Open up wider development space
The Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway is 100.8 km long, from Vinh Hao commune (Tuy Phong district) passing through 4 districts: Tuy Phong, Bac Binh, Ham Thuan Bac and connecting to Phan Thiet - Dau Giay expressway at Ham Kiem commune, Ham Thuan Nam district (Binh Thuan). Following the operation of Phan Thiet - Dau Giay expressway, the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway was put into operation, creating smooth traffic through 2 expressways passing through Binh Thuan with a length of more than 154 km.
The Nha Trang - Cam Lam expressway is more than 49 km long, invested by Son Hai Group Company Limited. The project started construction in September 2021 with a total cost of more than VND 7,600 billion, implemented in the form of public-private partnership (PPP), BOT contract (build - operate - transfer). The project has a scale of 4 lanes, 17 m wide; then the road will be widened to 32 m wide, 6 lanes. The entire Nha Trang - Cam Lam expressway is arranged with 18 emergency stops, with an emergency lane on each side at the end of the route. The expressway also has 25 bridges, of which 10 are overpasses, each bridge is 5 - 12 m wide depending on the connecting road.
At the Ma Lam intersection with National Highway 28, vehicles can enter Phan Thiet City or go to Di Linh - Lam Dong.
At the time of putting Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet Expressway into operation, Thanh Nien reporters were present at Ma Lam intersection (exit of National Highway 28 in Ham Thuan Bac District) to record this important event. Mr. Nguyen Minh Hoang (residing in Ham Tri Commune, Ham Thuan Bac District) stopped his car on the National Highway 28 overpass to watch the moment which, according to him, was "a historic moment of his homeland".
Mr. Hoang said that his family is a farmer and had to give up a dragon fruit garden to develop this highway. Therefore, when he heard the news that the highway was officially put into operation, he wanted to stand on the bridge and see with his own eyes how the traffic would move. "I think with a smooth highway like this, my hometown will quickly change, not only will the economy develop, but the smooth travel of the people will contribute to improving the cultural and spiritual life," Mr. Hoang felt.
Responding to Thanh Nien reporter, Chairman of Ham Thuan Bac District People's Committee Nguyen Ngoc Thach could not hide his excitement when the whole province had 2 expressways passing through, inaugurated at the same time, which was very meaningful.
"Having these two expressways will open up a larger space for our locality in trade, economic development, and improving people's lives in all aspects. In addition to convenient travel to Khanh Hoa or Ho Chi Minh City, to the Central Highlands... all will shorten the time. The inauguration of the expressway today will create conditions for potential investors to come to Ham Thuan Bac," Mr. Thach expected.
Vehicles on the Nha Trang - Cam Lam highway on the morning of May 19.
Shorten the time from Ho Chi Minh City to Khanh Hoa by half
According to economic experts, the Nha Trang - Cam Lam expressway connects the Cam Lam - Vinh Hao, Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet - Dau Giay expressways, creating a "backbone" for the southern provinces, shortening the travel time from Ho Chi Minh City to these provinces by half. This will lead to socio-economic development in the whole region.
Traffic expert Chu Cong Minh said that if you want to travel, you must have roads, if you want to be rich, you must have highways. Looking back at developed countries like Japan, you will see that the highway and subway systems are now widespread. Meanwhile, in the past, the southern region, especially in the country's economic locomotive, Ho Chi Minh City, the connecting traffic system was very limited; there were only two highways, Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay and Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong, which somewhat limited the potential and driving force of the city and the entire southern region. Meanwhile, National Highway 1A has almost lost its national highway function and has become an inner-city road when too many houses are located on the street frontage, the speed is not high, the road is damaged and narrow.
How is traffic on the new highways?
If the car enters Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway from Ho Chi Minh City, just go straight along Dau Giay - Phan Thiet expressway, to Ham Kiem intersection to Vinh Hao, then follow Vinh Hao intersection to National Highway 1 to continue to Ninh Thuan, Khanh Hoa.
If going from Ninh Thuan, Khanh Hoa, you can go to Vinh Hao intersection to enter this highway. In addition, the intersections at Cho Lau (National Highway 1 to Hai Ninh commune, 3 km away), Dai Ninh intersection (from National Highway 1 follow National Highway 28B to Song Binh commune, 4 km away), Ma Lam intersection (crossing National Highway 28 at Ham Tri commune, Ham Thuan Bac district) and finally Ham Kiem intersection to exit National Highway 1, which is also the connection point with Phan Thiet - Dau Giay highway, have all been completed and allowed for traffic.
Unlike the Phan Thiet - Dau Giay Expressway, which has 4 lanes, 2 emergency lanes, a maximum speed of 120 km/h and a minimum speed of 60 km/h, the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet Expressway only allows a maximum speed of 80 km/h. This expressway also has 4 lanes, but there is only one emergency stop every 4 - 5 km (each emergency stop is only 270 m). According to the Ministry of Transport, currently, on both expressways, the work of clearing the land is being carried out to build rest stops on both sides of the road. Therefore, vehicles traveling on the expressway should note that if they run out of fuel, there will be no place to refuel.
Similarly, according to the plan of the Ministry of Transport, cars are allowed to run on the Nha Trang - Cam Lam expressway at a maximum speed of 80 km/h and a minimum speed of 60 km/h. The Nha Trang - Cam Lam expressway project will become the first route to deploy an intelligent transportation system (ITS), including a monitoring system on the route and tunnel, a non-stop toll collection system, a communication system, traffic cameras, etc.
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Therefore, when the Phan Thiet - Vinh Hao and Vinh Hao - Cam Lam expressways are opened to traffic, they will connect to the Nha Trang - Cam Lam and Phan Thiet - Dau Giay expressways, connecting to Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay. Travel time between Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces in the South Central region will be shortened by half, helping to save fuel, time and costs. This will help reduce prices of goods and increase competitiveness. Tourism and real estate will also boom. In addition, when the expressways are connected, it will help reduce the load on National Highway 1A. "When localities are connected to the economic locomotive of Ho Chi Minh City, it will help promote the development of Ho Chi Minh City, thereby pulling in the provinces and areas surrounding the city. Therefore, to develop the economy, transport infrastructure must come first, especially the construction of expressways," said expert Chu Cong Minh.
Sharing the same view, architect Khuong Van Muoi, former Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Association of Architects, assessed that the opening of the Nha Trang - Cam Lam and Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressways also helps reduce pressure on National Highway 1A, railways and airways. This is not only the driving force for economic development of the two provinces of Binh Thuan and Khanh Hoa but also the entire South Central and Southeast economic regions, even spreading to the Mekong Delta region because these expressways form the "backbone" connecting the coastal provinces of the South Central - Southeast and the South.
"Ho Chi Minh City in particular and the southern key economic zone in general are making a huge contribution to the country's GDP. This area also concentrates international ports, cargo centers, transit centers, logistics, international aviation... Khanh Hoa and Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan are provinces with strong tourism potential, especially Khanh Hoa and Binh Thuan, two famous tourist destinations will benefit greatly from more convenient transportation, thereby promoting the activities of the smokeless industry", Mr. Muoi emphasized.
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