23 out of 33 quarries in Dong Nai are eligible to increase output by 50%

On September 8, Provincial Party Committee member and Vice Chairwoman of Dong Nai People's Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang worked with the Department of Agriculture and Environment, relevant agencies, and quarry owners on the allocation of construction materials for key projects.

Provincial Party Committee member, Vice Chairwoman of Dong Nai People’s Committee Nguyễn Thị Hoàng speaks at the meeting. Photo: Hoang Loc

Reporting at the meeting, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment Tran Trong Toan said that, up to now, the department had advised the provincial People's Committee to license eight land-fill material mines, with a total volume of over 4.5 million m³. In addition, once legal procedures are completed, about 1 million m³ of fill materials could be recovered from existing quarries. This volume is sufficient to supply two key projects: the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway and Ring Road 3 of Ho Chi Minh City passing through Dong Nai.

Deputy Director of Đồng Nai Department of Agriculture and Environment Tran Trong Toan reports at the meeting. Photo: Hoang Loc

Regarding construction stone, although the province has allocated supplies according to investors' registered needs, the contracted and delivered volumes remain insufficient.

Specifically, for the Bien Hoa – Vung Tau Expressway Project, Component Project 1 was allocated nearly 1.1 million m³, around 71% of which has been contracted and 36% delivered to the site. Component Project 2 was allocated over 690,000 m³, with 92% contracted and more than 60% delivered.

The Long Thanh International Airport project has a demand of about 4.9 million m³, and has so far signed contracts with quarries for 75%, with around 60% already delivered.

Representative of Project Management Board 85 reports on stone demand for Component Project 2 of the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway. Photo: Hoang Loc

At the same time, many key projects inside and outside the province have requested the provincial People's Committee to allocate tens of thousands to millions of cubic meters of construction stone. The Department of Agriculture and Environment has introduced local quarries for investors to coordinate actively.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Environment, 23 out of 33 quarries in the province are eligible to increase output under a special mechanism that allows production to rise by 50 percent above licensed capacity. The additional supply will serve key projects, including Long Thanh International Airport, the Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway, and Ring Road 3 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Supplying construction stone for the Long Thanh International Airport Project. Photo: Hoang Loc

Concluding the meeting, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang affirmed that the volume of construction materials allocated to investors was basically sufficient. Regarding fill materials, she noted that no obstacles remain. The Department of Agriculture and Environment should continue monitoring. Once quarries have supplied enough volume for a project, they should be proposed for temporary closure or reallocated to other projects.

Regarding construction stone, the Department of Agriculture was requested to continue reviewing and encouraging qualified and capable enterprises to increase quarrying capacity under the special mechanism, ensuring sufficient supply for key projects. At the same time, the Department requests management boards and investors to issue documents requesting contractors to contact neighboring localities to seek additional stone sources proactively.

As for detailed legal procedures, quarry owners were urged to directly contact the Department of Agriculture and Environment and the People's Committees of wards and communes for support in resolving issues.

By: Hoang Loc

Translated by: Thuy Trang - Minho