The Nghi Son - Dien Chau expressway section passing through Nghe An province is about 43.5 km long. This is one of the North-South expressways invested by the State that will be organized for toll collection in the near future, along with the Mai Son - National Highway 45, National Highway 45 - Nghi Son, Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet - Dau Giay routes.
Implementing Notice No. 01/TB-BXD dated January 8, 2026 of the Ministry of Construction, over the past time, the Vietnam Road Administration has assigned relevant project management boards to preside over and direct contractors to urgently complete the interconnection of toll collection data from stations, and synchronize the back-end system. This is the basis for evaluating operating performance (KPI), organizing trial runs and moving towards official toll collection on expressways invested by the State.
According to the approved project, North-South expressway projects invested with state budget capital will be organized to collect tolls for 7 years, directly managed and implemented by the Vietnam Road Administration. After this period, competent authorities will consider management and exploitation plans suitable for each infrastructure development stage.
Previously, toll collection only applied to expressway projects invested in the form of public-private partnership (PPP). However, the Road Law, effective from January 1, 2025, has supplemented regulations allowing toll collection for expressways invested, managed and operated by the State. Toll collection aims to create capital for maintenance, repair and investment in the development of new expressways, not for profit purposes.
On the North-South expressway in the East through Nghe An province, there are currently two component projects: Nghi Son - Dien Chau and Dien Chau - Bai Vot, with a total length of 99.3 km. Of which, the length through Nghe An is 87.9 km. The Dien Chau - Bai Vot section has been toll-charged since January 5, 2025 due to being invested in PPP form.
Thus, when the Nghi Son - Dien Chau expressway officially collects tolls, the entire North - South expressway in the East through Nghe An province will be organized for synchronous toll collection.
