What are the regulations on organization of expressway traffic in Vietnam?

What are the regulations on organization of expressway traffic in Vietnam? (Internet image)

What are the regulations on organization of expressway traffic in Vietnam? 

Currently, the organization of expressway traffic in Vietnam is specified in Decree 32/2014/ND-CP (amended in Decree 25/2023/ND-CP) specifically as follows:

(1) Expressway traffic shall be organized according to approved traffic organization plans. Plans on organization of expressway traffic must have contents as prescribed in Article 26 and Clause 1, Article 37 of the Law on Road Traffic.

(2) The Ministry of Transport shall:

- Approve and adjust plans on organization of expressway traffic under its management;

-Make agreement on the plan for organization of expressway traffic with the provincial People's Committee in case the expressway or other roads built by the local authority connect(s) with the expressway under management by the Ministry of Transport;

- Specify the order of and procedures for elaborating and approving plans on organization of expressway traffic.

(3) The People’s Committee of province shall:

- Approve and adjust the plan for organization of expressway traffic under its management;

- Make agreement on the plan for organization of expressway traffic with the Ministry of Transport or the People's Committee of another province in case the expressway or other roads built by the authority connect(s) with the expressway under its management;

- The People's Committee of province assigned to invest in construction of expressway in its province and another province shall reach an agreement with the People's Committee of another province where such expressway passes through before approving the plan for organization of expressway traffic

(4) The duration of agreement on the plan for organization of expressway traffic specified at Point b, Clause 2 and Point b, Clause 3, Article 6 of Decree 32/2014/ND-CP shall not exceed 10 days from the date of receipt of complete dossiers and documents.

(5) An investor in expressway construction project shall organize formulation of the plan for organization of expressway traffic and submit it to the agency specified at Point a, Clause 2, Point a, Clause 3 of Article 6 of Decree 32/2014/ND-CP for consideration and approval before the expressway is put into operation.

If it is necessary to adjust the plan for organization of expressway traffic during the period of operation and use, the entity managing and operating expressway shall adjust the plan for traffic organization and submit it to the competent authority specified at Point a Clause 2 and Point a Clause 3 of Article 6 of Decree 32/2014/ND-CP for consideration and approval.

In case of investment in construction of expressway facilities, the cost for formulation of the traffic organization plan shall be included in the cost for design consultancy; the cost for survey and adjustment in the traffic organization plan shall be included in the cost for maintenance of the expressway when the expressway has been put into operation.

(6) If the expressway undergoes investment phasing, the operating speed, lane arrangement, transition section, turning position, use of emergency-stop lane and other contents of the traffic organization plan shall be suitable to the construction scale in each stage

Duong Chau Thanh

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