Temporary adjustment of traffic organization plan on Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway

The Vietnam Road Administration (Ministry of Construction) has just issued a decision approving temporary adjustments and supplements to the traffic organization plan, lane division, and speed regulations on the Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway.

Specifically, the Vietnam Road Administration (VRA) approved the temporary adjustment and supplementation of the traffic organization plan for lane division and speed regulations on the Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway approved in Decision No. 3523/QD-BGTVT dated September 18, 2007 of the Ministry of Transport (now the Ministry of Construction ) on approving the traffic organization plan for the Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway and Decision No. 255/QD-CDBVN dated April 4, 2025 of the VRA on approving the traffic organization plan for the IC.13 intersection of the Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway under the Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway IC.13 intersection construction investment project.

Noi Bai - Lao Cai Expressway. Photo: Quoc Khanh/VNA

The main contents of the adjustment and supplementation include: Amending and supplementing point a, clause 3, Chapter III, Part II, section from Km0+00 - Km123+080 in the direction: Lane 1 maximum speed allowed is 100 km/h, minimum speed allowed is 80 km/h; Lane 2 maximum speed allowed is 100 km/h, minimum speed allowed is 60 km/h.

Amend and supplement point b, clause 3, Chapter III, Part II for the location of National Highway (QL)2 underpass (Km0+080 - Km0+840), Red River overpass (Km76+600-Km78+640) and Lo River overpass (Km47+350 - Km48+550) in the direction: Lane 1 maximum speed allowed is 80 km/h, minimum speed allowed is 60 km/h; lane 2 maximum speed allowed is 80 km/h, minimum speed allowed is 60 km/h.

Amending and supplementing the Noi Bai - Yen Bai section (section from Km0+00 - Km123+080), Clause 1.1, Section 1, Chapter IV, Part II in the direction: Lane 1 prohibits trucks with a total weight of over 7,500 kg from circulating (including common trucks, except single-cabin pickup trucks, double-cabin pickup trucks, van trucks, specialized trucks (except cash transport vehicles), specialized vehicles, tractors, semi-trailers, trailers, passenger cars with over 29 seats; lane 2 does not distinguish by vehicle type. Vehicles are allowed to circulate on lane 1 (lane next to the median strip), complying with the maximum speed of 100 km/h, minimum speed of 80 km/h; lane 2 (lane next to the emergency lane), complying with the maximum speed of 100 km/h, minimum speed of 60 km/h.

Amend and supplement Clause 2.1, Section 2, Chapter IV, Part II for the location of the National Highway 2 underpass (Km0+080 - Km0+840), the Red River overpass (Km76+600 - Km78+640) and the Lo River overpass (Km47+350 - Km48+550) in the direction: Lane 1 prohibits trucks with a total weight of over 7,500 kg from circulating; lane 2 does not distinguish by vehicle type.

Arrange a system of vehicle lane division signs on each lane, maximum and minimum speed signs on each lane; organize painting of information on maximum and minimum speed on the road surface of each lane at the entrance intersections of the expressway at suitable and easy-to-observe locations to remind the information of the maximum and minimum speed signs on the route to facilitate traffic participants.

In case of carrying out repair, maintenance, renovation, upgrading of some construction items, handling and overcoming incidents that affect traffic on the highway, temporary installation of speed limit signs for a certain period of time must be approved by the competent road management agency. The implementation period of the pilot traffic organization plan is 1 month from November 10, 2025.

The Vietnam Expressway Administration assigned the Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) to review and compare the approved traffic organization plan regarding: Scale, road width, number of lanes for vehicles, emergency lanes, road signaling system, road traffic safety works arranged on the main highway, at intersections with the highway, toll stations for road use, intelligent traffic system... In case of need to adjust or supplement the traffic organization plan during operation, report to the Vietnam Expressway Administration for consideration and resolution.

At the same time, VEC decided on temporary measures to locally adjust traffic organization plans at some locations on the road in the following cases: Construction works on roads in operation; maintenance of construction items on highways and highway intersections; prevention of construction incidents, ensuring traffic order and safety; notification and sending of approved traffic organization plans to the Traffic Police Agency on duty on the highway; propaganda of approved traffic organization plans for traffic participants to comply with; close coordination with traffic police to ensure traffic order and safety.

In addition, Road Management Area I is responsible for checking and monitoring the requirements for proper implementation of the traffic organization plan; adjusting if necessary to ensure traffic order and safety (but not including increasing operating speed through the route section).

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/kinh-te/dieu-chinh-tam-thoi-phuong-an-to-chuc-giao-thong-tren-cao-toc-noi-bai-lao-cai-20251028144004261.htm