The Ministry of Transport requires prompt identification of shortcomings on temporarily operating expressways.

According to the Ministry of Transport , several component projects of the North-South Expressway, such as Cao Bo - Mai Son, Mai Son - National Highway 45, Phan Thiet - Dau Giay, Nha Trang - Cam Lam, etc., have been inspected and approved by the State Inspection Council and put into temporary operation.

To ensure safe management, operation, and seamless connectivity with existing routes in the component projects that have been put into temporary operation, the Ministry of Transport has issued a document requesting the Project Management Boards, the Ninh Binh Department of Transport, and Nha Trang - Cam Lam Expressway Investment Company Limited to manage and operate the temporary road until official handover.

Mai Son-National Highway 45 Expressway (Photo: N. Huyen)

At the same time, these units are also responsible for promptly identifying any shortcomings or problems arising during the temporary exploitation process in order to develop plans and direct solutions.

"The units must also organize supervision and direct the construction contractor and the operation and maintenance management contractor to comply with the approved operation and maintenance procedures, and provide sufficient necessary equipment to ensure the safety of people and vehicles during the process of both operation and construction, completing the project items on the route as stipulated in Article 115 of the Construction Law during the temporary operation period...", the Ministry of Transport requested.

To implement the above contents, the Ministry of Transport requires the Vietnam Road Administration to urgently draft "Regulations on the management, operation and maintenance of expressways put into temporary operation," and submit it to the Ministry of Transport for consideration and promulgation in May.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/bo-gtvt-yeu-cau-kip-thoi-phat-hien-bat-cap-o-cac-tuyen-cao-toc-khai-thac-tam-2146002.html