National highways no longer have signs under 40 km/h

Implementing the direction of Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang on "Adjusting speed limit signs on national highways", on July 2, the Vietnam Road Administration sent a report to the Ministry of Transport on the implementation of the above adjustment.

Speed ​​limit sign through residential area.

According to statistics from the Vietnam Road Administration, as of June 2014, there are 151 signs on the national highway system that need to be adjusted for speed limits below 40km/h. To quickly fix and adjust the sign system accordingly, the Vietnam Road Administration has urged national highway management units to review the entire sign system on national highways.

Specifically, as of the reporting date, the Vietnam Road Administration has directed highway management units to replace 25 speed signs of 25, 30, 35km/h with warning signs. Of which: QL.39 replaces 7 signs, QL.1 replaces 16 signs and QL.48 replaces 2 signs.

The national highway management units have also removed 8 unreasonable signs. Of which: QL.279 removed 2 signs, QL.37B removed 2 signs, QL.4C removed 2 signs and QL.1 removed 2 signs.

In addition, the Vietnam Road Administration requested to adjust 118 speed limit signs of 25, 30 and 35km/h to 40km/h signs to suit the operating conditions of the route. Including: 4 signs on National Highway 1, 2 signs on National Highway 2, 1 sign on National Highway 3; 2 QL.5 signs, 2 QL.18 signs, 4 QL.38 signs, 4 QL.279 signs, 7 QL.37B signs, 4 QL.21 signs, 3 QL.37 signs, 2 QL.4A signs, 2 QL.4B signs, 4 QL.45 signs, 2 QL.12C signs, 2 Ho Chi Minh road signs, 3 QL.12A signs, 2 QL.1C signs, 36 QL.27 signs, 2 QL.53 signs, 2 QL.54 signs, 2 QL.91 signs and 26 QL.20 signs.

Thus, after dismantling and adjusting, there are now no more signs under 40km/h on the entire national highway system.

The General Department of Roads also said that for signs under 40 km/h on the local traffic system, according to the provisions of Article 37 of the Road Traffic Law, the authority to organize traffic (including placing signs) is determined by the Provincial People's Committee and decentralizes to the lower level for implementation. Therefore, the General Department of Roads of Vietnam also requested the Departments of Transport to study Document No. 6813/BGTVT-TCDBVN for implementation on the local road system. Up to now, localities are reviewing and adjusting.

Previously, the Minister of Transport signed document No. 6813/BGTVT-TCDBVN requesting the removal of speed limit signs below 40km/h on national highways. Minister Dinh La Thang assigned the Vietnam Road Administration to direct the Road Management Departments, Departments of Transport... to review and adjust speed signs on national highways, replacing speed signs of 25, 30, 35 km/h with signs of 40 km/h.

Minister Thang noted that for routes that are eligible for safe operation at higher speeds, corresponding speed limit signs (over 40 km/h) must be installed. Speed ​​limit signs below 40 km/h have caused public outrage due to their unreasonable placement, sometimes becoming a "trap" for road users.

According to vov.vn