Traffic volume forecast to surpass the designed capacity by 2028.

The Vietnam Infrastructure Development and Finance Investment Corporation (VIDIFI) has proposed that the Ministry of Construction
expand the Hanoi–Hai Phong Expressway from its current six lanes to eight or
ten lanes.

After a decade of operation, traffic volume on the
105-kilometre expressway has surged sharply, rising from around 18,000 vehicles
per day in 2016 to nearly 65,000 vehicles per day at present—an increase of
more than 3.6 times.

By the end of 2024, traffic volume was estimated to reach
about 90 per cent of the expressway’s designed capacity, with an average annual
growth rate of over 10 per cent. This growth has exceeded initial projections
by roughly 10 years compared with the financial plan under the
build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract.

VIDIFI forecasts that traffic volume will surpass the
designed capacity by 2028.

According to the company, expanding the expressway is necessary
to improve transport capacity, ease congestion, strengthen regional
connectivity, and create momentum for sustainable socio-economic development.

VnEconomy-Tuấn Khang