Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway Explained

Country:VNM
Type:CT
Route:29
Translation:HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway
Alternate Name:Đường cao tốc TPHCM-Long Thành-Dầu Giây
Length Mi:34
Length Km:55
Maint:Vietnam Expressway Corp (VEC)
Photo Notes:Long Thanh bridge on the route pass Dong Nai river
Established:8 February, 2015
Ahn: (Long Thành - Lộ 25)
(Lộ 25 - Long Trường)
Map Custom:yes
Direction A:West
Terminus A:Mai Chi Tho, Luong Dinh Cua, and Nguyen Thi Dinh street at An Phú Intersection, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City
Junction:
Direction B:East
Terminus B: at Dau Giay Interchange, Thống Nhất District, Dong Nai.
Provinces:Hồ Chí Minh City, Đồng Nai

The Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway (Vietnamese: Đường cao tốc Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh-Long Thành-Dầu Giây)is a Expressway section of the Expressways of Vietnam, 55.7 km long and has its starting point at Long Truong intersection in Thủ Đức and the end point at Dầu Giây Interchange, Thống Nhất district, Đồng Nai. This Expressway is part of the Asian Highway Network (AH1).

This route passes through 2 provinces and cities: HCMC and Đồng Nai.

Planning

According to planning from 2015 to 2021, this entire expressway used to be part of the North-South Expressway[1] before being separated into an independent expressway (only the Long Thành - Lộ 25 section still belongs to this system). However, in reality, this expressway is still denoted as CT.01 on some signposts of this expressway. This expressway is part of the AH1 system (section of Lộ 25 - Long Trường).

Construction

Construction

The project was started on October 3, 2009 with a scale of 4 lanes and a total length of 55.7 km.[2] The investor is Vietnam Expressway Development Investment Corporation (VEC) with total investment in phase I: 997.67 million USD ((equivalent to 20,630 billion VND) [3] .The project is sponsored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Completion

About 20 km out of a total of 55 km of the expressway, the section from Ring Road 2 to National Highway 51 in Dong Nai province was opened to traffic on 2 January, 2014.[4] .On 29 August, 2014, Ring Road 2 intersection opened to traffic. The 4 km long road from An Phu intersection, Mai Chi Tho Avenue to Ring Road 2 intersection opened to traffic on 10 January, 2015. All The expressway opened to traffic on 2 February, 2015, when the 31 km long Long Thanh - Dau Giay section completed construction.

Extension

Currently, Vietnam Expressway Development Investment Corporation (VEC) is researching investment in expanding the section from Ring Road 2 intersection to the intersection with Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway, 21.92 km long, from 4 to 8 - 10 lanes, total investment is about 14,786 billion VND.

Design

The expressway has a total length of 55.7 km and is divided into two sections:

Route details

Lanes

Length

Total length: 55.7 km

Speed

List of interchanges and features

No.NameDist. from
Origin (km)
ConnectionsNotesLocation
Connect with Lương Định Của Road
1An Phú IC0.0Vo Van Kiet-Mai Chi Tho AvenueBeginning of the expressway
Construction is underway to expand the scale of the intersection
Thành phố Hồ Chí MinhThủ Đức
2Đỗ Xuân Hợp JCT2.6Đỗ Xuân Hợp RoadExit to Do Xuan Hop street
Entrance towards An Phu
3Khang Điền JCT3.6Exit towards An Phu
4Ring Road 2 IC5.9Võ Chí Công Road
5Long Trường IC8.7 Ring Road 3 HCMCUnder Construction
TGLong Phước Tollgate10.8
6Long Phước ICLong Phước RoadProposing
BRLong Thanh Bridgepass Đồng Nai RiverThành phố Hồ Chí MinhĐồng Nai Boundary
SATam An Technical Maintenance Center14.0Đồng NaiLong Thành
7Provincial Road 31919.9Provincial Road 319Nhơn Trạch
8National Highway 51 IC23.5 National Highway 51Long Thành
9
(3)
Long Thành IC25.4
(1766.5)
Bien Hoa–Vung Tau ExpresswayConnect with Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway
Under Construction
10
(2)
Ring Road 4 IC39.2
(1762.7)
Ring Road 4 HCMCNo constructionCẩm Mỹ
SARest stop41.2 (1760.7)
11
(1)
Lộ 25 IC
(Cẩm Mỹ IC)
43.5
(1758.4)
Phan Thiet-Dau Giay ExpresswayThống Nhất
TGDầu Giây Tollgate54.6
BRPass North–South railway
12Dầu Giây IC 55.7 National Highway 1
Connect directly to  Dau Giay-Lien Khuong Expressway (No construction)

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-04-01 . 2017-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170923095508/http://www.mt.gov.vn/Images/editor/files/XUAN%20NGUYEN/Nam%202015/Qu%C3%BD%20III/Du%20thao%20QCVN%20thay%20the%20QCVN%2041-2012%20va%20QCVN%2083-2015%20ngay%2008-9-2015.pdf . Dự thảo QUY CHUẨN KỸ THUẬT QUỐC GIA VỀ BÁO HIỆU ĐƯỜNG BỘ - Bộ Giao thông Vận tải Việt Nam (2015) . dead.
  2. Web site: TP.HCM - Long Thành - Dầu Giây expressway . vi. VEC. 2013-10-16. 2013-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014145321/http://vecc.com.vn/vn/sanpham-3/nutgiao/739-duong-cao-toc-tphcm-long-thanh-dau-giay.
  3. Web site: Cao tốc TP.HCM - Long Thành - Dầu Giây được đánh giá là công trình có chất lượng vượt trội. vi.
  4. Web site: Hoàng Thạch Vân. Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway through photos. Tuổi Trẻ Online. 2015-01-16.