On the morning of September 1, Quang Ninh province held the inauguration ceremony and put into operation the Van Don - Mong Cai expressway after more than 2 years of construction. At 3:00 p.m. the same day, the expressway officially came into operation and free tickets until the end of September.
According to the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province, the Van Don - Mong Cai expressway underwent 25 months of construction under difficult conditions, especially at sea; construction during the Covid-19 outbreak, requiring social distancing. However, with the efforts of the investor, the project contractors completed ahead of schedule.
Van Don - Mong Cai Expressway officially inaugurated
The Van Don - Mong Cai Expressway has a total investment of 13,000 billion VND, in the form of public-private partnership, to reduce the burden on the state budget and the financial situation for private investors.
Accordingly, Quang Ninh province splits the Van Don - Mong Cai expressway into two independent projects. Specifically, the Van Don - Tien Yen section (about 16km) is invested by the Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee. The remaining section, over 60km long, from Tien Yen to Mong Cai, is invested by Sun Group.
Van Don - Mong Cai Expressway is designed to be 79.38 km long, 25.25 m wide, 4 lanes, maximum speed of 120 km/h with 35 bridges along the entire route. This is a completely new route, passing through the localities of Van Don, Tien Yen, Dam Ha, Hai Ha, Mong Cai.
Van Tien Bridge, the longest sea-crossing bridge in Quang Ninh province on the Van Don - Mong Cai highway
After being put into operation, the Van Don - Mong Cai expressway will be synchronously, modernly, interconnected, and comprehensively connected with the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong - Ha Long - Van Don expressway, forming the longest expressway in Vietnam (nearly 600 km). And, Quang Ninh is the province with the largest number of expressway kilometers in the country (176/1,046 km), playing an important role in inter-regional development.
Notably, the Van Don - Mong Cai expressway, when put into operation, will complete the expressway from Lao Cai through Hanoi, Hai Phong to Mong Cai city, creating the longest continuous expressway in Vietnam with a length of up to nearly 600 km.
After the inauguration ceremony, from 3:00 p.m. on September 1, people will be able to travel on the route and will not have to pay fees until the end of September.
This is also the highway with the most bridges crossing seas and rivers (35 bridges) to minimize the impact on the mangrove forest system and the environment around the route.
After being put into operation, Van Don - Mong Cai expressway will be connected to Mong Cai international border gate, border trade with the Chinese market, ASEAN countries, Hanoi capital and the northern provinces; connecting 3 international airports including: Van Don, Noi Bai, Cat Bi; connecting the international border gate chain with the economic zones of the province such as Mong Cai, Van Don, Quang Yen, logistics services of the Quang Ninh - Hai Phong seaport system; connecting the axis of major cities Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh and the economic space, the maritime economic corridor of the northern coastal region.
Van Don - Mong Cai Expressway crosses both the sea and the mountains.
Toll schedule on Tien Yen - Mong Cai highway
Thus, over the past 4 years, Quang Ninh has not only become the first province in the country to build expressways but has also become a model for mobilizing investment capital to build expressways.
The total investment for the three expressways: Ha Long - Hai Phong; Ha Long - Van Don; Van Don - Mong Cai is nearly 40,000 billion VND; of which private capital contributes over 28,000 billion VND; the rest is capital from the state budget.
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Official vehicles in circulation from 3:00 p.m. on September 1
According to the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province, after the inauguration ceremony, starting from 3:00 p.m. on September 1, people's vehicles will begin to circulate on the Van Don - Mong Cai expressway.
To show gratitude to the people, the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province has directed the investor not to collect tolls on the Van Don - Mong Cai expressway until the end of September.
The 79.38 km long Van Don – Mong Cai expressway will operate at a maximum speed of 120 km/h and a minimum speed of 60 km/h. The expressway section from Doan Ket intersection to Binh Dan intersection (Van Don district) is 11.5 km long and will operate at a maximum speed of 100 km/h and a minimum speed of 60 km/h.
