Hanoi–Lao Cai Expressway

The Hanoi–Lao Cai Expressway Another name Noi Bai–Lao Cai Expressway (Vietnamese: Đường cao tốc Nội Bài - Lào Cai, labelled CT.05) is an expressway section of the Expressways of Vietnam, 265 km long and has its starting point at the intersection of National Highway 18 with National Highway 2 in Thanh Xuân commune, Sóc Sơn district], Hanoi city and the end point at Duyên Hải ward, Lào Cai, Lào Cai province, connecting with G8011 Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway at Lào Cai International Border Gate. This Expressway is part of the Asian Highway Network (AH14) and Transport infrastructure development project Kunming–Hanoi–Hai Phong economic corridor.

CT.05 Expressway
Hanoi–Lao Cai Expressway
Đường cao tốc Hà Nội- Lào Cai
Route information
Part of AH14
Maintained by Vietnam Expressway Corp (VEC)
Length	264 km (164 mi)
Existed	21 September 2014–present
Major junctions
East end	in Hanoi
West end	at Lào Cai International Border Gate, Chinese border
Location
Country	Vietnam
Provinces	Hanoi, Vĩnh Phúc, Phú Thọ, Yên Bái, Lào Cai
Highway system
Transport in Vietnam
← CT.04 → CT.06

This route passes through 5 provinces and cities: Hanoi (12 km), Vĩnh Phúc (40 km), Phú Thọ (62 km), Yên Bái (65 km) and Lào Cai (83 km).

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.^[1] South Korean Posco Group won 3 of the 8 bids, China's Guangxi Road & Bridge Engineering won 2 bids and Vietnamese Vinacomex won one.^[2][3][4]

When it opened on 21 September 2014, it was the longest expressway in Vietnam.^[1] 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.^[1]

Route details

Lanes

• Noi Bai–Yen Bai section: 160km long, with 4 lanes, 2 shoulder, maximum speed of 100km/h (from Km0+00 to Km123+080). There are 2 lanes in each direction, each lane is 3.75m wide and an emergency lane is 3m wide.
• Yen Bai–Lào Cai section: 83km long, with 2 lanes, 2 shoulder, maximum speed of 80km/h. There are 1 lanes in each direction, each lane is 3.5m wide and an emergency lane is 2.5m wide. Every 8–10 km, there is a 1km-long 4-lane section for vehicles to pass each other.

Length

Total route length: 264 km

Speed

• 2-lane section: Maximum: 80km/h, Minimum: 60km/h
• 4-lane section: Maximum: 100km/h, Minimum: 60km/h (section Lào Cai City - Lào Cai international border gate Maximum: 90km/h, Minimum: 60km/h)

According to design, the maximum speed is 120 km/h. VEC will allow vehicles to run at a maximum speed of 120 km/h when ensuring safe conditions along the entire route.

List of interchanges and features

Speed Information

• IC - interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, TB - toll gate, BR - bridge

No.	Name	Dist. from Origin	Connections	Notes	Location
Connect with  Noi Bai–Bac Ninh–Ha Long Expressway ( National Route 18)
1	Nội Bài JCT	0.0	Noi Bai–Bac Ninh–Ha Long Expressway  National Route 18  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	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	National Route 2B			Tam Dương
6	IC.05	31.4	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	National Route 2			Phù Ninh
SA	Service Area Km57	57				Lâm Thao
10	Phú Thọ IC	66.3	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	National Route 32C			Cẩm Khê
12	Hạ Hòa IC	98.6	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	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 Yên Bái - Hà Giang
16	IC.15	166.3	Provincial Road 166	Planned
SA	Service Area Km171	171.5
TN	Noi Bai–Lào Cai Expressway Tunnel	↓		Completed the 500m long tunnel, phase 1
17	Văn Bàn JCT	199.9	National Route 279	Connect with Bảo Hà–Lai Châu	Lào Cai	Văn Bàn
BR	Nhù Bridge	↓		Nhù Stream crossing		Boundary Bảo Yên–Bảo Thắng
18	Phố Lu JCT		National Route 4E			Bảo Thắng
19	Xuân Giao IC	234.0	National 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	National Route 4D
22	Kim Thành JCT	264.4	Khúc Thừa Dụ Road
Connect with   Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway through 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

• Hanoi–Lào Cai railway