thanh Station subway has reached over 95 percent of the work volume.

Regarding Metro Line No.1 progress, the HCMC People’s Committee sent a report to the Ministry of Planning and Investment to adjust the completion time by end of April, 2023 due to disqualified work requirement and retarded site clearance.

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