The Yên Bình intersection (Km41+800, Phổ Yên City) with the Hanoi – Thai Nguyen Highway. Illustration: Vu Sinh/ VNA
There are currently 12 state-invested highway projects and sections in Vietnam, 10 of which are expected to implement toll collection: Hanoi – Thai Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong, Mai Son – National Highway 45, National Highway 45 – Nghi Son, Nghi Son – Dien Chau, Cam Lo – La Son, La Son – Hoa Lien, Vinh Hao – Phan Thiet, Phan Thiet – Dau Giay, and My Thuan – Can Tho.
Regarding BOT projects, for highway projects invested by the State before 2020 with sections having parallel national highways that are BOT toll roads, the Ministry of Transport can consider toll collection for these projects. This is because the State has collected vehicle-based road usage fees.
The Ministry of Transport’s view is that highways bring greater benefits to road users compared to parallel national highways. Road users have the choice to travel on the parallel national highway (without paying extra for the highway) or pay to use the highway and enjoy higher-quality services and benefits.
“The collection of highway usage fees for vehicles traveling on state-invested, owned, managed, and operated highways does not result in double charging,” emphasized the Ministry of Transport.
The toll rates for highways are determined based on the principle of matching the quality of services provided, without exceeding the benefits obtained and the payment capacity of highway users, and with deductions for relevant taxes and fees already collected.
The Ministry of Transport also informed that the implementation of highway toll collection will only take place after the highway project is designed and constructed according to the standards and technical regulations for highways, completed and put into operation as prescribed, and equipped with toll stations, software, and equipment to ensure smooth operation and toll collection.
For highways opened before January 1, 2025, that do not meet the requirements of the Law on Roads, toll collection will be implemented after fulfilling the above conditions.
The collection of tolls from vehicles traveling on highways invested, owned, managed, and operated by the State is a new content recognized in the Law on Roads recently passed by the National Assembly at its 7th session of the XVth Legislature. The State collects highway tolls not for profit but to generate capital for the maintenance, repair, and upgrade of highways.
The Ministry of Transport is currently seeking opinions on this content in the draft decree guiding the Law on Roads 2024.
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