Images of Dien Chau - Bai Vot expressway after 3 months of operation

Nearly 3 months since the Dien Chau - Bai Vot expressway was put into use, hundreds of trips have been made every day on this route, significantly reducing the load on National Highway 1A through Nghe An. The expressway is still in the process of operating and checking the final stages to prepare for official exploitation. The competent agencies of the Ministry of Transport have completed the traffic sign system regarding speed, emergency stop locations, emergency rescue contact numbers, etc.

To meet transportation needs, phase 1 of the Dien Chau - Bai Vot expressway has a scale of 4 lanes, 2 lanes on each side, a roadbed width of 17 m, allowing cars to run at a maximum speed of 90 km/h, a minimum speed of 60 km/h. The project has a total investment capital of more than 11,150 billion VND, of which the capital mobilized by investors is about 5,090 billion VND and the State participates in more than 6,060 billion VND. The BOT contract was signed between the Ministry of Transport and a consortium of 6 investors.

Recently, the Ministry of Transport requested the project enterprise (investor) to inspect and direct, take full responsibility for the quality of the project, and at the same time focus on organizing inspection, evaluation, and repair of defects of the cement concrete pavement item at Km430+500.

In addition, the Ministry of Transport requires the project enterprise to regularly inspect and review all completed construction items on the route to detect and promptly request the unit to immediately correct any existing problems and defects, ensuring design requirements and construction contract regulations, ensuring absolute compliance with the approved traffic organization plan, ensuring traffic safety during the repair and circulation process that the enterprise has implemented.

During the management and operation process, if there are factors affecting safety that need to be adjusted, promptly prepare an adjustment plan and submit it to the Vietnam Road Administration for consideration and approval according to its authority. The Ministry of Transport assigns the Vietnam Road Administration to preside over and coordinate with relevant units to inspect whether the project enterprise has organized operations and exploitation in accordance with the approved traffic organization plan?

Currently, because the expressway has just been put into use, traveling on the expressway is still quite confusing for some car owners who are participating in the route for the first time; many traffic signs are not yet fully understood by some car owners, such as signs to maintain a distance of 50m, 100m, 200m..., or regulations on overtaking lanes, overtaking distances... Therefore, according to the reporter's observations, some vehicles travel at a slower speed than the regulation or do not overtake in accordance with the speed regulations.

The system of rest stops and toll stations on the route has not yet been completed, so there are still certain limitations for traffic participants.

Below are more images of the Dien Chau - Bai Vot expressway after 3 months of operation.