Chapter 1573

On this day, Su Xinghui was talking to An Dachang, the director of the Transportation Bureau, in his office. Today, he had called An Dachang over mainly to have him survey the several highways from Changshan to Dashan, Muyang, and Shiyang counties, estimate the approximate construction cost, and determine the route.

An Dachang was a middle-aged man in his early forties. He was a cadre promoted after Ling Anguo became the county mayor. He was a professionally trained student who graduated from the Jiangcheng Transportation Academy and had been in the transportation industry for more than ten years. His professional ability was still very proficient.

He was quite different from the average pot-bellied leader. He had dark skin and was lean, but his spirit was very good, and his eyes were especially spirited. At least from his appearance, Su Xinghui had a better impression of him. He was definitely not the kind of leader who only knew how to sit in the office every day.

Of course, in the transportation industry, one should naturally be running outside every day. Such a cadre is competent. This is the same as water conservancy; neither is a job for sitting in an office.

An Dachang's work during this period also made Su Xinghui very satisfied. The Changyu Highway and Changwu Highway built by Changshan County this year were progressing relatively quickly now. The Changyu Highway had already opened to traffic last month, and the construction progress of the Changwu Highway also met the expected progress. This was inseparable from the coordination and supervision of the Transportation Bureau.

When Su Xinghui was the Party Secretary of Matou Town, he often dealt with An Dachang. At that time, the two were quite familiar. However, at that time, the levels of the two were still equal. After just a few months, Su Xinghui became An Dachang's superior, and his direct boss in charge.

But An Dachang's attitude toward Su Xinghui didn't change much, only the form of address changed. Su Xinghui didn't have any opinion on this. Such a relationship was even better; he didn't like subordinates to be overly respectful in front of him.

Su Xinghui asked, "Director An, for these roads from Changshan County to Dashan County, Muyang County, and Shiyang County, if you survey the routes and calculate the construction costs, when do you expect to be able to produce a report?"

An Dachang said, "These roads were actually put on the agenda long ago, but the county didn't have the money to build them. However, our transportation department still did some preliminary survey work on the routes and locations of these roads. As for the construction costs, there were some things from a few years ago. Considering the factor of rising prices, it may need to be recalculated now. As for the report, it is expected to be produced in a month."

Su Xinghui said, "So you mean the county had thought about rebuilding these highways a few years ago, right?"

An Dachang nodded and said, "Yes, these highways have also been built for many years. Now the road conditions are very poor, and the road surface is too narrow, which can no longer meet the actual needs. They need to be widened or rebuilt. The county had such plans, but they were all unable to be implemented because the construction costs were too high. Reporting to the superiors for money also didn't work, so they could only be left there."

Su Xinghui pondered and said, "I plan to start gradually building these roads at the latest next year. So you need to produce the relevant reports for these roads as soon as possible now, and start doing some preliminary preparation work."

An Dachang was called over by Su Xinghui today to talk and asked about these highways. He knew that Su Xinghui must be preparing to build these roads. But now hearing Su Xinghui say it himself, he was still excited and his heart was surging.

He was also from Changshan. Having worked in the transportation industry and become the director of the Transportation Bureau, he naturally hoped to improve Changshan County's transportation. However, the county's financial situation had always been poor, and asking for money from superiors didn't work. Even if he had great ability, he couldn't conjure money out of thin air to build roads, right?

So he could only patch up those old roads and barely maintain them. Wanting to make the situation better was beyond his ability.

Now he finally waited for a deputy county mayor like Su Xinghui who had the ability to get funds to build roads. This was equivalent to realizing his long-cherished wish for many years. How could he not be excited?

An Dachang said, "County Mayor Su, don't worry, I will definitely do my best to do these reports well. However, County Mayor Su, I must also remind you that building these roads is not just a matter for our county; we must also coordinate well with Dashan County, Muyang County, and Shiyang County."

Su Xinghui pondered for a moment and then nodded, saying, "I have noted your reminder; I will pay attention to this matter."

Dashan County, Muyang County, and Shiyang County were geographically close to Changshan County and had similar natural environments. They were naturally all poor counties, and they must all have the intention to build roads. But the key was one word: no money.

Now Changshan County wants to build roads. If you tell these counties, they might just rely on you: we have no money; can you, Changshan County, help us find some money?

Changshan County naturally has no obligation to help them find money, but the problem is, you can't just build half a road, right? You have to build a road from Changshan County seat to their county seat, right?

The Changwu Highway is easy to talk about; the county mayor of Wushui County is Yu Junchu, and he can make decisions about things there. Su Xinghui is also at ease with him. But the problems with these few counties are big.

Su Xinghui can help them find money; at worst, it's a loan. The problem is, after the loan is taken, if their county finance has no money to pay it back, what do you do? Sue them? There is no precedent for this yet. Basically, no one can win a lawsuit against the government.