Viettel ePass wins bid to provide non-stop toll collection system for Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway

Vietnam Digital Traffic Joint Stock Company (Viettel ePass), a member unit of the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel), has just officially signed a contract to provide a non-stop electronic toll collection system (ETC) for the Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway with a total winning bid price of over 109 billion VND.

Ben Luc - Long Thanh Expressway is 58km long, is an expressway belonging to the eastern North - South expressway axis, passing through 3 provinces and cities: Long An, Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai.

This is a strategic connecting axis between the Southeast and Southwest regions, playing an important role in connecting with Long Thanh International Airport, playing a key role in inter-regional connectivity, reducing pressure on main routes and promoting economic development, regional infrastructure, opening another gateway for Ho Chi Minh City.

 

The implementation of ETC on the Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway contributes to improving operating capacity, reducing congestion, and saving social costs.

This important package is part of the plan to complete a modern and synchronous toll collection infrastructure on the arterial highway. The deployment of ETC on this highway will contribute to improving operating capacity, reducing congestion, saving social costs, and ensuring strict implementation of the Government 's directive on non-stop electronic toll collection nationwide.

Notably, the winning bid price of the Viettel ePass - VVT joint venture helped the investor (Vietnam Expressway Corporation) save 28% of the approved estimated price (42 billion VND) and was 14% lower than the next contractor (17 billion VND) - affirming the competitiveness, cost optimization and efficiency in implementing digital technology solutions comprehensively owned by Vietnamese enterprises.

Viettel ePass masters technological solutions in road toll collection.

Viettel ePass is the only unit that masters technological solutions in road toll collection, providing a toll collection system that integrates modern technical components such as: Vehicle identification via AI camera, speed sensor, automatic barrier, high-tech RFID card reader, flexible business processing software and back-end system synchronously connected to the transport industry data center.

In addition to ensuring level 3 technical standards on information security, Viettel ePass system also supports smart payment connections via Viettel Money, international Visa/MasterCard cards, and banks, creating a convenient and modern experience for people when traveling through toll stations, parking at airports, parking lots, apartments, shopping centers, etc.

 

Viettel ePass staff attach identification cards to vehicles using the non-stop toll collection service.

With the deployment of toll collection systems at many highways, airports, smart parking lots at bus stations, shopping malls, hospitals, schools, apartment buildings... nearly 3 million vehicles are in use and a network of 1,400 service points across the country, Viettel ePass has demonstrated its nationwide operational capacity.

A smart parking lot deployed by Viettel ePass.

Winning the bid for the Ben Luc - Long Thanh Expressway project continues to mark a new development step in the roadmap of "nationwide coverage - mastering technology - leading digital traffic solutions" of Viettel ePass, while affirming its reputation and commitment to accompany the Government in creating smart - transparent - safe - convenient - economical traffic infrastructure for investors and people.

MANH HUNG

Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/kinh-te/tin-tuc/viettel-epass-trung-thau-cung-cap-he-thong-thu-phi-khong-dung-cho-tuyen-cao-toc-ben-luc-long-thanh-832085