📋 Tender Overview
Rest stops on the North-South Expressway will complete essential public services before August 15 to synchronize with road toll collection and ensure to serve the travel needs of people traveling along the route. Download The rest stop on Mai Son Expressway - National Highway 45 on the Eastern North-South Expressway has been put into operation - Photo: VNDVN Road Service Update on the status of investment implementation and construction of rest stops on the Eastern North-South Expressway, a report from the Vietnam Road Administration shows that, according to Decision No. 938/QD-BGTVT dated July 31, 2023 of the Ministry of Transport approving the rest stop network on the expressway The North-South Expressway in the East includes 36 stops. Of which, 7 stations have been completed and operated, including: Hanoi-Bac Giang (2 stations, Km120+200 on the right, Km145+800 on the left), Cau Gie-Ninh Binh (one station, Km227 on both sides), Cao Bo-Mai Son (one station, Km269+313 on the left, Km269+410 on the right route), La Son-Hoa Lien (one station Km1+200 off the route in phase 1), Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay (one station Km41+100 on both sides), Ben Luc-Trung Luong (one station Km28+200 on both sides). With 29 new investment stations to operate synchronously on the expressway, including 3 stations with local management agencies (including: Huu Nghi-Chi Mausoleum, Lang Son - Bac Giang with Lang Son Provincial Peoples Committee as the managing agency, Trung Luong - My Thuan with Dong Thap Provincial Peoples Committee as the managing agency); 2 stations are managed by VEC (including: Da Nang-Quang Ngai, Long Thanh-Ben Luc); 24 stations are managed by the Ministry of Construction. For 24 stations controlled by the Ministry of Construction, 21 stations include: Mai Son-National Highway 45; National Highway 45-Nghi Son; Nghi Son-Dien Chau; Dien Chau-Bai Vot; Ham Nghi-Vung Ang; Vung Ang-Bung; Bung-Van Ninh; Van Ninh-Cam Lo; Cam Lo-La Son (Km36+500); Quang Ngai-Hoai Nhon Km15; Quang Ngai-Hoai Nhon Km77; Hoai Nhon-Quy Nhon; Quy Nhon-Chi Thanh; Van Phong - Nha Trang; Nha Trang-Cam Lam; Cam Lam-Vinh Hao; Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Km144; Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Km205; Phan Thiet-Dau Giay; Can Tho-Hau Giang, Hau Giang-Ca Mau have signed construction investment contracts with investors. Three stations are implementing investment procedures including: La Son-Hoa Lien (Km52+000), Deo Ca tunnel, My Thuan-Can Tho. To date, 20/21 stations have received the entire site handover, while Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet station Km144 handed over 9,076/10.86ha (reaching 83.57%) on August 5, basically qualified to organize construction; The remaining local premises will be completed in August 2026. Currently, 16/21 stations have been operated or temporarily operated, with essential services, basically meeting the needs of traffic on the route. Many stations have been deployed slowly due to lack of space and materials. Mr. Ngo Lam, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Road Administration, said: During the implementation process, rest stops encountered difficulties, problems with site clearance work were mostly slow, although it has now been basically resolved, the previous delay in site clearance affected the implementation progress (single order). Phan Thiet-Dau Giay station is 15 months late; Nha Trang-Cam Lam station is 14 months late; Cam Lo-La Son station is 9 months late; Quang Ngai-Hoai Nhon station is 8 months late; Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet station is signed on August 3, 2024. August 5, 2026 will hand over the site eligible for construction). In particular, some stations are slow in mineral recovery procedures, converting forest land use purposes..., slowing down construction progress by 3-5 months. In addition, there are a number of other reasons such as: from September to December 2025, provinces from Thanh Hoa to Lam Dong are heavily affected by storms, floods, heavy rain, continuous and prolonged, causing construction work to be paused or interrupted; Some projects have large volumes of embankment, while local material resources are scarce, slowing progress; Since the beginning of March 2026, due to the impact of the conflict in the Middle East, the price of fuel and materials has increased, while investors have not promptly adjusted prices, contracts, etc., so some contractors have delayed construction, affecting the implementation progress. Complete the public service project before August 15. Vietnam Road Administration said: With 4 stations (including: Dien Chau-Bai Vot, Quang Ngai-Hoai Nhon Km77, Hoai Nhon-Quy Nhon, Cam Lam-Vinh Hao) has not yet completed the public service project, the investor has increased motorbikes, equipment, and human resources to speed up progress, striving to complete the public service project before August 15, 2026. In the coming time, the Road Department will continue to work with the locality to hand over the remaining ground at Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet station Km144+560 and complete Establish procedures for land allocation and land lease at Can Tho-Hau Giang Km45+000 and Hau Giang-Ca Mau Km100+200 stations to meet project progress. For stations that have not yet been put into operation, the Road Department continues to check and monitor daily implementation progress; Urge investors to increase resources, add construction work, increase shifts and increase crews to speed up progress and complete essential public service projects and put them into operation before August 15, 2026; Complete the entire station in 2026 according to the contract schedule; Strengthen inspection of investors implementation to ensure project quality. With stations already put into operationpublic services, in addition to ensuring the progress of completing the entire station according to the contract, investors must strengthen management and operation, coordinate with functional forces to promptly handle arising problems during the exploitation process. For stations that violate the contract, the Vietnam Road Administration af
