The Acceptance Council has approved the completion acceptance results of the investors to put the Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway project into operation and use according to the approved design. (Photo: SGGP) On the same day, the People's Committee of Tien Giang Province will meet with departments and agencies to review the entire content of the acceptance document. After that, they will discuss the toll collection plan for Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway project. Accordingly, the Acceptance Council has approved the completion acceptance results of the investors to put the Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway project into operation and use according to the approved design. At the same time, the Acceptance Council suggested that Tien Giang Province soon study to find a solution to adjust the width and length of the current emergency stopping lanes to ensure this category functions effectively. After the project collects tolls, the People's Committee of Tien Giang Province … [Read more...] about Completion acceptance result of Trung Luong – My Thuan Expressway approved
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VEC removes minimum balance regulation in expressways
Illustrative photo: SGGP According to the VEC, after nearly a week of putting the ETC system into exploitation , the fact that vehicles without ETC cards or insufficient balance on account is still being happening, causing high pressure for the management and exploitation and triggering congestion at non-stop toll collection stations. To handle the situation, the VEC issued an official letter to require vehicle owners and drivers to maintain minimum balance when traveling to non-stop toll collection stations. Accordingly, drivers have to maintain a balance amount of VND150,000 (US$6.4) when traveling to Noi Bai – Lao Cai Expressway, VND100,000 (US$4.3) to Da Nang – Quang Ngai Expressway, VND40,000 (US$1.7) in Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay and VND35,000 (US$1.5) in Cau Gie – Ninh Binh Expressway. As this requirement, many drivers were refused to enter expressways managed by VEC due to insufficient balance on the ETC account . At Noi Bai – Lao Cai Expressway, … [Read more...] about VEC removes minimum balance regulation in expressways
Rear-end collision between 9 vehicles on HCMC- Long Thanh- Dau Giay expressway
According to the initial information, the reason for accident was started by the driver of a container truck who could not control the speed and crashed into a 4-seater car ahead and continued to collide with a 16-seater passenger coach. The accident caused wrecks and damaged automobiles at the scene; and many people were taken to the hospital. After receiving the information, the functional forces quickly cames to the scene to regulate the traffic; however, until 10 p.m., the traffic situation through the area was still congested. Regarding to the HCMC- Long Thanh- Dau Giay expressway, Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper has recently published articles reflecting prolonged traffic jams on the expressway because of non-stop electronic toll collection (ETC) implementation under the direction of the Government. The toll collection work has faced many difficulties because only 70 percent of vehicles are tagged with ETC cards along with system errors. Some photos of the … [Read more...] about Rear-end collision between 9 vehicles on HCMC- Long Thanh- Dau Giay expressway
Some errors, incidents still arise in non-stop electronic toll collection
The vehicles pass through the Phap Van ETC station to enter the Phap Van - Cau Gie expressway. (Photo: QUANG PHUC) At the Ho Chi Minh – Long Thanh – Dau Giay expressway, the traffic situation was reportedly improved on the morning of August 7 over the end of July and the beginning of August. The number of automobiles tagging ETC cards reached 99.24 percent at the Long Thanh toll collection station in Dong Nai Province. However, the congestion also happened when hundreds of trucks and automobiles got in line to pass through toll collection at National Highway No.51. At the toll collection stations on Hanoi Highway and Phu My Bridge in Thu Duc City, the traffic situation are also stable without acute congestion; however, some vehicles were recharged fee even though they did not travel through the stations. In the Northern region, the transport situation at the toll stations was stable. Compared to the first days of the ETC implementation, there currently are around 10 to 15 … [Read more...] about Some errors, incidents still arise in non-stop electronic toll collection
ETC system: insufficient balance accounts occupy 80 percent of transaction error
The long queue of vehicles on Noi Bai- Lao Cai expressway Of which, the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay expressway confirmed over 37,500 errors; Da Nang – Quang Ngai recorded nearly 1,800 errors; Noi Bai – Lao Cai had over 6,200 errors, Cau Gie – Ninh Binh confirmed over 33,600 ones. The rate of transactions having errors accounted for around 20 percent of the total ones. Statistics of the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam also showed that the most popular error was insufficient balance on accounts with a proportion of over 80 percent, followed by invalid accounts, inactivated cards, and so on. Although the errors are in the drill and plan, the units still got troubled and could not deal with actual situations causing traffic congestion. In order to ensure the smooth operation of the ETC system and create favorable conditions for vehicles traveling through toll gates, the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam required the service providers to strengthen experienced staff at … [Read more...] about ETC system: insufficient balance accounts occupy 80 percent of transaction error