VNMEDIA.vn- Bac Giang - Lang Son BOT Company has officially put the Bac Giang - Lang Son expressway into operation for free during Tet holiday, starting at 00h on January 15, 2020.

At 00:00 on January 15, the first cars from the beginning of Lang Son territory pass through BOT station in Mai Sao commune, Chi Lang district, Lang Son province towards Bac Giang, Hanoi and vice versa.

The cars pass through the station at 00:00 on January 15, 2020 on Bac Giang - Lang Son expressway. Photo: KN

The representative of the Bac Giang - Lang Son BOT company said that the proposal to put the Bac Giang - Lang Son expressway into operation for free was to serve the urgent travel needs of the people during the Tet holiday. At the same time, through the free operating time, the Company could evaluate the entire toll collection system, traffic safety assurance system, continue to evaluate traffic flow and other impacts to promptly handle, ensuring the smooth and safe operation.

The effort to bring the expressway into operation for free during the traditional New Year shows the humanity of investors to the people and society. Similar to this, in previous projects such as Cu Mong tunnel, Deo Ca Group has also put into free operation to serve travel needs of the Lunar New Year last year.

A section of Bac Giang-Lang Son expressway from above

The operation of Bac Giang - Lang Son expressway has put an end to the stagnation of the project for more than 5 years. The route connection proves that, when the project is congested, if there is close guidance from the Government, the ministries, the involvement of investors with the ability to administer and manage the project, the drastically participation of authorities in clearance and appropriate bank support will remove the bottlenecks to bring the project to the destination on time.

The leader of Bac Giang - Lang Son BOT Company said that the free operation of Bac Giang - Lang Son expressway during the Lunar New Year will affect the estimated revenue of about VND 45 billion for a BOT project suffering negative cash flow in the first period of exploitation.

In the coming time, investors will have to solve the difficult problem of the financial plan due to the removal of 1 toll station, fee exemptions and reductions for nearly 5,000 vehicles that have not been previously anticipated, and when The route of Chi Lang - Huu Nghi has not been completed, so the starting and ending points of Bac Giang - Lang Son is still stop at 30km from Ho Chi Minh and about 43km from Huu Nghi border gate.

Tien Vinh (news, photos)

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