According to voters, the Hoa Lien - La Son - Cam Lo expressway (connecting Da Nang to Quang Tri) is an incomplete expressway and does not meet the conditions to be called a "expressway".
In recent times, there have been many serious traffic accidents on this route.
Voters suggested that the Ministry of Transport study and consider regulating this route to operate as a normal route and when it fully meets the conditions, it will be converted to expressway standards; at the same time, recommend directing the development of plans and solutions to limit traffic accidents.
Responding to this content, the Ministry of Transport said, regarding the Cam Lo - La Son section: On November 12, 2017, the National Assembly issued Resolution No. 52/2017/QH14 deciding on the investment policy for the Project to build a number of expressway sections on the North - South East route in the period of 2017 - 2020, including the Cam Lo - La Son section invested with a scale of 2 lanes in different investment phases; the section has a cross-section width of 12m, geometric elements such as vertical curve radius, horizontal curve... meeting the Vietnam Expressway Design Standard No. TCVN 5729:2012 to be able to upgrade the operating speed when investing in expanding the cross-section.
Thus, the route has been designed according to the scale of the investment phased expressway, so it should be operated and traffic organized corresponding to the technical level of the investment phased expressway, ensuring consistency from basic design to operation.
La Son - Hoa Lien section: This section belongs to the Ho Chi Minh road investment project, La Son - Tuy Loan section, phase 1, built by the Ministry of Transport with a scale of 2 lanes (Bnền = 12m, including 02 lanes).
The project was completed and put into operation in April 2022 with a level III road scale (section Km0 - La Hy pass, Km6 + 743.64 level III plain; section from La Hy pass to Hoa Lien level III mountainous area).
Regarding some solutions that have been and are being implemented to limit traffic accidents on the route:
Immediate solution: to improve traffic safety on the route, the Ministry of Transport has directed the Vietnam Road Administration to:
Regularly monitor to promptly detect any arising issues to supplement and adjust traffic safety works; closely coordinate with the Department of Transport, Traffic Safety Committee of Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue provinces to study, update and adjust traffic flow appropriately to improve safety for vehicles participating in traffic and limit traffic accidents on the route.
Coordinate with functional forces to organize patrols and control traffic on the routes, strictly handle violations, especially violations of speed, lane encroachment, and reckless overtaking; at the same time, organize propaganda and increase dissemination of road laws to raise awareness of compliance of traffic participants on the invested expressway, limit violations leading to traffic accidents.
Long-term solution: The Ministry of Transport has reported and received approval from competent authorities to invest in upgrading and expanding the routes according to the planned expressway scale. For the La Son - Hoa Lien section, the Prime Minister has assigned the Ministry of Transport to invest in upgrading and expanding according to the approved planned expressway standards; for the Cam Lo - La Son section, the Ministry of Transport has submitted to the Government a Pre-feasibility Study Report on the Investment Project to build and expand the North-South expressway, Cam Lo - La Son section, using public investment capital (from increased revenue and expenditure savings in 2023).
The National Assembly has approved the plan to allocate capital sources to increase revenue and save expenditures in 2023 for investment in 2025. Currently, the Ministry of Planning and Investment is presiding over the appraisal according to the procedures prescribed by law on public investment.
It is expected that after completing the required procedures, the Project will be implemented and basically completed in 2025.
