More toll collection lanes and limited access to expressways during the Tet holiday are expected to reduce traffic congestion on the HCM City – Trung Luong and HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay expressways.
More toll collection lanes and limited access to expressways during the Tet holiday are expected to reduce traffic congestion on the HCM City – Trung Luong and HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay expressways.
The Vietnam Expressway Services Engineering (VECE) said the HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway is expected to serve an average volume of 50,479 vehicles per day this year, and up to 64,940 vehicles per day during peak hours during Tet.
Traffic hotspots include the intersection of Ring Road No 2 in District 9; Long Thanh Bridge which links HCM City with Dong Nai Province; Long Phuoc and Dau Giay toll stations and toll station No 51; and the intersection at National Highway No 51 and HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway.
If congestion occurs on Ring Road 2, drivers should go straight to the An Phu intersection, authorities have recommended.
If traffic congestion extends over 500m at Long Phuoc and Dau Giay toll stations, VECE will divert traffic flows to An Phu, Ring Road 2, National Highway No 51 and Dau Giay intersections, avoiding the expressway.
Ngo Ba Thang, director of the Yen Khanh company’s branch office, which manages the HCM City–Trung Luong Expressway, said the volume of traffic on the expressway would increase up to 45,000 vehicles per day during Tet against 35,000 vehicles, mostly cars, on normal days.
He said two additional toll collection lanes that use both cash and pre-paid cards have been opened on the expressway, while more toll booths that collect cash only have opened as well.
If accidents occur, authorities should direct traffic off the expressway and toward National Highway 1, Thang said.
(Source:VNA)
