North–South expressway (Vietnam)

The North–South expressway (CT.01) is a planned, partially completed, Vietnamese expressway running parallel to National Highway 1A, running from Hanoi to Cần Thơ.[1] It has been described as Vietnam's future transport backbone.[2] The expressway will be 1,941 km long, running from Hanoi to Cần Thơ with total cost estimate of VND 350 trillion (equivalent to US$18.5 billion)[3]

For the proposed high-speed railway, see North–South Express Railway (Vietnam).
CT.01 Expressway
Đường cao tốc 01
North–South Expressway
Map of the CT.01 expressway with operational (blue) and under construction (pink) sections
Route information
Length1,811 km (1,125 mi)
StatusUnder construction
Major junctions
North end Hanoi
South end Cần Thơ
Highway system
Highways in Vietnam

According to 2017 estimates, yearly total transport volume over Vietnam's North-South corridor would be 45.37 million passengers and 62.27 million tons of goods by 2020, which would exceed the capacity of current infrastructure by 10% to 25%. Four goals of the project have been formulated by the Ministry of Transport:[4]

  • Allow the economy to be more competitive within ASEAN and the WTO .
  • Improve transportation capacity and speed along the North-South transport corridor.
  • Promoto socio-economic development and ensure national security.
  • Connect the capital and political centre Hanoi and the economic centre Ho Chi Minh City with the 4 key economic zones,[A] urban areas, key industrial zones, border gates and international seaports.

A North, Central and Southern Vietnam, and Mekong Delta

Development

The expressway is being built in 16 sections. Construction of the first section, covering 98 km from Cam Lo to La Son, started in September 2019, with opening targeted for 2021.[5] The central section of the North-South Expressway will stretch 654 kilometers from Nam Dinh Province near Hanoi to Vinh Long Province and will cost an estimated VND118 trillion ($5.1 billion). According to the approved master plan, 4 sections would be completed by 2010: Cầu Giẽ – Ninh Bình, TP Hồ Chí Minh – Trung Lương, Long Thành – Dầu Giây, Trung Lương – Mỹ Thuận – Cần Thơ, with the total length of 222 km, estimated cost of VND 53,135 billion.[6] The total cost of the project is estimated at VND 350 trillion (equivalent to US$18.5 billion), making it the second most expensive infrastructure project in Vietnam, after Long Thanh International Airport.

In 2019, the Ministry of Transport decided to exclude foreign investors from bidding on the North-South expressway, mainly to prevent Chinese companies from participating. Public backslash was feared if Chinese companies would collect toll fees, due to strong anti-Chinese sentiment in the country, and national security concerns played a part as well.[7][8] However, lack of bidders has led to low competition between the bids, [9] and two out of five sections had not attracted any bids.[10]

In 2020, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng petitioned to the National Assembly to switch development of the remaining sections of the North–South expressway to state funding instead of build-operate-transfer contracts, in order to avoid delays in raising capital and to reduce interest amount.[11] After public funding was approved, construction on the sections Vĩnh Hảo (vi) - Phan Thiet, Ninh Binh - Thanh Hoa and Phan Thiết - Dau Giay started in 2020.[12]

La Son - Tuy Loan Expressway Construction near Da Nang

Status
Section Length Status
Hanoi (Cau Gie) - Ninh Binh 50 kilometres (31 mi)[13] opened for traffic in 2012
Ninh Binh - Thanh Hoa 121 kilometres (75 mi)[13] construction started in 2020[12]
Thanh Hoa - Ha Tinh 96 kilometres (60 mi)[13] planned
Ha Tinh - Quang Binh planned
Quang Binh - Quang Tri (Cam Lo) planned
Quang Tri (Cam Lo) - Hue (La Son) construction started in 2019
Hue (La Son) - Da Nang (Tuy Loan) 105 kilometres (65 mi)[13] being upgraded from 2 lane road
Da Nang (Tuy Loan) - Quang Ngai 131 kilometres (81 mi)[13] opened for traffic in 2018
Quang Ngai - Binh Dinh 180 kilometres (110 mi)[13] planned
Binh Dinh - Nha Trang planned
Nha Trang - Phan Thiet 200 kilometres (120 mi)[13] construction Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet started in 2020[12]funding started for Cam Lâm - Vĩnh Hảo in January 2021[14]
Phan Thiet - Dau Giay 98 kilometres (61 mi)[13] construction started in 2020[12]
Dau Giay - Long Thanh 55 kilometres (34 mi)[13] opened for traffic in 2015
Long Thanh - Ben Luc 58 kilometres (36 mi)[13] will open for traffic in 2023
Ben Luc - My Tho 40 kilometres (25 mi)[13] opened for traffic in 2010
My Tho - Vinh Long 40 kilometres (25 mi)[13] under construction, to open around end of 2021[15]
Vinh Long - Can Tho 42 kilometres (26 mi)[13] construction to begin in 2020 and open for traffic in 2023

References
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  3. "350tr dong set for expressway system development in Vietnam". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21.
  4. "North - SouthExpressway Project Phase 1 (2017 – 2020)" (PDF). Ministry of Transport.
  5. "Work begins on first section of North-South expressway". VnExpress International.
  6. "North–South Expressway will be basically completed in 2020". Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  7. "The China factor in Vietnam's infrastructure development dilemma". South China Morning Post. October 11, 2019.
  8. "North-South Expressway bids open only to Vietnamese investors".
  9. "Vietnam rules out foreign investors for 8 North-South Expressway sections".
  10. "No bidders for two North-South Expressway sections". VnExpress International.
  11. "Một tỉnh Trung Quốc 3 năm làm 2.000km cao tốc, Việt Nam 35 năm hơn 400km". Tuổi Trẻ. June 9, 2020.
  12. "Work all set to begin on three North-South Expressway sections". VnExpress International.
  13. "Report On Viet Nam Expressway Development Plan" (PDF). Ministry of Transport.
  14. "Cao tốc Bắc - Nam đã có nhà đầu tư đoạn Cam Lâm - Vĩnh Hảo". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  15. https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/7-expressway-projects-expected-to-boost-mekong-delta-connectivity-4174068.html


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