Cases of suspension of expressway operation in Vietnam

Amendments to cases of suspension of expressway operation in Vietnam

Suspension of expressway operation is a case of temporary disuse for means of transport using one-way, two-way, a section, or the whole expressway, except for vehicles on duty of the traffic police force, means of rescue, troubleshooting, and traffic assurance.

- Cases in which expressways must be temporarily closed due to unsafe operation and use in Vietnam include:

+ The works are damaged due to the occurrence of work incidents, as a result of natural disasters, the damaged works cannot be exploited and used safely;

+ Fire and explosion incidents;

+ Occurrence of a particularly serious traffic accident, forcing the operation to be temporarily suspended in service of rescue and traffic safety;

+ When there is a disaster, epidemic, or request to serve the defense and security of a competent state agency.

- The Minister of Transport shall decide to suspend the operation of expressways belonging to the national highway system according to the provisions of Point a, Clause 2, Article 37 of the Law on Road Traffic.

- Presidents of provincial-level People's Committees shall decide to suspend the operation of expressways on the road systems under their management according to the provisions of Point b, Clause 2, Article 37 of the Law on Road Traffic.

- When detecting the risk of unsafety, the risk of an accident on the expressway affecting the safety of life, neighboring works, and the community, then:

The expressway user manager shall promptly stop the operation and use of the expressway and take measures to ensure the safety of people, vehicles, and other properties; performing works to limit and prevent possible dangers to the works; protecting the scene; participating in rescue operations, and solving traffic jams.

After deciding to suspend the operation and use of the expressway, the highway user manager is responsible for immediately notifying the Traffic Police, expressway management agency, traffic management and operation center, local government in Vietnam.

More details can be found in Decree 25/2023/ND-CP taking effect on July 15, 2023.

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