Ho Chi Minh City–Trung Luong Expressway

The Ho Chi Minh City–Trung Luong Expressway (part of the North–South Expressway, labelled as CT.01), is a 61.9-kilometre-long (38.5 mi) highway in Vietnam. This six-lane expressway opened on February 3, 2010, connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Tiền Giang Province and the rest of Mekong Delta. The expressway starts at Tan Tao Interchange, Bình Chánh District, Ho Chi Minh City and ends at Than Cuu Nghia Intersection, Châu Thành District, Tiền Giang.There are four entrances to the expressway.[1] The fastest allowed speed is 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) and the slowest is 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph).

CT.01 Expressway
Đường cao tốc 01
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (Ho Chi Minh City) – Trung Lương Expressway
At Cho Dem toll plaza, Bình Chánh District, Ho Chi Minh City, start of the route
Route information
Length61.9 km (38.5 mi)
ExistedFebruary 3, 2010–present
Major junctions
West endThan Cuu Nghia Intersection at Châu Thành District, Tiền Giang
 Long Thanh - Ben Luc Expressway near Go Den, Bến Lức District, Long An at Tân An, Long An.
east end at Tan Tao Interchange, Bình Chánh District, Ho Chi Minh City
Highway system
Highways in Vietnam

Traffic
  • Motorbikes are banned on the highway.[2]
  • For vehicles like cars, trucks, buses, coaches, the fastest allowed speed is 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph), slowest is 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph) at the lane near the raised pavement marker. For the lane near the shoulder, the fastest allowed speed is 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) and slowest is 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph).[3]

Entrances
Province/City Place km Cut with Note
Ho Chi Minh City Tan Tuc, Bình Chánh 0 Nguyen Van Linh boulevard, National Route 1A Start of the route
Long An Bến Lức Provincial Route 824
Lợi Bình Nhơn, Tân An National Route 62
Tiền Giang Thân Cửu Nghĩa, Châu Thành 50 Provincial Route 878 End of the route

References
  1. "The Trung Luong Highway Before Its Opening Day". VnExpress. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  2. "Ban motorbikes on HCM City - Trung Luong Highway". VnExpress. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  3. "Allowed speed of HCM City - Trung Luong Highway". The Thao Van Hoa. Retrieved May 8, 2016.


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