Hanoi–Lao Cai Expressway

The Hanoi–Lao Cai Expressway (Vietnamese: Đường cao tốc Hà Nội – Lào Cai) is an expressway in Vietnam, connecting Noi Bai near Hanoi with the northwest border town of Lào Cai, towards Kunming in China. The expressway has major importance in facilitating trade between Vietnam and China and in developing northwest Vietnam. It connects to G8011 Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway on the Chinese side of the border.

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CT.05 Expressway
Hanoi - Lao Cai Expressway
Đường cao tốc Hà Nội- Lào Cai
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Route information
Part of AH14
Maintained by Vietnam Expressway Corp (VEC)
Length105.5 km (65.6 mi)
Existed21 September 2014–present
Major junctions
East endQL.2 in Hanoi
West end at Lào Cai International Border Gate, Chinese border
Location
CountryVietnam
ProvincesHanoi, Vĩnh Phúc, Phú Thọ. Yên Bái, Lào Cai
Highway system
← CT.04→ CT.06

The expressway shortened the travel time between Hanoi to Lao Cai by 3.5 hours, a 50% reduction in travel time.[1] The four-lane section has a maximum speed of 100 km/h, while the two-lane sections are limited to 80 km/h.[2]

Construction

Construction on the expressway began in 2009 with a total investment of US$1.46 billion. The Asian Development Bank provided a US$1 billion loan for development of the expressway.[3] South Korean Posco Group won 3 of the 8 bids, China's Guangxi Road & Bridge Engineering w 2 bids on and Vietnamese Vinacomex won one.[4][5][6]

When it opened on 21 September 2014, it was the longest expressway in Vietnam.[3] The Yên Bái to Lao Cai section of the route was opened as a two-lane expressway, the section between Yen Bai and Hanoi being a four lane dual carriageway.[3]

List of interchanges and features
No. Name Dist. from
Origin		 Connections Notes Location
Connect with CT.09  Noi Bai - Bac Ninh - Ha Long Expressway (QL.18 National Route 18)
1 Nội Bài JCT 0.0 CT.09  Noi Bai - Bac Ninh - Ha Long Expressway
QL.18 National Route 18
QL.2 National Route 2
Võ Văn Kiệt road (to Hanoi Center)
Nội Bài International Airport		 Hà Nội Sóc Sơn
2 Ring Road 4 IC 3.7 CT.38 Ring Road 4 (Hanoi) Planned
TG Toll Gate Km6 6
3 IC.02 7.9 Nguyễn Tất Thành Road Planned Vĩnh Phúc Phúc Yên
4 Bình Xuyên IC 14.0 Provincial Road 310 Bình Xuyên
SA Phước An SA
5 Tam Đảo IC 25.0 QL.2B National Route 2B Tam Dương
6 IC.05 31.4 QL.2C National Route 2C Planned
BR Phó Đáy Bridge ↓ Phó Đáy River crossing Boundary Tam Dương - Lập Thạch
7 Văn Quán IC 40.9 Provincial Road 305C Lập Thạch
BR Sông Lô Bridge ↓ Lô River crossing Boundary Vĩnh Phúc - Phú Thọ
8 Việt Trì IC 49.4 Phù Đổng Road Phú Thọ Việt Trì
9 Phù Ninh IC 54.9 QL.2 National Route 2 Phù Ninh
SA Service Area Km57 57 Lâm Thao
10 Phú Thọ IC 66.3 CT.02 Tuyên Quang – Phú Thọ and Phú Thọ – Chợ Bến
HCM Road		 Phú Thọ
BR ↓ Hanoi–Lào Cai railway crossing Thanh Ba
BR Hồng River Bridge ↓ Hồng River crossing Boundary Thanh Ba - Cẩm Khê
11 Sai Nga IC 81.5 QL.32C National Route 32C Cẩm Khê
12 Hạ Hòa IC 98.6 QL.70B National Route 70B Vô Tranh
13 Yên Bái JCT 114.8 Âu Cơ Road Yên Bái Trấn Yên
SA Service Area Km117 117.5
14 IC.13 121.4 QL.37 National Route 37 Under Construction Yên Bái
BR Ngòi Rào Bridge ↓ Ngòi Rào crossing Trấn Yên
BR Ngòi Thia Bridge ↓ Ngòi Thia crossing Văn Yên
15 Mậu A JCT 150.0 Provincial Road 166 Connect with CT.12 Yên Bái - Hà Giang
16 IC.15 166.3 Provincial Road 166 Planned
SA Service Area Km171 171.5
TN Noi Bai - Lao Cai Expressway Tunnel ↓ Completed the 500m long tunnel, phase 1
17 Văn Bàn JCT 199.9 QL.279National Route 279 Connect with CT.13 Bảo Hà -Lai Châu Lào Cai Văn Bàn
BR Nhù Bridge ↓ Nhù Stream crossing Boundary Bảo Yên - Bảo Thắng
18 Phố Lu JCT QL.4ENational Route 4E Bảo Thắng
19 Xuân Giao IC 234.0 QL.4ENational Route 4E
TG Toll Gate Km237 237 Toward Lào Cai
SA Service Area Km237
TG Toll Gate Km237 Toward Nội Bài
20 Cam Đường JCT 245.0 Bình Minh Road Lào Cai
TN Tunnel ↓ Toward Lào Cai
21 National Route 4D JCT 256.0 QL.4DNational Route 4D
22 Kim Thành JCT 264.4 Khúc Thừa Dụ Road
Connect with   Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway though to Hekou - Lào Cai International Border
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Proposed
  •       Incomplete access
  •       Route transition
  •       Unopened

See also

References
  1. "Major part of Hanoi-Lao Cai highway completed". en.nhandan.org.vn. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  2. VnExpress. "Expressways that burn up the road between Hanoi and northern provinces". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  3. Briefing, Vietnam (2014-09-23). "Longest Expressway in Vietnam Opens Between Hanoi and Lao Cai". Vietnam Briefing News. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  4. VIR, Vietnam Investment Review- (2015-04-06). "Vietnam reviews bid packages of South Korea's Posco after ex-CEO arrest". Vietnam Investment Review - VIR. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  5. "Vinaconex E&C awarded such as main contractor of Package A8, Noi Bai Lao Cai Highway Project – VNCN E&C" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  6. "Khởi công xây dựng hai gói thầu A7, A6 Dự án đường cao tốc Nội Bài - Lào Cai".
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