Lam Dong accelerates public investment disbursement for eastern projects
On October 31, Nguyen Minh, member of the Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, worked with departments, agencies, and local authorities in eastern Lam Dong to review public investment disbursement, resolve difficulties, and accelerate project implementation.
According to reports at the meeting, Construction Investment Project Management Board No. 2 and its affiliated regional project management boards were allocated more than VND 3.475 trillion to implement 427 projects. As of October 29, 2026, the units had disbursed VND 2.142 trillion, equivalent to 61.63% of the plan.
Of the total, Construction Investment Project Management Board No. 2 was allocated VND 2.124 trillion for 57 projects and had disbursed VND 1.331 trillion, reaching 63%. Regional project management boards received VND 1.351 trillion for 370 projects and had disbursed VND 810 billion, equivalent to 60% of the plan.
At the meeting, departments, agencies and localities reported on the implementation of key projects and outlined difficulties affecting construction progress and capital disbursement. Major obstacles involved compensation and site clearance, construction material supplies, construction conditions and the ability of some contractors to mobilize resources.
For the road project from Tan Minh Town to Son My, VND 136 billion was allocated for 2026. So far, VND 127 billion has been disbursed, reaching 93%. However, only 15.6 kilometers of the 23.7 kilometer route have been handed over for construction. Some cleared sections remain disconnected, while the supply of graded aggregate from the Tan Xuan quarry has not met construction demand.
For the DT719 bypass and Dinh River bridge project, construction progress has reached about 32%, while 2026 capital disbursement stands at 77%.
Meanwhile, just over VND 5 billion has been disbursed for the DT719B coastal route from Hon Lan to Tan Hai, out of VND 132 billion in capital carried over from 2025 to 2026, equivalent to 3.84%. For the new DT719B coastal route from Phan Thiet to Ke Ga, construction has reached about 70% of the contract value.
The Ca Ty River Apartment project has disbursed VND 80 billion out of its VND 125 billion capital plan for 2026, reaching 64%. Apartment blocks are under construction and being completed on the portions of the site already handed over.
Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Minh said that despite efforts by departments, localities and project owners to identify difficulties and bottlenecks, the public investment disbursement rate remained low and had not met expectations.
He therefore asked all units to seriously assess the situation, clearly identify causes and responsibilities, and implement stronger and more coordinated solutions.
The Vice Chairman requested departments, agencies, localities and project owners to closely follow instructions from the Provincial People's Committee, strictly fulfill progress commitments and strive to achieve a 95% disbursement rate by December 31, 2026.
Localities were asked to proactively coordinate with project owners to resolve compensation and site-clearance issues, review each case of delayed handover, clarify the causes and responsibilities involved, and set deadlines for resolution. Issues beyond their authority must be promptly reported to provincial leaders for consideration and direction.
Regarding project owners, Nguyen Minh requested close assessments of actual conditions at each project, clear identification of causes behind delays and the responsibilities of related units.
Project owners must prepare Gantt charts for each project, assign specific tasks and completion deadlines, and update and report progress weekly to support monitoring, inspection and supervision.
Project owners were also asked to review project portfolios and propose reallocating capital from projects unlikely to meet disbursement targets, with proposals submitted to the Department of Finance for consideration and recommendations in accordance with regulations.
The Vice Chairman also stressed the importance of contractor selection, particularly for newly launched projects with large capital requirements.
Construction Investment Project Management Board No. 2 and other project owners must carefully assess contractors' capacity, experience and ability to organize construction to ensure that only qualified units are selected. Contract terms must clearly define responsibilities for project progress and construction quality, and contractors lacking sufficient capacity must not be allowed to affect implementation schedules or investment efficiency.
Regarding the Land Development Center, the Vice Chairman requested improvements in management methods, stronger coordination with local authorities and project owners, and greater efficiency in compensation, support, resettlement and site clearance.
Vice Chairman Nguyen Minh emphasized that departments, agencies, localities and project owners must strengthen their sense of responsibility, proactively resolve difficulties, closely monitor the progress of each project and focus on concrete solutions to accelerate public investment disbursement and achieve the province's 2026 targets.