Vietnam: Guiding the procedures for connection point planning

According to Circular No. 50/2015/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, the procedures for connection point planning include the following steps:

Step 1: Collect information on the existing works and the planned works.

Step 2: Carry out survey and statistics on:

- Existing feeder roads specified in clause 1 Article 20 hereof; the position of feeder road connection points approved and not approved by the competent authority; the compliance of connection points with motorway design standards;

- National highway sections within and beyond urban areas; list of national highway sections that do not have their collector roads due to shortage of land reserve, the works and topography hindering the construction of collector roads along national highways;

- Feeder roads with the cross-section of not exceeding 2.5 meters for the movement of only motorcycles and non-motorized vehicles that is connected to national highway by the effective date of the Decree No. 186/2004/ND-CP on management and protection of road infrastructures but have not been extended eliminated under clause 1 of Article 29;

- Petrol & oil outlets constructed under the petrol and gas outlet planning approved by the People’s Committee of the province (or the Ministry of Industry and Trade) which specifies types of petrol and gas outlets allowed and not allowed to be located inside safety corridors. In case of absence of petrol and gas outlet planning, the authority in charge of making connection point planning shall cooperate with the State regulatory authority to draw up the connection point planning to petrol and gas outlets.

Step 3: Aggregate local functional authorities’ assessment about the compliance with the socio-economic development planning, land use, land reserve for collector roads, petrol and gas outlets in connection to connection points.

Step 4: Have the connection point planning of each national highway separately recorded.

View full text at Circular No. 50/2015/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2016.

Thu Ba

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