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Ho Chi Minh city - Long Thanh- Dau Giay Express way Project

Project Description

Ho Chi Minh - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway Project (HLD Expressway) is a part of the North - Sound Express way of Vietnam. HLD Express way will begin at the junction of the Second Ring Road in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and end at a junction with National Highway 1 at Dau Giay, Dong Nai Province. The HLD Express way will provide a direct connection from HCMC to the North of National Highway 1, which connect HCMC to Hanoi. The Express way will be a toll road, which can be access from three locations: the Second Ring Road, the intersection with National Highway 51 at the southern end of Long Thanh town (Long Thanh International Airport) and at Dau Giay. The Project includes construction of a new 1,700-meter bridge over Dong Nai River at Long Thanh and two rest and service areas.

Express way Features The Express way will have a lightning system, green tree lines and signboards.

Finance

The project estimated cost VND 20 trillion (1.2 million USD as August 10th,2014) is major financed by the ODA loan from foreign organizations. The major foreign lenders: Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan Bank the Project for International Cooperation (JBIC). The two major lenders are co-financing in this project. Vietnam Express way Corporation (VEC) is the Executing Agency for the project.

Benefits

The project will help reduce traffic jams at the entrance to HCMC. Increase efficiency of the goods movements and commuters in the area around HCMC. Lower the transport cost. Indirect lower the cost of goods and increase the economic growth for HCMC and surrounding area.

Process

The Project started in December 2009, from Long Thanh, Km23+900 at the interchange with National Highway 51, to Dau Giay at Km54+984. The original date for the first 20-km section of the HLD Express way was Dec 30th, 2013. The date was push back because the crash barriers on both sides of the express way were found not meeting the approval design. On January 2nd, 2014, the first 20-km section of the HLD Express way is open for traffic. The open section is from the Second Ring Road, HCMC to National Highway 51 in Long Thanh town. In total, the express way has six lanes. Only cars, buses, and trucks that are less than 10 tones are allowed to enter the highway. Heavier vehicles can use the express way after the project is complete. The remaining 35-km express way section is schedule to complete in February 2015.

Fees

Vehicles have to pay a toll fee of VND 2,000 per kilometer while running on the express way.

Cars,trucks and buses less than 10 tones will be charge VND 40,000-80,000 (2.1 - 5 USD as August 10th, 2014).

Outcome

The Project will reduce travel time from HCMC to surrounding area. The travel time from HCMC to Vung Tau from three hours to two hours. Reduce traffics jams at the Vung Tau intersection.

Issues

In December 2013, a group of reporter found a large number of concrete and metal barriers of the express way were not meeting the design approval. Many metal poles were reduced in size, misplaced or incorrectly built. The metal poles are for reducing the impact of car crash and limit animal to crossing the express way.