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Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway

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CT.29 Expressway
HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway
Đường cao tốc TPHCM-Long Thành-Dầu Giây
Map
Cầu Long Thành, Đường cao tốc TP.HCM - Long Thành - Dầu Giây.JPG
Long Thanh bridge on the route pass Dong Nai river
Route information
Part of CT.01 (Long Thành - Lộ 25)
AH1 (Lộ 25 - Long Trường)
Maintained by Vietnam Expressway Corp (VEC)
Length34 mi (55 km)
Existed8 February, 2015–present
Major junctions
West endMai Chi Tho, Luong Dinh Cua, and Nguyen Thi Dinh street at An Phú Intersection, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City
Major intersections
East endQL.1 CT.27 AH1 at Dau Giay Interchange, Thống Nhất District, Dong Nai.
Location
CountryVietnam
ProvincesHồ Chí Minh City, Đồng Nai
Highway system

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

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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

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Construction

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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

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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

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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

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

  • An Phú-Ring Road II section: 4 km long, designed according to urban road standards, design speed 80 km/h; Phase 1 scale: four lanes, roadbed width 26.5 m, road surface width 2×7.5 m and emergency stop lane width 2×3 m.
  • Ring Road II-Long Thanh-Dau Giay section: designed according to type A Expressway standards TCVN 5729–97, design speed 120 km/h (except Long Thanh Bridge with design speed 100 km/h); Scale of phase 1: 4 lanes, 27.5 m wide roadbed, 2×7.5 m wide road surface and 2×3 m wide emergency stopping lane.

Route details

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Speed information table

Lanes

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  • An Phú-Ring Road II: 4 lanes + 2 motorbike lanes
  • Ring Road II-Long Thành-Dầu Giây: 4 lanes + 2 emergency lanes
  • Long Thành Bridge: 4 lanes

Length

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Total length: 55.7 km

Speed

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  • An Phú-Ring Road II: 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)
  • Ring Road II-Long Thành-Dầu Giây: 60–120 kilometres per hour (37–75 mph)
  • Long Thành Bridge: 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph)

List of interchanges and features

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No. Name Dist. from
Origin (km)
Connections Notes Location
Connect with Lương Định Của Road
1 An Phú IC 0.0 Vo Van Kiet-Mai Chi Tho Avenue Beginning of the expressway
Construction is underway to expand the scale of the intersection
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh Thủ Đức
2 Đỗ Xuân Hợp JCT 2.6 Đỗ Xuân Hợp Road Exit to Do Xuan Hop street
Entrance towards An Phu
3 Khang Điền JCT 3.6 Exit towards An Phu
4 Ring Road 2 IC 5.9 Võ Chí Công Road
5 Long Trường IC 8.7 CT.40 Ring Road 3 HCMC Under Construction
TG Long Phước Tollgate 10.8
6 Long Phước IC Long Phước Road Proposing
BR Long Thanh Bridge pass Đồng Nai River Thành phố Hồ Chí MinhĐồng Nai Boundary
SA Tam An Technical Maintenance Center 14.0 Đồng Nai Long Thành
7 Provincial Road 319 19.9 Provincial Road 319 Nhơn Trạch
8 National Highway 51 IC 23.5 QL.51 National Highway 51 Long Thành
9
(3)
Long Thành IC 25.4
(1766.5)
CT.28 Bien Hoa–Vung Tau Expressway Connect with CT.01 Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway
Under Construction
10
(2)
Ring Road 4 IC 39.2
(1762.7)
CT.41 Ring Road 4 HCMC No construction Cẩm Mỹ
SA Rest stop 41.2 (1760.7)
11
(1)
Lộ 25 IC
(Cẩm Mỹ IC)
43.5
(1758.4)
CT.01 Phan Thiet-Dau Giay Expressway Thống Nhất
TG Dầu Giây Tollgate 54.6
BR Pass North–South railway
12 Dầu Giây IC 55.7 QL.1 National Highway 1
Connect directly to CT.27 Dau Giay-Lien Khuong Expressway (No construction)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Proposed
  •       Incomplete access
  •       Route transition
  •       Unopened

References

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  1. ^ "Dự thảo QUY CHUẨN KỸ THUẬT QUỐC GIA VỀ BÁO HIỆU ĐƯỜNG BỘ - Bộ Giao thông Vận tải Việt Nam (2015)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  2. ^ "TP.HCM - Long Thành - Dầu Giây expressway" (in Vietnamese). VEC. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  3. ^ "Cao tốc TP.HCM - Long Thành - Dầu Giây được đánh giá là công trình có chất lượng vượt trội" (in Vietnamese).
  4. ^ Hoàng Thạch Vân. "Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway through photos". Tuổi Trẻ Online. Retrieved 2015-01-16.