No toll collection on North-South Expressway through Nghe An in December
Enterprises investing in the North-South Expressway project through Nghe An said that the Ministry of Transport has not yet approved the plan, so tolls will not be collected from the beginning of December 2024 as planned.
A representative of the Nghe An Department of Transport said that according to the provisions of Articles 45 and 47 of the 2024 Road Traffic Law, for a road project, including a highway, to be officially put into operation and collect tolls, it must complete all technical items, be confirmed by the localities and receive handover.
The North-South Expressway, Dien Chau - Bai Vot section, was put into operation the latest of the recent expressway packages (July 1, 2024). In the past, although contractors have made efforts to construct items at toll stations, as well as connecting works for people, up to this point there are still some recommendations related to the unfinished connecting road for people.
Hung Nguyen District People's Committee also said: Due to the preparation for the Winter-Spring crop production, people hope that Phuc Thanh Hung Investment Joint Stock Company will soon complete the repair and renovation of some of the people's petitions.
Similarly, in Nghi Loc and Dien Chau districts, representatives of the Economic Infrastructure Department of the two districts where the North-South Expressway, Dien Chau-Bai Vot package passes through, also said that some items according to recommendations and new recommendations, in which Nghi Loc district has 4 recommendations out of 17 recommendations and Dien Chau has 2/5 recommendations that have not been completed. Therefore, the districts recommend that project enterprises promptly supplement and complete as required.
Construction enterprises said that some new items arose in the districts during the review in November 2024. Any capital increase after the project is completed must be approved by the Ministry of Transport. Therefore, enterprises will implement recommendations on issues within their authority. Recommendations on adding intra-field access roads and residential roads will be reported to the Ministry of Transport and Committee 6 to properly resolve the recommendations...
It is likely that the North-South expressway toll collection for the Dien Chau - Bai Vot package as well as some other packages from Ninh Binh to Nghe An will start from January 2025. This is the time when the Road Traffic Law 2024 officially takes effect.
