PM visits Damrey-hit residents, Ca Pass tunnel in Phu Yen
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and presented gifts to residents in An Phu commune, Tuy Hoa city, the central province of Phu Yen, which was hard hit by storm Damrey, during his working visit to the province on January 18.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and presented gifts to residents in An Phu commune, Tuy Hoa city, the central province of Phu Yen, which was hard hit by storm Damrey. (Source: VNA)
Phu Yen (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited andpresented gifts to residents in An Phu commune, Tuy Hoa city, the central provinceof Phu Yen, which was hard hit by storm Damrey, during his working visit to theprovince on January 18.
He said he hoped the residents help one another in surmounting the stormconsequences to quickly resume production and stabilize their lives.
He instructed thelocal authorities to take measures to ensure all residents in the localityenjoy a cosy Tet with sufficient essentials and food as it is a policy of theParty, State and the Vietnam Fatherland Front.
The PM visited andpresented gifts to Heroic Mother Ngo Thi Muoi, 97, who has three sons -- allwar martyrs, in An Phu.
Earlier, he visitedengineers, technicians, and workers working at the Ca Pass tunnel, whichconnects Phu Yen with Khanh Hoa province.
TheCa Pass tunnel, the largest of its kind along the National Highway 1A, openedto traffic on August 21, 2017.
It stretches 13.19 kilometres from Phu Yen province’s Hao Son commune to KhanhHoa province’s Co Ma commune and has two bi-tube tunnels: Deo Ca (Ca Pass)tunnel (4.1 kilometres in length) and Co Ma tunnel (500 metres).
Themaximum speed for vehicles traveling along the tunnels is 80 kilometres perhour.
The tunnel system can shorten the distance between the two central provinces by8 kilometres, cut travelling time by half and ensure convenient traffic betweencentral and southern regions.
Itis also expected to connect Nam Phu Yen economic zone and Van Phong economiczone of Khanh Hoa province and contribute to the development of industry, tradeand tourism in the central and Central Highlands regions.
PM Phuc stressedthat the tunnel has a special meaning as it is the first of its kind built byVietnamese.
“The project is apride of our country,” he said, asking the engineers, technicians and workersof the Ca Pass company to perform their duties of managing, maintaining andoperating the project soundly, contributing to spurring socio-economicdevelopment of localities in the region.-VNA
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and presented gifts to residents in An Phu commune, Tuy Hoa city, the central province of Phu Yen, which was hard hit by storm Damrey. (Source: VNA) 
