Permanent members of the Government looked into major transport projects during their meeting in Hanoi on September 12, which was chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

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At the meeting, the Prime Minister stressed the need to ensure the smooth operation and safety of the transport system, and urged the sector to pay more attention to handling relevant procedures and bottlenecks.

 It is a must to well implement projects and programmes, especially expressway and airport ones, he said.

 PM Phuc asked the Ministry of Transport to identify responsibility of agencies in these transport projects and programmes, and encourage the involvement of the private sector in some spheres.

 Regarding Tan Son Nhat International Airport, he said the ministry needs to publicise relevant infrastructure projects in order to mobilise resources more effectively.

 He requested the ministry to address issues hindering the implementation of the urban railway project in Hanoi, and soon put the Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway into operation.

 The PM stressed the implementation of non-stop fee collection at build-operation-transfer (BOT) tollgates with the deadline of December 31, 2019.