Lam Dong Accelerates Site Clearance for Two Expressway Projects

More Than 355 Hectares of Land Handed Over for the Bao Loc–Lien Khuong Expressway

According to the Lam Dong Land Fund Development Center, the Bao Loc–Lien Khuong Expressway project has a total length of 73.62 km and requires more than 537.5 hectares of land for acquisition. The project affects 2,466 households, individuals, and organizations, with total estimated compensation, support, and resettlement costs at approximately VND 3.836 trillion.

Now, about 355.93 hectares of land have been handed over to the investors. This is seen as a positive result given the large scale of site clearance work across multiple localities, involving different land types, legal verification procedures, disputes, and adjustments related to land-use origins.

According to Huynh Van Minh, Deputy Director of the Lam Dong Land Fund Development Center, local authorities are focusing on finalizing the remaining land-acquisition cases and prioritizing site clearance at key locations to ensure timely handover to construction units.

The center is working closely with local authorities to strengthen public communication and mobilization, encouraging residents to reach consensus on compensation plans and hand over land for the project.

In Ward 1 Bao Loc, where the expressway route stretches nearly 4.82 kilometers, compensation plans have been approved for 142 cases, with a total value of approximately VND 225.8 billion. So far, payments have been made to 118 households, covering more than 25 hectares of land. Twelve households are expected to require resettlement, but construction of the resettlement area in B’Lao Ward has not yet been completed.

Di Linh Commune has a large volume of site clearance work, with nearly 490 affected cases. To date, all cases have been inventoried and their compensation plans have been approved. In Gia Hiep Commune, about 36 households are expected to require resettlement, while the figures are about 60 in Hiep Thanh Commune, 27 in Duc Trong Commune, 16 in Ninh Gia Commune, and 11 in Tan Hoi Commune.

According to Huynh Van Minh, the biggest challenge at present is that many households have not agreed with the compensation rates, citing rising agricultural product prices and sharp fluctuations in actual market land-transfer prices.

Some cases also remain subject to land disputes, while others involve land-use right certificates mortgaged at banks or incomplete inheritance and transfer procedures, making compensation disbursement more difficult.

Multiple priority construction sites have been identified for early site clearance, including sections passing through Ward 1 of Bao Loc and the communes of Bao Lam 2, Hoa Ninh, Bao Thuan, Gia Hiep, Duc Trong, and Hiep Thanh. Land handover procedures have been largely completed in several sections to facilitate construction activities.

Site Clearance Accelerated for the Tan Phu–Bao Loc Expressway

For the Tan Phu–Bao Loc Expressway project, the section passing through Lam Dong Province stretches nearly 54 kilometers and requires more than 393.6 hectares of land. The project affects 930 land-acquisition cases, with total compensation, support, and resettlement costs estimated at approximately VND 1.25 trillion.

To date, asset inventories have been completed for 897 cases along the route, reaching more than 96%. Compensation plans have been approved for 590 cases, with a total value of approximately VND 654.2 billion.

Local authorities have disbursed nearly VND 286.4 billion to 249 households, covering more than 49 hectares of land. So far, approximately 52.79 hectares have been handed over to construction contractors.

In Ward 1 Bao Loc, about 50 households are expected to require resettlement. The locality has approved compensation plans for 195 households and disbursed payments to 100 households, covering more than 13.5 hectares. However, infrastructure at the resettlement area in B’Lao Ward has not yet been completed.

Ward 2 Bao Loc has the largest site clearance scale along the route, with more than 124 hectares of land to be acquired. About 79 households are expected to require resettlement. To date, compensation plans have been approved for 211 cases, with a total value of over VND 275 billion, but the disbursement rate has reached only about 21.1%.

Many cases involving non-cooperation in asset inventories, absences, and ongoing land disputes are being addressed by local authorities through continued communication and legal procedures in accordance with the 2024 Land Law. Supplementary documents related to assets on land and land locations are also being urgently finalized for submission and approval.

In Da Huoai Commune, asset inventories have been completed for more than 97% of cases. Draft compensation plans for nearly 90 households and one organization are being publicly disclosed. However, disbursement remains slow, as many cases require adjustments, additional documentation, or the settlement of newly emerged disputes.

Huynh Van Minh added that the center is working with local authorities to review resettlement needs and speed up infrastructure completion in resettlement areas. At the same time, it is focusing on resolving each specific case to ensure land can be handed over as early as possible for construction.

Regarding project implementation, Nguyen Hong Hai, Member of the Provincial Party Committee’s Standing Committee and Vice Chairman of the Lam Dong Provincial People’s Committee, directed departments, units, and localities to continue carrying out site clearance measures in a coordinated and accelerated manner, with a focus on removing difficulties and bottlenecks arising during the process.

He emphasized the need to strengthen coordination, prioritize key locations, urgently complete legal documentation, compensation plans, and resettlement arrangements, and mobilize residents to hand over land to construction contractors. These efforts are expected to help ensure that key expressway projects are completed on schedule despite increasingly tight timelines.