Investors request to increase toll collection at 2 Ben Thuy BOT stations

The reason for the fee increase is explained by the investor as ensuring payment of most of the project expenses such as maintenance, operation, toll collection management, principal and interest payments to the bank according to the signed credit contract and not causing too much imbalance in capital sources.

Ben Thuy Bridge Toll Station. Photo: Dam Phuong

Currently, Cienco4 is collecting fees according to the fee rates prescribed in Circular No. 51/TT-BTC dated April 24, 2014, Circular No. 255/2016/TT-BTC dated November 11, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance and reducing fees by 100% for vehicles of type 1 and 2 owned by owners in the area of ​​4 districts adjacent to the toll station (Vinh city, Nghi Xuan, Hong Linh town, Hung Nguyen).

Based on the agreement in the contract and the provisions in Circular No. 35/2016/TT-BGTVT dated November 15, 2016 of the Ministry of Transport on the maximum price of road use services, Cienco4 requests the Ministry of Transport to approve the adjustment to increase the road service fee at Ben Thuy 1 and Ben Thuy 2 toll stations from January 1, 2019 according to the agreed roadmap.

Specifically, currently, vehicles with less than 12 seats, trucks with a load capacity of less than 2 tons; public passenger buses with the current fee of 40,000 VND/trip will be adjusted to increase to 47,000 VND/trip; vehicles with 12-30 seats, trucks with a load capacity of 2 tons to under 4 tons will have a fee of 89,000 VND/trip (old rate is 75,000 VND/trip); trucks with a load capacity of 10 tons to under 18 tons, trucks carrying goods in 20-foot containers will have a fee of up to 142,000 VND/trip (current rate is 120,000 VND/trip); Vehicles with a load capacity of 18 tons or more, vehicles carrying goods in 40-foot containers have a fee of 212,000 VND, an increase of 32,000 VND compared to the old fee of 180,000 VND/trip.