Hanoi–Lao Cai Expressway

The Hanoi–Lao Cai Expressway Another name Noi Bai–Lao Cai Expressway (Vietnamese: Đường cao tốc Nội Bài - Lào Cai, labelled CT.05) is an expressway section of the Expressways of Vietnam, 265 km long and has its starting point at the intersection of National Highway 18 with National Highway 2 in Thanh Xuân commune, Sóc Sơn district, Hanoi city and the end point at Duyên Hải ward, Lào Cai, Lao Cai province, connecting with G8011 Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway at Lào Cai International Border Gate. This Expressway is part of the Asian Highway Network (AH14) and Transport infrastructure development project Kunming - Hanoi - Hai Phong economic corridor.

This route passes through 5 provinces and cities: Hanoi (12 km), Vĩnh Phúc (40 km), Phú Thọ (62 km), Yên Bái (65 km) and Lào Cai (83 km).

Construction
Construction on the expressway began in 2009 with a total investment of US$1.46 billion. The Asian Development Bank provided a US$1 billion loan for development of the expressway. South Korean Posco Group won 3 of the 8 bids, China's Guangxi Road & Bridge Engineering won 2 bids and Vietnamese Vinacomex won one.

When it opened on 21 September 2014, it was the longest expressway in Vietnam. The Yên Bái to Lao Cai section of the route was opened as a two-lane expressway, the section between Yen Bai and Hanoi being a four lane dual carriageway.

Lanes

 * Noi Bai - Yen Bai section: 160km long, with 4 lanes, 2 emergency lanes, maximum speed of 100km/h (from Km0+00 to Km123+080). There are 2 lanes in each direction, each lane is 3.75m wide and an emergency lane is 3m wide.
 * Yen Bai - Lao Cai section: 83km long, with 2 lanes, 2 emergency lanes, maximum speed of 80km/h. There are 1 lanes in each direction, each lane is 3.5m wide and an emergency lane is 2.5m wide. Every 8 - 10 km, there is a 1km long 4 lanes section for vehicles to pass each other.

Length
Total route length: 264 km

Speed
According to design, the maximum speed is 120 km/h. VEC will allow vehicles to run at a maximum speed of 120 km/h when ensuring safe conditions along the entire route.
 * 2 lanes section: Maximum: 80km/h - Minimum: 60km/h
 * 4 lanes section: Maximum: 100km/h - Minimum: 60km/h (section Lào Cai City - Lào Cai international border gate Maximum: 90km/h - Minimum: 60km/h)

List of interchanges and features

 * IC - interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, TB - toll gate, BR - bridge

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center;" !No. !Name !Dist. from Origin !Connections !Notes ! colspan="3" |Location !colspan="8" style="text-align: center;"| Connect with  Noi Bai - Bac Ninh - Ha Long Expressway ( National Route 18) !style="background-color: #BFB;"|1 National Route 18 National Route 2 Võ Văn Kiệt road (to Hanoi Center) Nội Bài International Airport !style="background-color: #BFB;"| 2 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|TG !style="background-color: #BFB;"| 3 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|4 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|SA !style="background-color: #BFB;"|5 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|6 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|BR !style="background-color: #BFB;"|7 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|BR !style="background-color: #BFB;"|8 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|9 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|SA !style="background-color: #BFB;"|10 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|BR !style="background-color: #BFB;"|BR !style="background-color: #BFB;"|11 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|12 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|13 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|SA !style="background-color: #BFB;"| 14 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|BR !style="background-color: #BFB;"|BR !style="background-color: #BFB;"|15 !style="background-color: #BFB;"| 16 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|SA !style="background-color: #BFB;"|TN !style="background-color: #BFB;"|17 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|BR !style="background-color: #BFB;"|18 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|19 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|TG !style="background-color: #BFB;"|SA !style="background-color: #BFB;"|TG !style="background-color: #BFB;"|20 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|TN !style="background-color: #BFB;"|21 !style="background-color: #BFB;"|22 !colspan="7" style="text-align: center; background:#dff9f9;"|Connect with   Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway through to Hekou - Lào Cai International Border
 * - style="border-bottom:solid 0.25em green;"
 * Nội Bài JCT
 * 0.0
 * Noi Bai - Bac Ninh - Ha Long Expressway
 * rowspan="3" |Hà Nội
 * rowspan="3" |Sóc Sơn
 * rowspan="3" |Sóc Sơn
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|Ring Road 4 IC
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|3.7
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"| Ring Road 4 (Hanoi)
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"| Planned
 * Toll Gate Km6
 * 6
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|IC.02
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|7.9
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|Nguyễn Tất Thành Road
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"| Planned
 * rowspan="7" |Vĩnh Phúc
 * Phúc Yên
 * Bình Xuyên IC
 * 14.0
 * Provincial Road 310
 * rowspan="2" |Bình Xuyên
 * rowspan="2" |Bình Xuyên
 * Phước An SA
 * Tam Đảo IC
 * 25.0
 * National Route 2B
 * rowspan="2" |Tam Dương
 * rowspan="2" |Tam Dương
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|IC.05
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|31.4
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"| National Route 2C
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|Planned
 * Phó Đáy Bridge
 * Phó Đáy River crossing
 * Boundary Tam Dương - Lập Thạch
 * Phó Đáy River crossing
 * Boundary Tam Dương - Lập Thạch
 * Văn Quán IC
 * 40.9
 * Provincial Road 305C
 * Lập Thạch
 * Lập Thạch
 * Sông Lô Bridge
 * Lô River crossing
 * colspan="2" |Boundary Vĩnh Phúc - Phú Thọ
 * Lô River crossing
 * colspan="2" |Boundary Vĩnh Phúc - Phú Thọ
 * Việt Trì IC
 * 49.4
 * Phù Đổng Road
 * rowspan="8" |Phú Thọ
 * Việt Trì
 * Việt Trì
 * Phù Ninh IC
 * 54.9
 * National Route 2
 * Phù Ninh
 * Phù Ninh
 * Service Area Km57
 * 57
 * Lâm Thao
 * Lâm Thao
 * Lâm Thao
 * Phú Thọ IC
 * 66.3
 * Tuyên Quang–Phú Thọ and Phú Thọ – Chợ Bến HCM Road
 * Phú Thọ
 * Phú Thọ
 * Hanoi–Lào Cai railway crossing
 * Thanh Ba
 * Hanoi–Lào Cai railway crossing
 * Thanh Ba
 * Thanh Ba
 * Hồng River Bridge
 * Hồng River crossing
 * Boundary Thanh Ba - Cẩm Khê
 * Hồng River crossing
 * Boundary Thanh Ba - Cẩm Khê
 * Sai Nga IC
 * 81.5
 * National Route 32C
 * Cẩm Khê
 * Cẩm Khê
 * Hạ Hòa IC
 * 98.6
 * National Route 70B
 * Vô Tranh
 * Vô Tranh
 * Yên Bái JCT
 * 114.8
 * Âu Cơ Road
 * rowspan="9" |Yên Bái
 * rowspan="2" |Trấn Yên
 * rowspan="2" |Trấn Yên
 * Service Area Km117
 * 117.5
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|IC.13
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|121.4
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|  National Route 37
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"| Under Construction
 * Yên Bái
 * Ngòi Rào Bridge
 * Ngòi Rào crossing
 * Trấn Yên
 * Ngòi Rào crossing
 * Trấn Yên
 * Ngòi Thia Bridge
 * Ngòi Thia crossing
 * rowspan="5" |Văn Yên
 * Ngòi Thia crossing
 * rowspan="5" |Văn Yên
 * Mậu A JCT
 * 150.0
 * Provincial Road 166
 * style="background-color: #ffdddd;"|Connect with Yên Bái - Hà Giang
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|IC.15
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|166.3
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|Provincial Road 166
 * style="background-color: #ffdead;"|Planned
 * Service Area Km171
 * 171.5
 * Noi Bai - Lao Cai Expressway Tunnel
 * style="background-color: #ffdddd;"|Completed the 500m long tunnel, phase 1
 * style="background-color: #ffdddd;"|Completed the 500m long tunnel, phase 1
 * style="background-color: #ffdddd;"|Completed the 500m long tunnel, phase 1
 * Văn Bàn JCT
 * 199.9
 * National Route 279
 * style="background-color: #ffdddd;"|Connect with Bảo Hà -Lai Châu
 * rowspan="11" |Lào Cai
 * Văn Bàn
 * Nhù Bridge
 * Nhù Stream crossing
 * Boundary Bảo Yên - Bảo Thắng
 * Nhù Stream crossing
 * Boundary Bảo Yên - Bảo Thắng
 * Phố Lu JCT
 * National Route 4E
 * rowspan="5" |Bảo Thắng
 * rowspan="5" |Bảo Thắng
 * rowspan="5" |Bảo Thắng
 * Xuân Giao IC
 * 234.0
 * National Route 4E
 * Toll Gate Km237
 * rowspan="3" |237
 * Toward Lào Cai
 * Toward Lào Cai
 * Service Area Km237
 * Toll Gate Km237
 * Toward Nội Bài
 * Toward Nội Bài
 * Cam Đường JCT
 * 245.0
 * Bình Minh Road
 * rowspan="4" |Lào Cai
 * rowspan="4" |Lào Cai
 * Tunnel
 * Toward Lào Cai
 * Toward Lào Cai
 * Toward Lào Cai
 * National Route 4D JCT
 * 256.0
 * National Route 4D
 * Kim Thành JCT
 * 264.4
 * Khúc Thừa Dụ Road