Hanoi - Hai Phong Expressway (symbol CT.04)  is one of the expressways known as the most beautiful expressway in Vietnam and is the first expressway in Vietnam built according to class A expressway standards.

The starting point of this route is on Ring Road 3 of Hanoi City, about 1 km from Thanh Tri Bridge.  And the last point is Dinh Vu intersection, Hai Phong City. 

With a record number of vehicles arriving at industrial parks and seaports in 2026, mastering this "road map" will help you optimize every journey.

SPECIFICATIONS

This Hanoi - Hai Phong Expressway, about 105.5 km long, is designed with 6 driving lanes and 2 emergency stopping lanes. The entire route has an average cross-section width of 100m, roadbed width of 33 meters, allowing drivers to operate vehicles at a maximum speed of 120 km/h - the highest speed currently on roads in Vietnam. Cars with a design speed of less than 60km/h and motorbikes, mopeds, rudimentary vehicles, and pedestrians are not allowed to enter.

Hanoi - Hai Phong Expressway (VIDIFI Photo)

The surveillance camera system is equipped along the route to automatically rotate and scan with a viewing radius of over 1 km, can be enlarged 32 times, arranged along the route, on average about 2km/camera. In particular, from the expressway's operating center, the VDS vehicle detection system: With 12 vehicle detection camera monitoring points located at locations with high traffic density, can automatically detect vehicle density, congestion or incidents.

There is remarkable technical data: The entire route has 50 large and small bridges, including long and high river crossings. When passing through these bridge spans, vehicle owners need to keep their hands on the steering wheel against strong horizontal winds, especially near Hai Phong.

With the actual traffic through the Hanoi-Hai Phong highway in 2026 exceeding the threshold of 55,000 vehicles/day and night, the need to stop and rest with drivers is increasing. Infrastructure handbook would like to review the system of rest stops and essential services:

About rest stops: Hanoi - Hai Phong Expressway is arranged with 3 rest stops, V23 (Km23) in Hung Yen territory; stations V52 (Km52) and V77 (Km77) in Hai Phong. Up to now, these stations have been completed and operate stably with full basic amenities as well as dining and shopping needs.

V52 service station on the Hanoi - Hai Phong highway (VIDIFI Photo)

About refueling: To plan for fuel shortage situations, you can visit the rest stops we just mentioned, because these are full refueling points. In addition to gas stations, rest stops on the Hanoi - Hai Phong highway are equipped with a super charging station system with a capacity of up to 250kW, supporting fast charging of electric cars in just 20 minutes.

Regarding station toll collection: All lanes through the toll station are non-stop tolls, please ensure there is enough balance in the payment wallet of your traffic account. The operations management unit also arranges support departments in case of payment problems to help quickly resolve traffic problems.

Authorities regularly warn on the Hanoi - Hai Phong highway: At the intersection of Highway 10 and Dinh Vu intersection, where a large number of container trucks merge into lanes, it is easy to cause congestion during peak hours.

In addition, the Vietnam Road Department has organized traffic, and the Traffic Police Department has imposed strict penalties on truck behavior; Passenger cars with over 29 seats; Sleeper passenger cars operate in lane 1 (lane close to the median strip, 120km/h lane). Drivers need to stay in the right lane to avoid being fined.

Along with that, maintain concentration, do not use your phone while driving, keep a safe distance of 100 meters from the vehicle in front when driving at high speed.

In case the vehicle has a problem, try to put the vehicle in the emergency stop lane, turn on the warning lights, place a reflective sign at least 150 meters from the rear of the vehicle and notify the vehicle.Support hotline from Hanoi - Hai Phong expressway management unit: 19006989.

Careful preparation and awareness of compliance with the Law on Road Traffic Safety and Order are the best tools for a safe journey.