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Part of Hà Nội-Hải Phòng Expressway. — Photo dantri.com.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The investor of the Hà Nội – Hải Phòng Expressway could collect toll fees for 28 years, 8 months, and 27 days, about one year less than originally envisaged. This is one of the conclusions announced by the State Audit Office of Việt Nam (SAV), after auditing the expressway project from October 3, 2016 to December 1, 2016. The 105-km expressway starts from Hà Nội’s Belt Road 3 intersection, passing through Hưng Yên and Hải Dương provinces, and ending at the Đình Vũ seaport in Hải Phòng. The project was undertaken using a Build-Operate-Transfer contract. The project’s cost was first estimated in 2008 and updated in 2014, as total investment and other major figures changed. The project investor – Vietnam Infrastructure Development and Finance Investment JSC (VIDIFI) – submitted the project’s adjusted estimate to the Construction Ministry and Transport Ministry. According to the SAV, … [Read more...] about Toll fee collection time shortened on Hà Nôi-Hải Phòng expressway

A car displaying a badge at a Hà Nội - Hải Phòng Expressway toll booth. — Photo baogiaothong.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The number of drivers using fake environmental ID badges on the Hà Nội – Hải Phòng Expressway to avoid paying the toll fee has increased recently, the Giao Thông (Transport) newspaper reported. Private and even luxury cars have the fake badges stuck in their windscreens, according to the Hà Nội – Hải Phòng Expressway Exploitation and Management Company. According to the General Department of Natural Response and Recovery under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), only the department and provincial steering committees for natural disaster prevention and control had the right to issue badges, which can be legitimately used by drivers who are working on dyke protection projects or responding to natural disasters. Nguyễn Đức Quang, the department’s deputy head, said that the procedure and criteria for issuing the badges was strictly … [Read more...] about Cars wear false dyke protection badges to enjoy toll fee free

Hoàng Mai toll booth located on a section of National Highway No 1 passing through Nghi Sơn-Cầu Giát. – Photo dantri.com.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Fees for local vehicles passing through Hoàng Mai toll booth in central Nghệ An Province will be reduced from January 1 next year. The cut is applicable for cars of individuals who have permanent household registration or organisations and enterprises that have headquarters in some communes of Thanh Hóa and Nghệ An provinces that are located less than 5km from the booth. The communes include Trường Lâm, Hải Thượng, Mai Lâm and Hải Hà of Tĩnh Gia District, Thanh Hóa Province; Quỳnh Thiện, Quỳnh Lộc and Quỳnh Vinh communes of Hoàng Mai Town, Nghệ An Province. Fees for vehicles of type 1 (cars under 12 seats, trucks under two tonnes) and type 2 (cars with 12 to 30 seats, trucks weighing 2-4 tonnes) will be slashed by half. Toll collection for vehicles of type 3, 4, 5 (cars with more than 31 seats, trucks weighing more … [Read more...] about Toll fees of Hoàng Mai booth to be slashed

Effective oversight urgent as road toll fees about to go up The Saigon Times Daily It is shocking news again for road users as the Ministry of Transport suggests hiking toll fees for as many as 37 road projects developed under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) format nationwide. The rises, as proposed by the ministry, range between 12% and 18% to guarantee profitability for the investors of these projects, and as usual, road users have no choice but to dig deeper into their pocket to pay the higher fees in the absence of an effective oversight mechanism. In its toll road fee hike proposal sent to ministries, agencies and localities last week to seek feedback, the Transport Ministry stated that the time is due for 37 BOT road projects in the country to adjust up toll fees in accordance with the roadmaps agreed upon between the ministry and those investors. If the fees are not revised up, the balance sheets of the projects cannot be secured, pushing their investors to the verge of … [Read more...] about Effective oversight urgent as road toll fees about to go up

Toll-fee transparency will ensure all stakeholders’ interests The Saigon Times Daily Toll fee collection, either at road projects developed by private investors or expressways built by a State-owned enterprise such as Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC), has long been an issue of controversy. There have been hundreds of protests by drivers against collectors over what are claimed to be unreasonable locations of tollgates or the time length of collection, and there have also been dozens of inspections launched by State agencies into toll-gate operators over suspected irregularities regarding costs and revenues. They key reason is the lack of transparency. In the latest incident  in which robbers broke into a tollgate of the HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway and snatched VND2.2 billion two weeks ago, the issue of transparency – or its absence – has resurfaced when local media cast doubt on the real daily revenue of VEC as the expressway operator. VEC later announced that its … [Read more...] about Toll-fee transparency will ensure all stakeholders’ interests

Toll fees at BOT T2 station may be cut By Le Anh The map shows the location of the BOT T2 tollgate. The Ministry of Transport on May 24 proposed reducing toll fees at the BOT T2 tollgate on National Highway 91 in Thot Not District, Can Tho City – PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH HCMC – After its meeting with numerous parties, the Ministry of Transport on May 24 proposed reducing toll fees at the BOT T2 tollgate on National Highway 91 in Thot Not District, Can Tho City, rather than relocating it. The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam also asked four localities, including An Giang, Dong Thap and Kien Giang provinces and Can Tho City, and the BOT T2 tollgate investor, to reduce toll fees for vehicles passing through the tollgate. Additionally, Can Tho-An Giang National Highway 91 Investment JSC, the operator of the tollgate, was asked to prepare to slash toll fees for drivers near the tollgate in Dong Thap and An Giang provinces, along with Can Tho City. Apart from the fee … [Read more...] about Toll fees at BOT T2 station may be cut

Hoa Lac-Hoa Binh Expy allowed to collect toll fees The Saigon Times Daily A motorcycle and a car are seen on Hoa Lac-Hoa Binh Expressway. Toll collection for the Hoa Lac-Hoa Binh Expressway will start on May 3 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Ministry of Transport has allowed BOT National Highway 6 Hoa Lac-Hoa Binh Company to start collecting toll fees from vehicles traveling on Hoa Lac-Hoa Binh Expressway from tomorrow, May 3, the local media reported. The lowest fee is VND35,000 per trip while the highest fee stands at VND180,000 per trip. The ministry asked the firm to collect toll fees in line with prevailing regulations, while ensuring traffic safety. Further, the company must publicize information on service prices and all types of tickets. Besides this, the investor is responsible for paying VND 7.8 billion in resettlement for residents being relocated to make room for the expressway. If the firm fails to make the payment, the Ministry of Transport will suspend its … [Read more...] about Hoa Lac-Hoa Binh Expy allowed to collect toll fees

Local residents blocked Quán Hàu Toll station to protest high toll collection fee last Thursday. — Photo infonet.vn Viet Nam News QUẢNG BÌNH — Certain types of vehicles will be exempt from paying toll at Quán Hàu Toll Station and toll stations belong to transport infrastructure investor TASCO in the central province of Quảng Bình, said Nguyễn Văn Huyện, director of the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam. The toll exemption was expected to be effective this month, according to Huyện. Vehicles eligible for the waiver include Type 1 and Type 2 vehicles owned by permanent residents of and organisations or enterprises headquartered in districts of Quảng Ninh, Lệ Thủy and Đồng Hới City, Quảng Trạch District and Ba Đồn Town as well as public buses running on the route, he said. Type 1 vehicles include cars with less than 12 seats and trucks weighing less than two tonnes, he said. Type 2 vehicles include cars with 12 to 30 seats and trucks weighing from two to four … [Read more...] about Toll exemption for certain vehicles in Quảng Bình

A coach stops to pay the fee at a BOT toll station. — VNA/VNS Photo Việt Hùng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Transport will quickly fix shortcomings related to collecting fees at Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll stations in the country. The move came after many drivers expressed their opposition to the high fees at BOT toll stations. According to the latest news, drivers were putting small notes into bottles when they paid toll fees at the Cai Lậy BOT toll station in Mekong Delta’s Tiền Giang Province on Sunday afternoon, causing traffic to come to a standstill and resulting in difficulties for fee collectors. The drivers’ action was their way of voicing their disagreement with the high fee at the toll station that officially began operation one week ago. The fee is VNĐ35,000-180,000 ($1.5-8) each time for a 12-km road. According to news released by the ministry on Monday afternoon, fees of 28 BOT toll stations in the country … [Read more...] about MoT to fix toll station problems

A traffic jam occurs at the Cai Lậy toll station in Tiền Giang Province on Sunday after drivers voiced their disagreement with the high fee by using small currency notes to pay toll fee at the station. — Photo dantri.com.vn Viet Nam News TIỀN GIANG — A representative of the Việt Nam Road Administration (VNRA) on Monday worked with the Mekong Delta province of Tiền Giang’s Department of Transportation on the problem related to the local Cai Lậy toll station. At the meeting, Trần Văn Bon, the department’s director, asked the road administration to report the situation to the Ministry of Transport (MoT) to have a plan for reducing fee at the station. The move came after many drivers complained about the high fee at the Build-Operate-Transfer toll stations. According to the Dân Trí online newspaper, drivers used small currency notes to pay toll fee at the Cai Lậy toll station on Sunday afternoon, causing traffic to come to a standstill and resulting in difficulties for fee … [Read more...] about Province recommends MoT reduce BOT toll station fee