# Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway

The Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway (Vietnamese: Đường cao tốc Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh-Long Thành-Dầu Giây) is an expressway section of the Expressways of Vietnam, 55.7 km long and has its starting point at Long Truong intersection in Thủ Đức and the end point at Dầu Giây Interchange, Thống Nhất district, Đồng Nai. This Expressway is part of the Asian Highway Network (AH1).
This route passes through 2 provinces and cities: HCMC and Đồng Nai.

## Planning

According to planning from 2015 to 2021, this entire expressway used to be part of the North-South Expressway before being separated into an independent expressway (only the Long Thành - Lộ 25 section still belongs to this system). However, in reality, this expressway is still denoted as CT.01 on some signposts of this expressway. This expressway is part of the AH1 system (section of Lộ 25 - Long Trường).

## Construction
### Construction

The project was started on October 3, 2009 with a scale of 4 lanes and a total length of 55.7 km. The investor is Vietnam Expressway Development Investment Corporation (VEC) with total investment in phase I: 997.67 million USD ((equivalent to 20,630 billion VND).The project is sponsored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

### Completion

About 20 km out of a total of 55 km of the expressway, the section from Ring Road 2 to National Highway 51 in Dong Nai province was opened to traffic on 2 January, 2014..On 29 August, 2014, Ring Road 2 intersection opened to traffic. The 4 km long road from An Phu intersection, Mai Chi Tho Avenue to Ring Road 2 intersection opened to traffic on 10 January, 2015. All The expressway opened to traffic on 2 February, 2015, when the 31 km long Long Thanh - Dau Giay section completed construction.

### Extension

Currently, Vietnam Expressway Development Investment Corporation (VEC) is researching investment in expanding the section from Ring Road 2 intersection to the intersection with Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway, 21.92 km long, from 4 to 8 - 10 lanes, total investment is about 14,786 billion VND.

## Design

The expressway has a total length of 55.7 km and is divided into two sections:
* An Phú-Ring Road II section: 4 km long, designed according to urban road standards, design speed 80 km/h; Phase 1 scale: four lanes, roadbed width 26.5 m, road surface width 2×7.5 m and emergency stop lane width 2×3 m.
* Ring Road II-Long Thanh-Dau Giay section: designed according to type A Expressway standards TCVN 5729–97, design speed 120 km/h (except Long Thanh Bridge with design speed 100 km/h); Scale of phase 1: 4 lanes, 27.5 m wide roadbed, 2×7.5 m wide road surface and 2×3 m wide emergency stopping lane.

## Route details
### Lanes

* An Phú-Ring Road II: 4 lanes + 2 motorbike lanes
* Ring Road II-Long Thành-Dầu Giây: 4 lanes + 2 emergency lanes
* Long Thành Bridge: 4 lanes

### Length

Total length: 55.7 km

### Speed

* An Phú-Ring Road II: 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)
* Ring Road II-Long Thành-Dầu Giây: 60–120 kilometres per hour (37–75 mph)
* Long Thành Bridge: 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph)

## List of interchanges and features

* IC - interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, TB - toll gate, BR - bridge
* The section coinciding with has its route and intersection number written in italics
| No. | Name | Dist. from Origin (km) | Connections | Notes | Location | Location |
| Connect with Lương Định Của Road ||||||||
| 1 | An Phú IC | 0.0 | Vo Van Kiet-Mai Chi Tho Avenue | Beginning of the expressway Construction is underway to expand the scale of the intersection | Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | Thủ Đức |
| 2 | Đỗ Xuân Hợp JCT | 2.6 | Đỗ Xuân Hợp Road | Exit to Do Xuan Hop street Entrance towards An Phu | Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | Thủ Đức |
| 3 | Khang Điền JCT | 3.6 | | Exit towards An Phu | Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | Thủ Đức |
| 4 | Ring Road 2 IC | 5.9 | Võ Chí Công Road | | Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | Thủ Đức |
| 5 | Long Trường IC | 8.7 | Ring Road 3 HCMC | Under Construction | Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | Thủ Đức |
| TG | Long Phước Tollgate | 10.8 | | | Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | Thủ Đức |
| 6 | Long Phước IC | | Long Phước Road | Proposing | Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | Thủ Đức |
| BR | Long Thanh Bridge | ↓ | | pass Đồng Nai River | Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh – Đồng Nai Boundary | Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh – Đồng Nai Boundary |
| SA | Tam An Technical Maintenance Center | 14.0 | | | Đồng Nai | Long Thành |
| 7 | Provincial Road 319 | 19.9 | Provincial Road 319 | | Đồng Nai | Nhơn Trạch |
| 8 | National Highway 51 IC | 23.5 | National Highway 51 | | Đồng Nai | Long Thành |
| 9 (3) | Long Thành IC | 25.4 (1766.5) | Bien Hoa–Vung Tau Expressway | Connect with Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway Under Construction | Đồng Nai | Long Thành |
| 10 (2) | Ring Road 4 IC | 39.2 (1762.7) | Ring Road 4 HCMC | No construction | Đồng Nai | Cẩm Mỹ |
| SA | Rest stop | 41.2 (1760.7) | | | Đồng Nai | Cẩm Mỹ |
| 11 (1) | Lộ 25 IC (Cẩm Mỹ IC) | 43.5 (1758.4) | Phan Thiet-Dau Giay Expressway | | Đồng Nai | Thống Nhất |
| TG | Dầu Giây Tollgate | 54.6 | | | Đồng Nai | Thống Nhất |
| BR | | ↓ | | Pass North–South railway | Đồng Nai | Thống Nhất |
| 12 | Dầu Giây IC | 55.7 | National Highway 1 | | Đồng Nai | Thống Nhất |
| Connect directly to Dau Giay-Lien Khuong Expressway (No construction) |||||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Closed/former Proposed Incomplete access Route transition Unopened |||||||