City approves tolling at Phu My Bridge
By Van Nam - The Saigon Times Daily
HCMC – The HCMC government has approved Phu My Bridge BOT Corporation to collect fees for vehicles, except motorbikes, crossing Phu My cable-stayed bridge which links Road 25B in District 2 with Nguyen Van Linh Parkway in District 7.
According to the decision, which was signed by the city’s vice chairman Nguyen Thanh Tai last week, the tolling is expected to begin on March 18.
Three-wheeled vehicles and small trailer trucks will pay VND4,000, cars under 12 seats, buses and other public-transport vehicles will pay VND10,000 and cars between 12 and 30 seats and trucks with loading capacity under four tons will pay VND15,000.
Furthermore, passenger vehicles over 31 seats and trucks with loading capacity from four to ten tons will pay VND22,000, trucks with capacity under 18 tons will pay VND40,000 and large container trucks will pay VND80,000.
Monthly and quarterly tickets will also be available for all vehicles.
Previously, Phu My Bridge BOT Corporation and the HCMC Goods Transport Association had asked the city government to approve a tolling system as soon as possible to help the corporation recoup its investment and create more favorable conditions for thousands of local transport enterprises.
The six-lane Phu My Bridge, invested with some VND2 trillion, started construction in early 2007. Its spans 2.5 kilometers and its vertical clearance is 45 meters.
According to Phu My Bridge BOT Corporation, the corporation has just completed construction of a 1.6-kilometer road linking the bridge with Nguyen Van Linh Parkway in District 7.