Toll fees on the HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway, from National Highway 51 to Dong Nai Province's Dau Giay District, will be reduced by 10 per cent beginning in August, according to the Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC).
Toll fees on the HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway, from National Highway 51 to Dong Nai Province’s Dau Giay District, will be reduced by 10 per cent beginning in August, according to the Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC).
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| HCM City - Long Thành - Dau Giay Expressway. Photo courtesy of tapchigiaothong.vn |
The new scheme, to be applied to trucks classified in categories 4 and 5, aims to help transport firms and encourage the use of expressways.
The tolls for trucks in category 4 (with loading capacity of 10 to 18 tonnes and 20-feet container trucks) will fall from VND150,000 (US$6.7) to VND140,000 (US$6.3), while that of category 5 (with loading capacity of 18 tonnes or more and 40-feet container trucks) will drop from VND240,000 (US$10.8) to VND220,000 (US$9.9).
Rates for trucks under category 1, 2 and 3 will remain the same.
The HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway, worth VND20,630 billion (US$925.3 million), has been in use since August 2015.
The expressway attracts 28,000 – 30,000 vehicles daily and 40,000 – 50,000 vehicles in peak periods. As of June 2016, 21.2 million vehicles had travelled on the road.
(Source:VNS)
