Proposal to charge tolls on 5 state-invested expressways.

The Vietnam Road Administration, under the Ministry of Construction, has proposed charging tolls on five state-invested expressways at a rate of 900 - 1,300 VND/km.

The Vietnam Road Administration has just submitted to the Ministry of Construction for approval a plan for exploiting the infrastructure assets of 5 expressways. Of these, 4 expressways – Mai Son - National Highway 45, National Highway 45 - Nghi Son, Nghi Son - Dien Chau, and Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet – do not fully meet the requirements of the Road Law, therefore the lowest proposed toll rate is 900 VND/km for vehicles with fewer than 12 seats and trucks under 2 tons.

The Phan Thiet - Dau Giay expressway has fully met the regulations regarding toll collection conditions (4 lanes, with a continuous emergency stopping lane) and the proposed lowest toll rate is 1,300 VND/km.

The Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway is proposed to charge tolls. (Photo: Hoang Anh)

It is projected that when toll collection is implemented on the five aforementioned expressways, after deducting collection costs, approximately 1,700 billion VND will be contributed to the state budget annually.

Regarding the toll collection period, the Department of Roads stated that the depreciation period for machinery, equipment used for general operations, and office machinery and equipment is 5-8 years.

Based on the above regulations, this Department proposes a 7-year asset exploitation period. During the policy implementation evaluation process or after the end of each exploitation cycle, other exploitation methods will be studied and proposed (if appropriate).

Currently, the country has 12 expressways owned and directly managed and operated by the state, under the purview of the Ministry of Construction. In addition to the 5 expressways mentioned above, there are 7 other expressways that do not yet meet the conditions for toll collection: Hanoi - Thai Nguyen, Lao Cai - Kim Thanh, Cao Bo - Mai Son, Cam Lo - La Son, La Son - Tuy Loan, and Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong.

The Department of Roads stated that expressways that do not yet meet the necessary conditions will be studied for further planning and operation in a later phase.

(Source: Vietnamnet)

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