Circular No. 84/2014/TT-BGTVT: Recognizing road bridge signs in Vietnam

According to Article 6 of Circular No. 84/2014/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, bridge load limits signs as prescribed in QCVN 41:2012/BGTVT - National technical regulation on road signs enclosed with Circular No. 17/2012/TT-BGTVT, including:

- No. 115 Sign “Restrictions for vehicle weight”: Prohibit types of road vehicles with gross vehicle weight exceeding value described on the signs;

- No. 106a Sign “Trucks prohibited” enclosed with secondary No. 505b Sign “Types of vehicles restricted” (See Appendix 1 enclosed herewith): Prohibit road vehicles with gross vehicle weight exceeding value described on the signs;

- No. 106a Sign “Trucks prohibited” enclosed with secondary No. 505c Sign “Axle weight restricted”: Prohibit road vehicles with gross vehicle weight distributed on axles exceeding value described on the signs.

To regulate and instruct traffic crossing bridges in case of need, additional installation of No. 121 Sign “Minimum distance between two vehicles”, No. 127 Sign “Permissible maximum speed” and other road signs according to QCVN 41:2012/BGTVT must be carried out.

Bridge information signs:

- No. 439 Sign “Bridge name": only for bridges with length from 30 meters and over; Bridge name signs should not be installed to iconic bridges and bridges inside urban areas (inside cities, district-level towns) unless bridges have names associated with cultural and historical place-names Bridge name signs shall be placed at two ends of a bridge with a distance of 10 meters from abutment to the right side of the road.

- Sign “Bridge management information” is attached to bridge beams close to path of access for bridge examination. Bridge management information includes bridge name, name or number of roads, design load capacity, bridge length and year of construction.

View full text at Circular No. 84/2014/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from March 01, 2015.

Thu Ba

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