An electronic toll collection (ETC) system at Phú Mỹ Bridge toll booths in HCM City’s District 2 will open on Saturday. — Photo vtc.vnViet Nam News HCM CITY — A electronic toll collection (ETC) system will officially be put into operation at Phú Mỹ Bridge toll station in HCM City’s District 2 on Saturday. During the first phase of the toll collection system, which does not require vehicles to stop, four of the eight lanes at the station will operate with the ETC system. The remaining toll booths will continue to collect tolls manually until the second phase of investment. The ETC system will automatically charge vehicles going through Phú Mỹ Bridge toll station according to the toll rate of the station. The vehicles will need an electronic tag (e-tag) and an account for fee collection, similar to those used for prepaid mobile services. The toll station’s investor, Phú Mỹ Bridge Construction Investment Joint … [Read more...] about Electronic toll collection begins at Phú Mỹ Bridge
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Electronic toll collection at Phu My Bridge to start from March 23
The announcement was launched by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport yesterday afternoon. The electronic toll collection (ETC) are divided into two phases. Accordingly, four automatic toll lanes will be installed at the toll station in the first phase whereas there are additional four automatic toll lanes in the second phase. The electric toll collection system will be connected with the automatic toll collection system at An Suong - An Lac toll station in Binh Tan District. At the same time, it is expected to soon connect with all toll stations nationwide. In order to use the service, customers can bring identification card, passport and car registration card to the toll collection station at Phu My bridge, nationwide vehicle registration centers and ETC system provider VETC in order to attach E- tag and open an electronic toll account. BY QUOC HUNG- Translated by Huyen Huong Tags: Electronic toll collection at Phu My Bridge to be started from March … [Read more...] about Electronic toll collection at Phu My Bridge to start from March 23
The Ministry of Transport’s role in BOT toll collection
Lê Đình Thọ.— Photo tienphong.vn Lê Đình Thọ, Deputy Minister of Transport, speaks to Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper on his ministry’s role in ensuring all BOT projects fulfill their assigned missions How do you respond to complaints about the cumbersome administrative procedures in toll booths on BOT roads nationwide? Manual toll booths have a lot of weaknesses, including being time consuming and contributing to traffic jams and air pollution. Furthermore, manual toll collection may also lead to a lack of transparency and high operating costs. Toll collection in all BOT projects is been supervised by four agencies – the banks, the investors, the tax office and the State-authorised agency. The Ministry of Transport considers monitoring the operation of these BOT projects one of its key missions. As a result, the Ministry has assigned the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN) to monitor all activities of … [Read more...] about The Ministry of Transport’s role in BOT toll collection
HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway toll collection probed
HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway toll collection probedBy Le Anh Long Phuoc Tollgate on the HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC - The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam today, February 18, launched a five-day inspection into toll collection activities at the tollgates of HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway. Nguyen Van Huyen, head of the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam, noted that the inspection team included officials from the directorate’s Departments of Inspection and Legislation, Finance, Science and Technology, and Environment and International Cooperation. The directorate also asked for the coordination of the Investigative Police Agency, under the Ministry of Public Security. The move comes after two armed robbers stormed a toll station in Dong Nai Province’s Thong Nhat District on the HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway and fled with VND2.2 billion early this month. The large amount of money has raised questions about the … [Read more...] about HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway toll collection probed
Directorate for Roads to start examining toll collection
The toll station Dau Giay on the HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay expressway that was robbed during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) is planning an investigation into toll collection activities of the State-run Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) on all highways over concerns of a lack of transparency. This comes after armed robbers escaped with almost 100,000 USD during a toll-station raid last week Questions were raised over the amount of money stolen at the station on the busy Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay expressway in southern Vietnam on the morning of February 7, the third day of the Lunar New Year. Police said the two thieves made off with 2.2 billion VND (94,500 USD) in cash, which was reportedly the cash collected that morning alone, much higher than previous VEC’s report that the daily revenue reached no more than 1 billion VND (42,900 USD). A VEC representative explained that as … [Read more...] about Directorate for Roads to start examining toll collection
DRVN to start examining toll collection
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN) is planning an investigation into toll collection activities of the State-run Việt Nam Expressway Corporation (VEC) on all highways over concerns of a lack of transparency. This comes after armed robbers escaped with almost US$100,000 during a toll-station raid last week Questions were raised over the amount of money stolen at the station on the busy HCM City-Long Thành-Dầu Giây expressway in southern Việt Nam on the morning of February 7, the third day of the Lunar New Year. Police said the two thieves made off with VNĐ2.2 billion (US$95,100) in cash, which was reportedly the cash collected that morning alone, much higher than previous VEC’s report that the daily revenue reached no more than VNĐ1 billion. A VEC representative explained that as per the arrangements with its bank partner, the bank representative would arrive at the stations to pick … [Read more...] about DRVN to start examining toll collection
Cai Lay tollgate yet to resume toll collection
Cai Lay tollgate yet to resume toll collectionThe Saigon Times Daily A view of Cai Lay tollgate in Tien Giang Province. Fee collection at the tollgate has yet to resume - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Toll collection at the Cai Lay tollgate in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has yet to resume, according to Tran Van Bon, director of the provincial Department of Transport. Bon told Tuoi Tre Online this morning, February 13, that the specific date for resuming fee collection at the tollgate remains undecided since there are many issues remaining to be solved by the province. The tollgate management unit has to present a detailed fee collection plan to the competent agencies for approval, while collecting more information related to fee exemptions and reductions for local road users in the neighboring areas. Also, the provincial authorities have to prepare solutions to ensure security at the tollgate, Bon noted. In the coming days, the Ministry of Transport will come to Tien … [Read more...] about Cai Lay tollgate yet to resume toll collection
Đồng Nai toll collection robbers arrested
The southern province of Đồng Nai police and the staff of the Ministry of Public Security arrested two robbers on February 8 after they broke into the HCM City-Long Thành-Dầu Giây Expressway’s toll collection office in Đồng Nai Province. — VNA/VNS PhotoViet Nam News HCM CITY — Two men have been arrested in connection with a VNĐ2.2 billion (US$100,000) armed robbery - at the toll collection office where they worked. Police say the pair were armed with a gun and machete and wearing masks on their faces when they burst into the HCM City-Long Thành-Dầu Giây Expressway’s toll collection office and threatened staff. They escaped with the cash but were arrested on Friday at Sài Gòn Raiway Station in HCM City, discussing sharing the money and how best to get away. Police have named the pair as Trần Tuấn Anh, 26, from the Cửu Long … [Read more...] about Đồng Nai toll collection robbers arrested
Vietnam moves toward electronic toll collection
Vietnam is on course to make electronic toll collection (ETC) technology available at all toll stations on its lifeline National Highway 1 by the end of 2018, as stipulated in a government plan. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are now available on around 480,000 out of Vietnam’s three million cars, with authorities now hoping to tag all cars within this year. Out of 28 newly installed tollgates nationwide, 17 are already capable of ETC, which eliminates the delay on toll roads by collecting tolls cashless and without requiring cars to stop. ETC works by scanning the RFID tag on an approaching vehicle and debiting the driver’s account, which must be created and topped up in advance. The current ETC systems on Vietnam’s roads still require a barrier, which only lifts to allow a vehicle to pass if the driver has enough money in their account to pay for the toll fee. Drivers with insufficient fund must pay with cash on the spot through a tollgate … [Read more...] about Vietnam moves toward electronic toll collection
City nods tunnel toll collection trial
City nods tunnel toll collection trialAnh Quan By Anh Quan - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – The HCMC government has allowed the Saigon River Tunnel Management Center to collect tolls on trial before the job is officially undertaken in near future. The Department of Transport is tasked with deciding on the start date of the toll collection test. Speaking to the Daily, Tran Quang Lam, director of the center, said when to test-run the toll booths has yet to be decided. In the pilot collection duration, staff members of the toll station will familiarize themselves with equipment to detect vehicles, check tickets, and open and close the barriers but they will not collect money, Lam stated. Lam said the toll collection trial will run until the middle of November and then the transport department will send the city government a toll collection plan plus proposed rates. The trial is expected to help the department evaluate the traffic volume to seek solutions to cope with congestion, if … [Read more...] about City nods tunnel toll collection trial