Proposal to pilot ban trucks from entering lanes close to median strips on two key highways

On the afternoon of August 1, a representative of the Traffic Police Department said that in the first 6 months of the year, accidents involving trucks and passenger cars accounted for one-third of the total number of accidents, causing serious damage to people and property. Faced with this situation, the unit proposed to reorganize traffic in the direction of speed lane separation, and at the same time prohibit trucks from traveling on lanes close to the median strip.

Organized in two phases

In phase 1 , speed lane separation and vehicle flow separation are implemented as follows:

Hanoi - Hai Phong Expressway (from Km0+000 to Km105+417):

- Lane 1 (inner left lane, close to the median strip) : maximum speed 120km/h, minimum 90km/h; trucks are prohibited .

- Lane 2 (middle lane) : maximum speed 100km/h, minimum 80km/h; all cars are allowed to circulate .

- Lane 3 (outermost lane, next to the emergency lane) : maximum speed 100km/h, minimum 60km/h; all cars are allowed to circulate .

Phap Van - Cau Gie Expressway (Km182+300 to Km211+250) :

- Lane 1 (inner left lane, close to the median strip) : maximum speed 100km/h, minimum 80km/h; trucks are prohibited .

- Lane 2 (middle lane) : maximum speed 100km/h, minimum 70km/h; all cars are allowed to circulate .

- Lane 3 (outermost lane, next to the emergency lane) : maximum speed 100km/h, minimum 60km/h; all cars are allowed to circulate .

In phase 2 , the speed lane division will continue to be maintained as in phase 1, but the area of prohibition for both trucks and passenger cars will be expanded to include lanes close to the median strip (lane 1) on both of the above-mentioned expressways.

The Traffic Police Department also requested the Vietnam Road Administration to fully install the system of maximum and minimum speed signs, truck prohibition signs, and lane guidance signs on the pilot routes. In addition, the contents on speed and lane will be painted directly on the road surface, periodically repeated every 15-20km. The work of checking and repainting faded or peeling lane markings is also required to be implemented soon to ensure the effectiveness of traffic organization.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/de-xuat-thi-diem-cam-xe-tai-vao-lan-sat-dai-phan-cach-tren-hai-tuyen-cao-toc-trong-diem-post806446.html