Latest approval procedures for railroad crossing construction guidelines in Vietnam

Latest approval procedures for railroad crossing construction guidelines in Vietnam (Internet image) 

On January 10, 2024, the Ministry of Transport issued Decision 21/QD-BGTVT on the publication of revised administrative procedures related to railway transport under the Ministry of Transport.

Latest approval procedures for railroad crossing construction guidelines in Vietnam

Note: Applicable to railways with a design speed of less than 100 km/h intersecting with roads; railways intersecting with roads of level IV or lower)

(1) Procedures:

* Submitting administrative procedures documents: Investors submit documents directly, send them by post, or send them in an electronic environment (done on the Information System for handling administrative procedures of the Ministry of Transport or the National Public Service Portal) to the competent agency or organization approving railroad crossing construction guidelines.

- Vietnam Railways Administration for railroad crossings built on national railways, public railway crossings built on specialized railways related to national highways.

- People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities for public railroad crossings built on specialized railways related to provincial roads, district roads, commune roads, urban roads, and specialized roads within the scope of management.

- Specialized railroad owners for specialized railroad crossings built on specialized railroads.

* Resolving administrative procedures:

- Within 02 working days from the date of receipt of valid documents, the agency or organization competent to approve of railroad crossing construction guidelines shall send a document to seek opinions from relevant agencies and units; If the dossier is not valid within 02 working days, there must be a written response and instructions to the investor to complete the dossier according to regulations.

- Within no more than 10 working days from the date of receipt of complete documents as prescribed, the agency or organization competent to approve of railroad crossing construction guidelines shall issue a written approval according to the prescribed form. In cases of disapproval, there must be a written response clearly stating the reason.

(2) Submission methods:

- Submit application directly; or

- Through the postal system; or

- Through electronic environment.

(3) Components and quantity of documents:

* Profile components:

- Written request according to the prescribed form;

- Map of the railroad crossing construction area.

Note: In the case of submission in the electronic environment, the application dossier will be in the form of an electronic copy.

* Number of documents: 01 set.

(4) Processing time limit:

10 working days from the date of receipt of complete documents as prescribed.

(5) Subjects performing administrative procedures: organizations.

(6) Agencies implementing administrative procedures:

- Competent authority: Vietnam Railways Department; People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities.

- Authorized or decentralized authority or person to implement: No.

- Agencies directly implementing administrative procedures:

+ Vietnam Railways Administration for railroad crossings built on national railways, public railway crossings built on specialized railways related to national highways.

+ People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities for public railroad crossings built on specialized railways related to provincial roads, district roads, commune roads, urban roads, and specialized roads
within the scope of management.

+ Owners of specialized railways for specialized railway crossings built on specialized railways.

More details can be found in Decision 21/QD-BGTVT, taking effect on January 31, 2024.

Ho Quoc Tuan

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