View the most modern highways in Vietnam before the opening day

The Hanoi - Hai Phong Expressway, 105km long, through Hanoi, Hung Yen, Hai Duong and Hai Phong has been completed, ready to be put into operation today. Vehicles from Hanoi to Hai Phong only take about 1 hour.

Close-up of Hanoi - Hai Phong highway is the most modern in Vietnam

The first point of the intersection project with Ring Road 3 (section near Thach Ban, Hanoi), the end point at Dinh Vu Port (Hai An, Hai Phong).

The project was started and cleared in September 2008 with a total investment of VND 45,487 billion from the loan of Vietnam Development Bank.

The surface of the highway is designed according to AASHTO 1993 standard and audited according to Vietnamese standards 22TCN211-06, in which the road surface is paved with asphalt concrete and polimer concrete to help cars speed. height.

Many sections through residential areas are designed with modern sound insulation system, which helps to significantly reduce vehicle noise.

High-speed is designed with 6 lanes, 2 emergency stop lanes, allowable speed of 120 km / h.Before that, 75 km of roads were put into operation, only 30 km of Hanoi - Hung Yen rushed to complete.

Barrier system against cattle and livestock running into the road all over the route.

High-pressure lamps are installed at some important intersections and traffic points.

Along the route there is a surveillance camera integrating all data transferred to processing center.

The whole highway has two main toll stations: 14 lanes located at the beginning of the route (Hung Yen territory) and 16 lanes at the end of the route (Hai Phong territory).In addition, there are small stations with 4-10 lanes, which are arranged on intersections with national highways.

Fees are divided by 5 levels of road vehicles and 6 routes across the route.In it, the lowest is 35,000 VND and the highest is 600,000 VND.

Modern surveillance camera system at toll booths.

The contractor is building 1 service station at Km53 + 600 (Hai Duong), 2 stops at Km24 + 600 (Hung Yen) and Km76 + 900 (Hai Phong).

The entire route has 39 intersections with intersections (crossroads crossing highways by overpasses or cross roads running under highways by tunnels), including two-way roads to connect local people's roads.In the picture is the intersection with Highway 10.

The expressway will reduce the load for National Highway 5, shorten the time from Hanoi to Hai Phong to about 1.5 hours instead of 2.5 hours as before.

On highways, the recommended distance between vehicles is 100 m.The guardrail is designed to be 1 m high, higher than the vehicle's light position to avoid glare in the opposite lane when traveling.

There are 9 large bridges crossing the river with a total length of 4,532 m, including large bridges such as Thai Binh (822 m), Thanh An (963 m) and Lach Tray (1,252 m).In the picture is Thanh An bridge in Hai Duong territory.

Hanoi - Hai Phong highway shimmering at night.

Important intersections with lights to serve the travel of people better.

The end of the expressway is Dinh Vu port, Hai An district (Hai Phong).On December 4, the investor will complete and wash the road to clear the entire route on December 5.

High-speed map of Hanoi - Hai Phong (red) and Highway 5 (brown).(Graphic: Tuan Dung.)