The Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway 
(Vietnamese: Đường cao tốc Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh-Long Thành-Dầu Giây)is a 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 Expessway is part of the Asian Highway Network (AH1).
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| HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway | |
| Đường cao tốc TPHCM-Long Thành-Dầu Giây | |
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 Long Thanh bridge on the route pass Dong Nai river | |
| Route information | |
Part of  (Long Thành - Lộ 25)  AH1 (Lộ 25 - Long Trường) | |
| Maintained by Vietnam Expressway Corp (VEC) | |
| Length | 34 mi (55 km) |
| Existed | 8 February, 2015–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Mai Chi Tho, Luong Dinh Cua, and Nguyen Thi Dinh street at An Phú Intersection, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City |
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| East end |   AH1 at Dau Giay Interchange, Thống Nhất District, Dong Nai. |
| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Provinces | Hồ Chí Minh City, Đồng Nai |
| Highway system | |
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[1] 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.[2] 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) [3].The project is sponsored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Complete
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.[4].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.
Extend
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 | ||
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| 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 | |||
| 3 | Khang Điền JCT | 3.6 | Exit towards An Phu | ||||
| 4 | Ring Road 2 IC | 5.9 | Võ Chí Công Road | ||||
| 5 | Long Trường IC | 8.7 |  Ring Road 3 HCMC | Under Construction | |||
| TG | Long Phước Tollgate | 10.8 | |||||
| 6 | Long Phước IC | Long Phước Road | Proposing | ||||
| BR | Long Thanh Bridge | ↓ | pass Đồng Nai River | 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 | Nhơn Trạch | |||
| 8 | National Highway 51 IC | 23.5 |  National Highway 51 | Long Thành | |||
| 9 (3) | Long Thành IC | 25.4 (1766.5) |  Bien Hoa–Vung Tau Expressway | Connect with  Ben Luc – Long Thanh ExpresswayUnder Construction | |||
| 10 (2) | Ring Road 4 IC | 39.2 (1762.7) |  Ring Road 4 HCMC | No construction | Cẩm Mỹ | ||
| SA | Rest stop | 41.2 (1760.7) | |||||
| 11 (1) | Lộ 25 IC (Cẩm Mỹ IC) | 43.5 (1758.4) | Phan Thiet-Dau Giay Expressway | Thống Nhất | |||
| TG | Dầu Giây Tollgate | 54.6 | |||||
| BR | ↓ | Pass North–South railway | |||||
| 12 | Dầu Giây IC | 55.7 | National Highway 1 | ||||
| Connect directly to Dau Giay-Lien Khuong Expressway (No construction) | |||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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