Hanoi–Haiphong Expressway
Hanoi–Haiphong Expressway (Vietnamese: Đường cao tốc Hà Nội - Hải Phòng, labelled CT.04) is one of Vietnam's controlled-access highways, running for 105.5 kilometres (65.6 mi) connecting Hanoi to Haiphong. It runs nearly parallel to National Route 5 and Hanoi–Haiphong railway. The expressway is a major freight corridor for Vietnam's Northern Pivotal Economic Region as well as the Kunming-Hanoi-Haiphong Economic Corridor. It is abbreviated as CT.04.
CT.04 Expressway | ||||
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| Hanoi - Haiphong Expressway | ||||
| Đường cao tốc Hà Nội - Hải Phòng | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Part of AH14 | ||||
| Maintained by Vietnam Expressway Corp (VEC) | ||||
| Length | 105.5 km (65.6 mi) | |||
| Existed | 5 December 2015–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | AH1 at Cổ Linh IC, Long Biên, Hanoi | |||
| in Quảng Uyên, Yên Mỹ, Hưng Yên | ||||
| East end | Đình Vũ Port | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Vietnam | |||
| Provinces | Hanoi, Hưng Yên. Hải Dương, Haiphong | |||
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The six-lane expressway was developed under build-operation-transfer contracts. The construction of the expressway was started on 2 February 2009 and finished on 5 December 2015. This road allows people to drive up to 120km/h.
The West end of the expressway is at the north of Thanh Trì Bridge in Hanoi and the East end at Đình Vũ Dike in Haiphong.