After July 31, they will “discharge stations” without stopping toll collection BOT
“The ministry made great efforts but could not keep up”
During the questioning session of Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The this morning (June 9), delegate Dang Hong Sy (Binh Thuan delegation) questioned the implementation of non-stop toll collection, which has been implemented since 2015 and must be implemented. unified nationwide since 2019. But so far this has not been completed. The Prime Minister’s directive to complete before June 30 this year is also almost impossible to achieve. What is the cause of this situation?
“According to the direction of Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh, from July 31, if a station does not install toll collection without stopping, it must discharge the station, can it be done or continue to ask for a delay?”, Mr. Sy asked. Minister Nguyen Van The.

Delegate Dang Hong Sy (Binh Thuan delegation)
Minister Nguyen Van The said that in 2015, the Government implemented toll collection non-stop. This is a new technology that not many countries apply. In which Vietnam has a BOT system, we want the application to facilitate travel, public and transparent toll collection.
“Since 2015, following the direction of the Government, the Ministry has implemented non-stop toll collection. However, in the process of implementation, there were many obstacles and difficulties, partly due to the limited habit of people sticking cards despite the free stickers. Technology in the process of deployment and deployment has technical errors,” said Mr. The.
According to the Minister of Transport, with more than 113 BOT stations with a scale of 400 lanes, so with the progress of the Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee that must be completed in 2019, the Ministry of Transport “has made great efforts. force but could not respond in time”.
According to the Minister, by 2019, basically all BOT projects will have at least 2 non-stop toll collection lanes. There are only 28 stations of Vietnam Expressway Corporation (under the Capital Management Committee), due to difficulties in restructuring, the Corporation does not have funding for implementation.
“The government has held many meetings, so far it has only resolved the mechanism. Two days ago, the Expressway Corporation signed contracts with credit institutions to deploy non-stop toll collection”, Mr. The informed.

According to Minister Nguyen Van The, if by June 30, BOT stations (besides the Expressway Corporation) have not been completed, they will stop toll collection.
No toll, no stop, must “discharge station”
The Minister of Transport said that under the direction of the Prime Minister, by June 30, all BOT stations, except for the Vietnam Expressway Corporation, must complete the installation of toll collection without stopping at lanes. Each station subtracts 2 lanes on both sides to deal with unexpected complicated situations, the rest collect tolls without stopping. With the Expressway Corporation, according to the Prime Minister’s direction, the schedule will be completed by the end of July. To date, basic progress is guaranteed.
“The government is very determined this time, if by June 30, BOT stations (besides the Expressway Corporation) have not been completed, they will stop collecting tolls, only when they are done will they be collected,” emphasized Mr. The.
As for the Expressway Corporation, until July 31, if it does not comply with the direction of the Government, it will also have to discharge the station.
“In short, this implementation has many reasons, technological difficulties and mechanisms of the Expressway Corporation. Other BOT projects have performed relatively well. To date, the whole country has pasted 3.2 million non-stop toll cards out of a total of 4 million cars, accounting for 69%. At the beginning of June, the Hanoi – Hai Phong Expressway collected 100% of the tolls without stopping and performed very well,” said Mr. The.
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