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Giấy phép số 4978/GP-TTĐT do Sở Thông tin và Truyền thông Hà Nội cấp ngày 14 tháng 10 năm 2019 / Giấy phép SĐ, BS GP ICP số 2107/GP-TTĐT do Sở TTTT Hà Nội cấp ngày 13/7/2022.
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Vietnam’s Directorate for Roads has issued a directive to investors and project management boards, urging them to accelerate the investment and operation of rest stops along the North–South Expressway.
The Directorate for Roads said that, to date, 15 of the 21 rest stops have opened some public service facilities to meet travel demand on the expressway, while 6 remain non-operational.
Under the contract schedule, the rest stops were basically expected to be completed in Q1 and Q2 2026. Despite repeated reminders, the agency said progress remains slow and does not meet requirements.
To ensure the synchronous completion of rest stops and to serve road users—particularly during the holidays on 30 April and 1 May, and the peak summer period in 2026—the Directorate for Roads requested investors to strictly comply with the signed contracts.
Investors are required to promptly mobilize additional human resources, materials, and equipment; add construction frontlines; and take advantage of favorable weather to implement overtime and night shifts.
The objective is to complete the public service components by 30 April 2026, and to finish the entire rest stop in line with the schedule and the requirements of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Construction.
The Directorate for Roads stressed that if contract obligations and legal requirements are violated, investors will bear full responsibility and face penalties.
Project management units are also expected to fulfill their duties, strengthen monitoring and supervision of investors’ obligations, and coordinate with local authorities to remove bottlenecks—particularly land clearance at the Vin Hao–Phan Thiết rest stop (Km144+560).
The Directorate for Roads further said road management regions should regularly inspect construction sites, update progress, and promptly address safety and environmental sanitation issues, especially at rest stops that have begun providing public services.
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