The project was approved by the provincial People’s Committee under Decision No. 2018/QD-UBND dated August 31, 2021. The 10-km route passes through Van Son, Moc Son, and Moc Chau wards, starting at Km183 on National Highway 6 in residential area 70 of Van Son ward and ending at Km192+800 on National Highway 6 in residential area 5 of Moc Chau ward. The project covers 41.9 hectares of land, including 34.57 hectares requiring site clearance, affecting around 700 households.

Identifying communication and mobilisation as a step that must go first, immediately after the policy on site clearance was issued, relevant units and wards have focused on awareness-raising efforts.

They have organised community meetings to widely disseminate the project’s purposes, significance, scope, and scale, as well as current mechanisms and policies applied during implementation. Information has also been provided on land acquisition plans, surveying, land and asset inventory, and site clearance procedures. These efforts have helped residents understand and agree to hand over land to the investor, ensuring project progress.

Pham Thi Lien, from residential area 5, Moc Chau ward, shared: “My family had more than 100 square metres of land acquired. After receiving explanations and commitments from the local authorities to fully implement compensation and resettlement policies, my family agreed and complied with the regulations. At the same time, we encouraged our relatives to support the project and provided documents for the authorities to conduct inventories and prepare site clearance records.”

To date, the project has approved 57 rounds of compensation and support payments, along with one additional support package, benefiting 342 households and individuals, and recovering about 24.4 hectares of land.

However, there remain several roadblocks that have slowed the work. Several resettlement areas have yet to complete land acquisition and infrastructure development, complicating the allocation of compensation land for affected households. In addition, some sections in the project’s design remain incompatible with the actual conditions of nearby residential areas and require adjustments.

In response to this situation, related units and wards are focusing on urging contractors to accelerate construction progress; promptly applying compensation rates for eligible households so that land can be handed over to construction units early; compiling statistics, verifying land origins, and determining compensation rates for areas not yet implemented; expediting the progress of planned resettlement projects; and strengthening communication to understand residents’ concerns, thereby fostering consensus in project implementation.

Nguyen Thi Hoa, Chairwoman of the Moc Chau ward People’s Committee, stated that to address difficulties in site clearance, the ward has developed a plan for compensation and clearance, which focuses on key tasks, such as preparing dossiers to determine land types and publicly posting verification results; drafting compensation, support, and resettlement plans; finalising and publicly disclosing the compensation, support, and resettlement plans; and submitting them for appraisal and approval.

At the same time, the ward is committed to ensuring transparency in all related information and enhancing dialogue so that residents clearly understand their rights during land recovery. Only with consensus can the implementation process proceed smoothly and avoid prolonged complaints, Hoa added.

During an inspection of the project’s construction progress on August 14, Dang Ngoc Hau, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, asked the project investor and wards to press contractors to speed up construction. He called for prompt compensation pricing for eligible households so cleared land can be handed over early to construction units.

Hau also urged them to verify land origins, set compensation rates for areas where work has yet to begin, and accelerate planned resettlement projects. He emphasised the need to step up public outreach to understand residents’ concerns and build consensus for the project.