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Vietnam Road Administration (Ministry of Construction) has just sent a document to Project Management Boards, rest stop investors and road management zones requesting to urgently deploy investment and construction of rest stops on the North-South Eastern Expressway. Construction of rest stops on Phan Thiet - Dau Giay Expressway - Photo: XD Newspaper This agency said that up to now, the unit has signed contracts with investors to implement 21 rest stops on the Eastern North - South Expressway. The Government, the Prime Minister, and the Minister of Construction have directed that public service works of rest stops must be completed before December 31, 2025. However, the progress of implementing rest stops is still slow, has not met the requirements, some stations still have land problems, and some investors are not drastic in implementation. Essential public service works must be completed before December 31, 2025. Completing rest stops is an urgent task. necessary to deploy toll collection on state-invested highways, therefore, the Vietnam Road Administration requires Project Management Boards and Investors to be clearly aware of their responsibilities and set goals to complete essential public service works before December 31, 2025. The delay in completing rest stations affects the highways when put into operation and the progress of toll collection. Related agencies and Investors are responsible to the Government, the Prime Minister, and the Minister of Construction. construction and legal regulations, the Department of Roads affirmed. Reestablishing construction progress, urging contractors To complete the rest stops on schedule, the Department of Roads requires Project Management Boards to closely follow the scene, support investors to promptly handle arising problems and guide investors to re-establish the detailed construction progress of each station to check and urge to ensure completion on schedule. At the same time, coordinate with localities to completely resolve existing problems and problems. regarding premises at stations: Cam Lo - La Son, Quang Ngai - Hoai Nhon Km15, Nha Trang - Cam Lam, Cam Lam - Vinh Hao, Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet Km144, Phan Thiet - Dau Giay to hand over all remaining premises to Investors before November 15, 2025. RELATED NEWS For Investors, Vietnam Road Administration requires serious corrections in direction and administration according to responsibility and authority of the Investor, not to let delays continue to occur as in the past. Investors need to re-establish the detailed construction progress of each rest stop to complete as planned; The schedule must ensure clear people, clear tasks, clear responsibilities and clear time to complete each work item. There are drastic solutions in directing, operating, and organizing construction to complete public service works before December 31, 2025, completing all rest stops according to contract progress. Investors increase human resources, equipment and construction sites, speeding up the progress of construction items. Focus on completing the exit and entry roads to the station, parking areas, and restrooms to promptly put them into operation. Take advantage of favorable weather to organize 3 shifts, 4 crews of construction to compensate for slow progress and speed up the completion of items as required. The Vietnam Roads Department said it will review the progress weekly, if there is no change and meet the required progress, it will consider handling the investors responsibilities according to contract regulations and report to the Ministry of Construction, the line ministry and the Prime Minister at meetings of the State Steering Committee for important national projects and key projects. Transportation industry. Road Management Areas need to regularly inspect the scene of rest stops in their management areas, grasping the actual situation and progress of construction; Coordinate and guide investors to carry out procedures for connecting lines to and from the station, and handle problems at the site according to authority; Timely note, warn, and rectify the work of ensuring traffic safety, hygiene, and the environment, especially stations that have temporary rest stops. Only 16/21 rest stops have been implemented. The North-South Eastern Expressway has 24 newly invested stations. In particular, the Vietnam Road Administration has signed contracts with investors to implement 21 stations, including: 8 stations signed in August 2024, 10 stations signed in March-April 2025. To date, 16/21 stations have implemented construction, of which: 3 stations have basically completed public service works; 5 stations are leveling and constructing foundations for public service works. 9 stations have had equipment gathered, leveled and leveled; 5 stations that have not been deployed include: Cam Lo - La Son, Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet Km144 due to land problems, Quy Nhon - Chi Thanh, Hau Giang - Ca Mau, Can Tho - Hau Giang because they just signed a contract and are planning a project. For 8 stations signed contracts in 2024, up to now 4 stations have not handed over enough land (Nha Trang - Cam Lam, Cam Lam - Vinh Hao, Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet Km144, Phan Thiet - Dau Giay). 13 stations signed contracts in 2025, by September 2025, only 11 stations were fully handed over, while 2 stations have not yet handed over full premises (Cam Lo - La Son, Quang Ngai - Hoai Nhon Km15). Lack of rest stops, drivers are confused when traveling on the highway. Regarding the lack of rest stops on highways, at the workshop on experiences in the past.Management and operation of expressways on October 14, Mr. Le Kim Thanh, Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, pointed out 4 major challenges for the management and operation of expressways. Among the nearly 2,300 km of expressways currently in operation, there are still many sections with only 2 lanes, no hard median strips; There is no emergency stopping lane. Besides, night lightin
