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Lam Dong Provincial Peoples Committee has just sent an official dispatch to the Ministry of Construction requesting to resolve congestion at non-stop toll stations on the North - South expressway passing through Lam Dong province. Download On March 13, at the toll station at the Phan Thiet intersection on the Phan Thiet - Dau Giay highway (passing through Ham Kiem commune, Lam Dong province), there was a prolonged congestion of cars due to an error in the toll collection system. Photo: Lam Dong Newspaper According to an official dispatch from the Peoples Committee of Lam Dong province, the two expressways Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet - Dau Giay passing through Lam Dong province are about 148 km long and will be in operation from 2023, helping to shorten travel time and promote tourism and socio-economic development in the locality. The automatic toll collection system encountered an error causing prolonged congestion. Since March 2, 2026, the This route started to collect non-stop tolls (ETC), however, at some intersections and areas in front of toll stations, local congestion occurred during the initial toll collection period. The initial cause was determined to be an error in the ETC automatic toll collection system that did not record input signals, causing local traffic jams. The operating unit must open stations for vehicles to pass through to relieve congestion. Also according to Lam Dong Provincial Peoples Committee, vehicle traffic on the highway through Lam Dong is very large, especially on weekends and holidays. Therefore, the Provincial Peoples Committee proposed that the Ministry of Construction direct the Vietnam Road Administration and Road Management Area 4 to urgently review and fix the automatic toll collection system and stabilize operations to ensure smooth and safe traffic. Regarding this issue, the representative of Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet Expressway Project said that relevant units are coordinating to check KPIs (key performance indicators); At the same time, fix software and equipment errors that arise during the operation of the toll collection system on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway. Currently, most of the errors have been resolved, the system is gradually stabilizing and is expected to operate smoothly after about 30 days of adjustment. During the completion process, the units are implementing underground construction of the data cable route, pouring concrete to protect the cable system connecting from surveillance cameras along the route to the Expressway Operation Center and toll stations. This is considered an important step to ensure the stability and safety of the transmission system, limit incidents affecting the monitoring and automatic non-stop toll collection (ETC). Previously, from 10:00 p.m. on March 2, 2026, 2 expressways Phan Thiet - Dau Giay and Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet through Lam Dong province and 3 other expressways officially organized toll collection. Through inspection after official toll collection, the Area Road Management 4 (Vietnam Road Department) recorded many errors that directly affect toll management, revenue control and traffic safety on the two expressways Phan Thiet - Dau Giay and Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet. In particular, on the afternoon of March 13, at the toll station at the Phan Thiet intersection on Phan Thiet - Dau Giay expressway (section passing Ham Kiem commune, Lam Dong province) a car accident occurred. prolonged congestion. The cause was due to a technical error in the barrier system. Staff had to use their phones to take photos of license plates and manually enter them into the system to deduct fares from each vehicle. This caused traffic jams because vehicles had to wait in line, causing frustration for drivers.PTTRefer moreMore than 50,000 successful transactions after the first day of toll collection on 5 North-South expressway routesRefer moreOfficially collect toll fees on 5 North-South expressway routes: A new phase in the operation of national transport infrastructureReference moreTolls on 5 North-South expressway sections from tomorrow, March 2
