Hanoi–Lao Cai Expressway
CT.05 Expressway | ||||
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Hanoi - Lao Cai Expressway | ||||
Đường cao tốc Hà Nội- Lào Cai | ||||
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Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Vietnam Expressway Corp (VEC) | ||||
Length | 264 km (164 mi) | |||
Existed | 21 September 2014–present | |||
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Country | Vietnam | |||
Provinces | Hanoi, Vĩnh Phúc, Phú Thọ. Yên Bái, Lào Cai | |||
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The Hanoi–Lao Cai Expressway Another name Noi Bai–Lao Cai Expressway (Vietnamese: Đường cao tốc Nội Bài - Lào Cai, labelled CT.05) is an expressway section of the Expressways of Vietnam, 265 km long and has its starting point at the intersection of National Highway 18 with National Highway 2 in Thanh Xuân commune, Sóc Sơn district, Hanoi city and the end point at Duyên Hải ward, Lào Cai, Lao Cai province, connecting with G8011 Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway at Lào Cai International Border Gate. This Expressway is part of the Asian Highway Network (AH14) and Transport infrastructure development project Kunming - Hanoi - Hai Phong economic corridor.
This route passes through 5 provinces and cities: Hanoi (12 km), Vĩnh Phúc (40 km), Phú Thọ (62 km), Yên Bái (65 km) and Lào Cai (83 km).
Construction
[edit]Construction on the expressway began in 2009 with a total investment of US$1.46 billion. The Asian Development Bank provided a US$1 billion loan for development of the expressway.[1] South Korean Posco Group won 3 of the 8 bids, China's Guangxi Road & Bridge Engineering won 2 bids and Vietnamese Vinacomex won one.[2][3][4]
When it opened on 21 September 2014, it was the longest expressway in Vietnam.[1] The Yên Bái to Lao Cai section of the route was opened as a two-lane expressway, the section between Yen Bai and Hanoi being a four lane dual carriageway.[1]
Route details
[edit]Lanes
[edit]- Noi Bai - Yen Bai section: 160km long, with 4 lanes, 2 emergency lanes, maximum speed of 100km/h (from Km0+00 to Km123+080). There are 2 lanes in each direction, each lane is 3.75m wide and an emergency lane is 3m wide.
- Yen Bai - Lao Cai section: 83km long, with 2 lanes, 2 emergency lanes, maximum speed of 80km/h. There are 1 lanes in each direction, each lane is 3.5m wide and an emergency lane is 2.5m wide. Every 8 - 10 km, there is a 1km long 4 lanes section for vehicles to pass each other.
Length
[edit]Total route length: 264 km
Speed
[edit]- 2 lanes section: Maximum: 80km/h - Minimum: 60km/h
- 4 lanes section: Maximum: 100km/h - Minimum: 60km/h (section Lào Cai City - Lào Cai international border gate Maximum: 90km/h - Minimum: 60km/h)
According to design, the maximum speed is 120 km/h. VEC will allow vehicles to run at a maximum speed of 120 km/h when ensuring safe conditions along the entire route.
List of interchanges and features
[edit]![]() | This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table.(May 2023) |
- IC - interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, TB - toll gate, BR - bridge
No. | Name | Dist. from Origin |
Connections | Notes | Location | ||
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1 | Nội Bài JCT | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Võ Văn Kiệt road (to Hanoi Center) Nội Bài International Airport |
Hà Nội | Sóc Sơn | ||
2 | Ring Road 4 IC | 3.7 | ![]() |
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TG | Toll Gate Km6 | 6 | |||||
3 | IC.02 | 7.9 | Nguyễn Tất Thành Road | Planned | Vĩnh Phúc | Phúc Yên | |
4 | Bình Xuyên IC | 14.0 | Provincial Road 310 | Bình Xuyên | |||
SA | Phước An SA | ||||||
5 | Tam Đảo IC | 25.0 | ![]() |
Tam Dương | |||
6 | IC.05 | 31.4 | ![]() |
Planned | |||
BR | Phó Đáy Bridge | ↓ | Phó Đáy River crossing | Boundary Tam Dương - Lập Thạch | |||
7 | Văn Quán IC | 40.9 | Provincial Road 305C | Lập Thạch | |||
BR | Sông Lô Bridge | ↓ | Lô River crossing | Boundary Vĩnh Phúc - Phú Thọ | |||
8 | Việt Trì IC | 49.4 | Phù Đổng Road | Phú Thọ | Việt Trì | ||
9 | Phù Ninh IC | 54.9 | ![]() |
Phù Ninh | |||
SA | Service Area Km57 | 57 | Lâm Thao | ||||
10 | Phú Thọ IC | 66.3 | ![]() HCM Road |
Phú Thọ | |||
BR | ↓ | Hanoi–Lào Cai railway crossing | Thanh Ba | ||||
BR | Hồng River Bridge | ↓ | Hồng River crossing | Boundary Thanh Ba - Cẩm Khê | |||
11 | Sai Nga IC | 81.5 | ![]() |
Cẩm Khê | |||
12 | Hạ Hòa IC | 98.6 | ![]() |
Vô Tranh | |||
13 | Yên Bái JCT | 114.8 | Âu Cơ Road | Yên Bái | Trấn Yên | ||
SA | Service Area Km117 | 117.5 | |||||
14 | IC.13 | 121.4 | ![]() |
Under Construction | Yên Bái | ||
BR | Ngòi Rào Bridge | ↓ | Ngòi Rào crossing | Trấn Yên | |||
BR | Ngòi Thia Bridge | ↓ | Ngòi Thia crossing | Văn Yên | |||
15 | Mậu A JCT | 150.0 | Provincial Road 166 | Connect with ![]() | |||
16 | IC.15 | 166.3 | Provincial Road 166 | Planned | |||
SA | Service Area Km171 | 171.5 | |||||
TN | Noi Bai - Lao Cai Expressway Tunnel | ↓ | Completed the 500m long tunnel, phase 1 | ||||
17 | Văn Bàn JCT | 199.9 | ![]() |
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Lào Cai | Văn Bàn | |
BR | Nhù Bridge | ↓ | Nhù Stream crossing | Boundary Bảo Yên - Bảo Thắng | |||
18 | Phố Lu JCT | ![]() |
Bảo Thắng | ||||
19 | Xuân Giao IC | 234.0 | ![]() |
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TG | Toll Gate Km237 | 237 | Toward Lào Cai | ||||
SA | Service Area Km237 | ||||||
TG | Toll Gate Km237 | Toward Nội Bài | |||||
20 | Cam Đường JCT | 245.0 | Bình Minh Road | Lào Cai | |||
TN | Tunnel | ↓ | Toward Lào Cai | ||||
21 | National Route 4D JCT | 256.0 | ![]() |
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22 | Kim Thành JCT | 264.4 | Khúc Thừa Dụ Road | ||||
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Briefing, Vietnam (2014-09-23). "Longest Expressway in Vietnam Opens Between Hanoi and Lao Cai". Vietnam Briefing News. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ VIR, Vietnam Investment Review- (2015-04-06). "Vietnam reviews bid packages of South Korea's Posco after ex-CEO arrest". Vietnam Investment Review - VIR. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Vinaconex E&C awarded such as main contractor of Package A8, Noi Bai Lao Cai Highway Project – VNCN E&C" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Khởi công xây dựng hai gói thầu A7, A6 Dự án đường cao tốc Nội Bài - Lào Cai".