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Automatic toll collection compulsory on all expressways from next month

All vehicles must use electronic toll collection (ETC) system when travelling on expressways from August 1, according to a notice of the Ministry of Transport (MoT) recently sent to cities and provinces nationwide.
Automatic toll collection compulsory on all expressways from next month ảnh 1At a tollbooth (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – All vehicles must use electronic tollcollection (ETC) system when travelling on expressways from August 1, accordingto a notice of the Ministry of Transport (MoT) recently sent to cities andprovinces nationwide.

The MoT said the move, directed by the National Assembly andPrime Minister, aims to enhance the effectiveness, transparency andmodernisation of the toll collection.

The ministry asked the municipal and provincial People’sCommittees to cooperate with the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam to ensure safety and security at tollbooths. Mixed toll payment will only be applicableat one lane of each side of a road, it noted.

Local authorities must encourage people to register for electronictoll payment before July 31, the ministry said, adding that toll paymentservice providers must also accelerate communication campaigns to expandcoverage of the service. The ministry sets to have 80 – 90% of vehiclesregistering for ETC by September this year.

Fully automatic collection began on Hanoi-Hai Phong expresswayon June 1, the MoT informed. So far, more than 3.2 million out of 4.5 millionvehicles in Vietnam, or 71%, have registered for automatic toll payment./.
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