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The Ministry of Construction has just issued a series of specific progress milestones for the intelligent transportation system (ITS) and toll collection on the North-South expressway sections, requiring Project Management Boards to urgently complete and ensure synchronous operation according to plan in 2026. Download The Ministry of Construction assigned the Directors of Project Management Boards to directly inspect and urge daily progress and be responsible before the law for completion. system on time. Specifically, for 5 component projects in the 2017-2020 period that have been completed and put into operation, including: Mai Son - National Highway 45, National Highway 45 - Nghi Son, Nghi Son - Dien Chau, Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet - Dau Giay, the Ministry of Construction assesses that there are still many shortcomings that have been pointed out by specialized management agencies and need to be resolved soon. Project Management Boards must direct contractors to promptly handle all problems. Set the shortcomings, complete the remediation before June 10, 2026 and report to the authorities to check the acceptance work according to regulations. Notably, the Ministry of Construction requires Project Management Boards to clearly define the responsibilities of each individual and group in the process of handling the shortcomings. After the above deadline, if the limitations have not been overcome, the Ministry will consider handling responsibilities according to regulations. Evaluate the KPI index of the automatic toll collection system in June. Along with that, the Vietnam Road Administration is assigned to urge Project Management Boards, operating units and toll collection service providers to coordinate to overcome shortcomings, review data connection with the registry for vehicle load weighing stations, and complete the assessment of indicators. KPI of the toll collection system in June 2026. For component projects in the period 2021-2025, the Ministry of Construction requires Project Management Boards to develop detailed plans with each specific progress milestone, from completing construction and installing equipment to testing single and interlock systems. To compensate for slow progress, the Ministry sets very specific completion milestones. Accordingly, 5 projects of the Bai Vot - Cam Lo section must be completed and put into operation before June 25, 2026, and toll collection will begin from July 15, 2026. For 5 projects of the Quang Ngai - Nha Trang section, the ITS system must be completed before July 30, 2026 and start collecting tolls from August 15, 2026. The two projects of the Can Tho - Ca Mau section must be completed before August 25, 2026 and collect fees from September 15, 2026. The Ministry of Construction assigned the Directors of Project Management Boards to directly inspect and urge daily progress and be responsible before the Minister as well as before the law for completing the system on time. In addition to progress requirements, the Ministry also emphasized drawing experience from previous phase projects, reviewing and adjusting. Adjust design documents, construction methods and quality management to avoid repeating the shortcomings that have been pointed out. Accelerate the completion of smart traffic operation centers. One of the other important requirements set by the Ministry of Construction is to accelerate the completion of traffic management centers (TMC), gather and install equipment, and synchronously deploy ITS software and shared toll collection systems. For operation monitoring centers and toll collection databases, The Ministry requested to urgently complete the dossier proposing the level of information security, meeting regulations on security and network security before putting the system into operation. The Vietnam Roads Department was assigned to preside over and coordinate with the Information Technology Center to organize inspection and evaluation of equipment installation quality, perform interlock running on the entire route and advise on the time to organize toll collection for each section of the route. PTTRefer moreProposed specific mechanism for investment in expanding the North - South ExpresswayReference see moreStrive to complete the expansion of the entire North-South expressway by 2030See moreIn early 2027, construction will begin on expanding 15 North-South expressway projects in the East
