Expired Ben Thuy Bridge toll exemption card is still valid

(Baonghean.vn) - According to the deadline stated 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.

After the expiration date stated on the Ben Thuy Bridge ticket exemption card, the card 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 owners of all types of vehicles 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 a toll exemption card, even though it has expired (October 31, 2017), are still allowed to travel across 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 Ben Thuy bridge, even if the expiration date on 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 and has not been affixed with a scanning code, it can present the old card when crossing the bridge.

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