Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway is expected to welcome about 140,000 vehicles today.

Vehicles lined up on the Phap Van-Cau Gie expressway to return to the capital. (Photo: PV/Vietnam+)

According to a representative of the Phap Van-Cau Gie BOT Joint Stock Company, today (May 3), the Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway, the gateway to the capital, is expected to welcome a large number of vehicles as people return to the capital earlier during the April 30-May 1 holiday.

Specifically, the Phap Van-Cau Gie expressway is expected to welcome over 140,000 vehicles today, equivalent to the traffic volume of the first two days of the March 30-May 1 holiday.

Yesterday (May 2), traffic volume on the route increased compared to the previous day, but only equivalent to the weekend, reaching about 110,000-115,000 vehicles. On April 30, traffic volume on the expressway reached nearly 150,000 vehicles. On April 29, the Phap Van-Cau Gie expressway served about 120,000 vehicles/day and night.

Previously, the Ministry of Construction agreed with the proposal of the investor and project enterprise on the necessity of studying investment in expanding the Phap Van-Cau Gie expressway under the public-private partnership (PPP) method because the average converted passenger car traffic volume in 2024 for both directions is about 85,000 vehicles/day and night, exceeding the traffic volume according to the design documents, about 55,400 vehicles/day and night).

The company proposed to expand the existing 6 lanes to 10-12 lanes (depending on each section). If all goes well, the Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway expansion project is expected to be implemented from 2026.

Specifically, Phuong Thanh Transport Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company also proposed 3 options for expanding the expressway.

Option 1, expanding from Phap Van intersection to Phu Thu intersection. To limit the volume of land clearance and limit the impact on the lives of people on both sides of the road, the expanded route will be arranged on the viaduct running along the route, the viaduct part is arranged on the strip of land between the highway and the service road.

Option 2, expanding from Phap Van intersection to Dai Xuyen intersection, the expanded route will be arranged on the viaduct running along the route, the viaduct part will be arranged on the strip of land between the highway and the service road.

Option 3, expanding from Phap Van intersection to Dai Xuyen intersection. In particular, the section from Phap Van intersection to Khe Hoi intersection passing through many residential areas is proposed to be arranged as an overpass running along the route to limit the volume of land clearance and limit the impact on the lives of people on both sides of the road.

The Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway Project is approximately 29km long. The starting point is at Km182+300 (Phap Van Intersection). The end point is at Km211+256 (Dai Xuyen Intersection), with a cross-section of 33.5m and 6 lanes for motor vehicles.

The project is invested in two phases. Of which, phase 1 was completed and toll collection began in October 2013. Phase 2 was completed and put into operation on July 5, 2019./.

According to Vietnam+

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