The Ministry of Transport has updated the scale of rest stops and completed the mechanism to attract investors through socialization.
The Vietnam Expressway Department has recently updated, reviewed, and announced a list of 7 rest stop projects belonging to 6 highway projects on the national bidding network to call for investors. These rest stops will be built symmetrically on both sides of the highways: Mai Son – National Highway 45 (3ha/side), Nghi Son – Dien Chau (3ha/side), Nha Trang – Cam Lam (3ha/side), Cam Lam – Vinh Hao (5ha/side), Vinh Hao – Phan Thiet (2 sets of rest stops, 5ha/side), Phan Thiet – Dau Giay (5ha/side).
Mai Son – National Highway 45 expressway section through Thanh Hoa province doesn’t have an emergency lane. Photo by Trong Dang
The Vietnam Expressway Department stated that it is assessing the capacity of investors who register to participate in investing in rest stops. If each project has only one interested investor, the designated investor will carry out the project. If a project has two or more investors participating, a bidding process will be conducted to choose the investor. According to the plan, the investor selection process for rest stops will take 3-5 months. The expected time for investors to complete procedures and implement the construction of rest stops is approximately 9-12 months.
