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Vietnam’s $417M highway cracks open after historic floods

Vietnam’s $417M highway cracks open after historic floods

Wide cracks, warped pavement and leaning guardrails now scar the US$417 million Chi Thanh–Van Phong Expressway in Vietnam’s Dak Lak Province after historic floods in November, damaging sections as it nears completion.
Rapper tests positive for drugs after viral high-speed stunt on Vietnam highway

Rapper tests positive for drugs after viral high-speed stunt on Vietnam highway

Residents dismantle homes to make way for expressway to Vung Tau beach town

Residents dismantle homes to make way for expressway to Vung Tau beach town

HCMC-Mekong Delta expressway to be widened in $1.5B project

HCMC-Mekong Delta expressway to be widened in $1.5B project

The only expressway linking Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta will be expanded in a VND39.8 trillion (US$1.56 billion) project, with construction set to begin in the second quarter of this year.
February 19, 2025 | 05:00 pm PT
Hanoi driver fined for stopping to eat lunch on expressway

Hanoi driver fined for stopping to eat lunch on expressway

A driver and his three passengers were fined a total of VND13 million (US$530) after stopping their car on the side of an expressway linking Hanoi and Sa Pa to have lunch.
February 3, 2025 | 06:24 pm PT
11 teenagers fined $3,100 for driving motorbikes on expressway

11 teenagers fined $3,100 for driving motorbikes on expressway

Police have fined 11 teenagers a total of VND78 million (US$3,110) for reckless driving on an expressway in central Vietnam while traveling to a pagoda at the start of the Lunar New Year.
January 30, 2025 | 10:05 pm PT
Province pushes for early start to Da Lat, Nha Trang highway, higher public component

Province pushes for early start to Da Lat, Nha Trang highway, higher public component

Lam Dong Province in the Central Highlands, home to popular tourist destination Da Lat, wants construction of an expressway connecting the city with beach town Nha Trang started before 2030.
August 25, 2024 | 08:19 pm PT
Two new sections on North-South expressway put into use

Two new sections on North-South expressway put into use

A ceremony was held on Sunday to inaugurate the Cam Lam-Vinh Hao Expressway running through three central provinces and open the Dien Chau-Bai Vot Expressway in the north-central region to traffic.
April 28, 2024 | 06:31 pm PT
Expressway system completed for HCMC, Nha Trang connection

Expressway system completed for HCMC, Nha Trang connection

Cam Lam – Vinh Hao, the final stretch of an expressway route linking Ho Chi Minh City with Nha Trang, opened to traffic Friday and will help halve travel time between the two cities.
April 25, 2024 | 11:53 pm PT
Chinese passenger dies as trucks crush taxi on Vietnam expressway

Chinese passenger dies as trucks crush taxi on Vietnam expressway

A Chinese passenger traveling on a taxi on an expressway in southern Vietnam was killed after the car was crushed between two trucks Monday.
April 21, 2024 | 09:22 pm PT
Why slow drivers hog the fast lane

Why slow drivers hog the fast lane

Many slow drivers love hogging the left lane on expressways, leaving no space for other vehicles to overtake them.
February 28, 2024 | 03:17 pm PT
Driver fined $690 for wrong-way travel on Vietnam expressway

Driver fined $690 for wrong-way travel on Vietnam expressway

Police fined a truck driver VND17 million (US$690) and revoked his license for six months on Tuesday after he was captured driving on the wrong side of Nghi Son – Dien Chau Expressway.
February 27, 2024 | 12:05 am PT
Businessman wanted for land sale scam arrested on passenger bus

Businessman wanted for land sale scam arrested on passenger bus

The head of a Hanoi real estate company was arrested on a passenger bus in central Vietnam Wednesday for land sale shenanigans regarding the Phan Thiet-Dau Giay Expressway project.
February 21, 2024 | 04:53 pm PT
Dangers await on central Vietnam expressway

Dangers await on central Vietnam expressway

Spanning the hilly terrain between Thua Thien Hue and Quang Tri provinces, Cam Lo – La Son Expressway is fraught with danger due to its many curves, absence of a concrete median, and reckless overtaking by drivers.
February 19, 2024 | 10:56 pm PT
Vietnamese drivers are not built for expressways, yet

Vietnamese drivers are not built for expressways, yet

The recent tragic accident on the Cam Lo - La Son expressway has sparked a debate: Are the slew of recent accidents the fault of expressways or drivers?
February 19, 2024 | 06:19 pm PT
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