Expired Ben Thuy Bridge toll exemption card is still valid

(Baonghean.vn) - According to the deadline written on the discount tickets for vehicles passing through Ben Thuy Bridge, they must be issued and exchanged by October 31, 2017. However, this work must wait until December 2017. At that time, the Ben Thuy Bridge BOT Branch will integrate with the issuance of non-stop toll cards for all vehicles.

The Ben Thuy Bridge ticket exemption card expires and is still valid until the unit applies a new form of control. Photo: Nguyen Son

A representative of the Ben Thuy Bridge BOT Branch said that up to now, over 20,000 toll reduction cards for Ben Thuy Bridge have been issued to vehicle owners of all types in Vinh city, Hung Nguyen district (Nghe An province) and Hong Linh town, Nghi Xuan district (Ha Tinh province).

The 100% fare exemption for vehicles in the above localities has been implemented since April 24, 2017. On average, each day there are about 5,000 vehicles of the above subjects passing through the bridge, with a corresponding value of over 200 million VND/day.

According to the representative of Ben Thuy BOT Branch and Traffic Construction Corporation 4 (CIENCO 4), vehicles that have been granted toll exemption cards, even though the expiration date has passed (October 31, 2017), are still allowed to travel over the bridge.

Currently, the unit is conducting statistics on vehicles eligible for exemption and reduction to integrate them into stickers on vehicles applying the non-stop toll collection method.

Vehicles with toll exemption cards for crossing Ben Thuy bridge, even if the card has expired, are still valid. Photo courtesy

According to the plan, in early December 2017, the unit will apply the form of non-stop bridge toll collection for all vehicles. Initially, if any vehicle is exempted but has not been given a scan code sticker, it can present the old card when crossing the bridge.

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