Ho_Chi_Minh_City_-_Long_Thanh_-_Dau_Giay_Expressway

Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway

Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway

Road in Vietnam


The Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway (Vietnamese: Đường cao tốc Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh-Long Thành-Dầu Giây) is a Expressway section of the Expressways of Vietnam, 55.7 km long and has its starting point at Long Truong intersection in Thủ Đức and the end point at Dầu Giây Interchange, Thống Nhất district, Đồng Nai. This Expessway is part of the Asian Highway Network (AH1).

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This route passes through 2 provinces and cities: HCMC and Đồng Nai.

Planning

According to planning from 2015 to 2021, this entire expressway used to be part of the North-South Expressway[1] before being separated into an independent expressway (only the Long Thành - Lộ 25 section still belongs to this system). However, in reality, this expressway is still denoted as CT.01 on some signposts of this expressway. This expressway is part of the AH1 system (section of Lộ 25 - Long Trường).


Construction

Construction

The project was started on October 3, 2009 with a scale of 4 lanes and a total length of 55.7 km.[2] The investor is Vietnam Expressway Development Investment Corporation (VEC) with total investment in phase I: 997.67 million USD ((equivalent to 20,630 billion VND) [3].The project is sponsored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Complete

About 20 km out of a total of 55 km of the expressway, the section from Ring Road 2 to National Highway 51 in Dong Nai province was opened to traffic on 2 January, 2014.[4].On 29 August, 2014, Ring Road 2 intersection opened to traffic. The 4 km long road from An Phu intersection, Mai Chi Tho Avenue to Ring Road 2 intersection opened to traffic on 10 January, 2015. All The expressway opened to traffic on 2 February, 2015, when the 31 km long Long Thanh - Dau Giay section completed construction.

Extend

Currently, Vietnam Expressway Development Investment Corporation (VEC) is researching investment in expanding the section from Ring Road 2 intersection to the intersection with Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway, 21.92 km long, from 4 to 8 - 10 lanes, total investment is about 14,786 billion VND.

Design

The expressway has a total length of 55.7 km and is divided into two sections:

  • An Phú-Ring Road II section: 4 km long, designed according to urban road standards, design speed 80 km/h; Phase 1 scale: four lanes, roadbed width 26.5 m, road surface width 2×7.5 m and emergency stop lane width 2×3 m.
  • Ring Road II-Long Thanh-Dau Giay section: designed according to type A Expressway standards TCVN 5729–97, design speed 120 km/h (except Long Thanh Bridge with design speed 100 km/h); Scale of phase 1: 4 lanes, 27.5 m wide roadbed, 2×7.5 m wide road surface and 2×3 m wide emergency stopping lane.

Route details

Speed information table

Lanes

  • An Phú-Ring Road II: 4 lanes + 2 motorbike lanes
  • Ring Road II-Long Thành-Dầu Giây: 4 lanes + 2 emergency lanes
  • Long Thành Bridge: 4 lanes

Length

Total length: 55.7 km

Speed

  • An Phú-Ring Road II: 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)
  • Ring Road II-Long Thành-Dầu Giây: 60–120 kilometres per hour (37–75 mph)
  • Long Thành Bridge: 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph)

List of interchanges and features

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References

  1. "Dự thảo QUY CHUẨN KỸ THUẬT QUỐC GIA VỀ BÁO HIỆU ĐƯỜNG BỘ - Bộ Giao thông Vận tải Việt Nam (2015)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  2. "TP.HCM - Long Thành - Dầu Giây expressway" (in Vietnamese). VEC. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  3. Hoàng Thạch Vân. "Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway through photos". Tuổi Trẻ Online. Retrieved 2015-01-16.


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