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| The Can Tho Bridge Toll Gate ready for operation - Photo: Mong Binh |
The approval came after the Ministry of Finance issued circular 84/2010/TT-BTC governing the lowest toll level of VND15,000 (around 77 U.S. cents) per trip for vehicles of less than 12 seats and two tons as well as public buses running on the longest cable-stayed bridge in Southeast Asia.
The highest toll of VND100,000 (US$5.1) per trip applies to trucks with 40-foot containers and vehicles with combined load of 18 tons or more. The lowest monthly and quarterly charges are VND450,000 and VND1.2 million respectively while the highest corresponding levels are VND3 million and VND8.1 million.
The long-awaited Can Tho Bridge was opened to traffic on April 24, 2010 after nearly six years of construction. This bridge on National Highway 1A cost more than VND4.83 trillion (some US$248 million), which was funded by Japan’s official development assistance fund and the counter capital of Vietnam.
The 15.85-kilometer-long bridge was designed for vehicles to move at a speed of up to 80 kilometers per hour. Approach roads on either side of this four-lane bridge are 13.1 kilometers combined, and consisted of nine auxiliary bridges, with four in Vinh Long Province and five in Can Tho.
