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The Ministry of Construction requires a change in approach to new expressways. Particularly for projects that are preparing for investment, the plan for arranging rest stops must be determined right from the project planning stage and implemented concurrently with the expressway project. Download Nha Trang - Cam Lam Expressway Stop Station The Ministry of Construction has just reported to the Government on the implementation of investment and construction of rest stop system on highways. According to the Ministry of Construction, road network planning identifies a national expressway system of 46 routes with a total length of 10,106km. The investment in rest stops is deployed synchronously on each route, with immediate priority given to routes that have been put into operation. The North - South Expressway has 36 rest stops that are being invested and exploited. The Eastern North - South Expressway has a total planned length of 2,158km, of which about 2,032km has been basically completed and put into operation. The entire route is planned to have 36 rest stops that are being exploited or under construction investment, of which one has just been added according to the adjusted planning. The average distance between stations is about 60km, basically meeting the requirements according to current standards. The North-South Expressway in the West has a total planned length of 1,249km, currently only 121km are in operation. To date, 6 rest stops have been located on sections of the route that have been invested in or are being prepared for investment. For newly planned route sections, rest stop locations will be determined during the project planning process and implemented concurrently with the expressway project. For the remaining 44 expressway routes, there are currently about 1,177km in operation and 1,099km under construction. The rest stop system includes 10 stations that have been put into operation, 14 stations under construction and 12 stations that have been located in the project. For uninvested sections, the arrangement of rest stops will be done right from the project preparation stage to ensure synchronous operation. Of the total 36 rest stops on the Eastern North - South Expressway, currently 7 stations have been completed and put into operation. The remaining 29 stations are newly invested to operate synchronously with the expressway. Of these, 3 stations are run by the locality, 2 stations are run by the Vietnam Expressway Development Investment Corporation (VEC) and 24 stations are run by the Ministry of Construction. For the 24 stations under the Ministry of Construction, the Vietnam Road Administration and Project Management Boards are assigned to organize investor selection in the form of socialization. To date, 21 stations have signed construction investment contracts, while 3 stations are completing investment procedures. According to the Ministry of Construction, the progress of implementing these 21 stations has had many positive changes. Two stations have been completed and put into operation, including the station on the Mai Son - National Highway 45 route and the Km205 station on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet route. In addition, 11 stations have put into operation essential public service works, an increase of 2 stations compared to the June 2026 report. There are 3 stations that have not completed essential public services but have arranged temporary service stations for people. There are still 4 stations that have not completed essential items and one station has just started construction because the site has just been handed over. Download Rest stop at Km 1+300 La Son - Hoa Lien Expressway - Photo: Construction Newspaper The biggest problem is slow site clearance According to the Ministry of Construction, one of the main reasons affecting progress is site clearance and completion of land procedures. To date, 20/21 stations have completed site clearance; The remaining station is Km144 on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet route. In addition, a number of problems related to forest land and land allocation and lease procedures are also being handled by localities and authorities. At Km 35+500 station on the Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon route, problems regarding forest land have basically been resolved. The locality determined that the project does not have to carry out procedures to change forest use purposes but must carry out replacement forestry. The investor has completed the dossier to submit to the locality for consideration. Meanwhile, at Km 100+200 station on the Hau Giang - Ca Mau line, the Ministry of Construction is directing relevant units to coordinate with An Giang province to remove problems with land allocation and land lease to ensure project completion progress. Along with removing problems with procedures and premises, the Ministry of Construction is shifting its focus to tightening investors responsibility for the progress of the stations. on vacation. The Ministry of Construction has repeatedly inspected the site, worked directly and reviewed the progress of each project. In particular, in Official Dispatch No. 27/CD-BXD dated July 11, 2026, the Minister of Construction requested investors to mobilize maximum financial resources, machinery, equipment and human resources; additional construction work, overtime, and crew to complete the rest stops in 2026 in accordance with contract commitments. Vietnam Road Administration and Project Management Boards were assigned to strengthen site inspections and work directly with the heads of investors to urge implementation on schedule. Thanks to that, compared to the June 2026 reporting period, in July there were 2 more stations completing essential public service works. The remaining four stations committed to completion before the dateAugust 15, 2026 to meet the toll collection schedule, aiming to complete all 18 stations in 2026, except Km144 station on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet route because it still depends on site cleara
