TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY.................................................................................................1-1

1.1 Objective........................................................................................................................1-1
1.2 Approach & Methodology...............................................................................................1-1
1.3 Main Works....................................................................................................................1-2

2 OVERVIEW OF ROAD SECTOR...........................................................................................2-1

2.1 Road Classification........................................................................................................2-1
2.2 Road Network................................................................................................................2-2
2.3 Registered Vehicles.......................................................................................................2-4
2.4 Road Administration.......................................................................................................2-5
2.5 Pavement Conditions.....................................................................................................2-7

3 CURRENT STATUS OF ROAD MAINTENANCE..................................................................3-1

3.1 Overview of National Road Administration....................................................................3-1
3.2 Road Maintenance and Budget Plan...........................................................................3-11
3.3 Standards and Norms for Road Inspection and Maintenance.....................................3-18
3.4 Road Inspection, Diagnosis and Maintenance Work Selection...................................3-23
3.5 Road Maintenance Works............................................................................................3-28
3.6 Maintenance Management System.............................................................................3-32
3.7 Training Courses for ROSY and HDM-4 Operation.....................................................3-38
3.8 Overseas Donor Assistance........................................................................................3-39
3.9 Regional Features –Relevant Issues to National Road Management.........................3-40

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 LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.2.1 Field Survey Organizations......................................................................................1-1
Table 2.1.1 Administrative Road Classification...........................................................................2-1
Table 2.1.2 Classification of Rural Roads...................................................................................2-2
Table 2.1.2 Classification of Urban Roads.................................................................................2-2
Table 2.2.1 Road Length for the Road Network in Vietnam........................................................2-3
Table 2.5.1 Road Classification by Pavement Type (2006)........................................................2-7
Table 3.1.1 Role and Duties of Representative Departments.....................................................3-1
Table 3.1.2 Outline of DRVN Administration...............................................................................3-3
Table 3.1.3 RRMU’s Jurisdiction................................................................................................ 3-4
Table 3.1.4 PDOTs Jurisdiction.................................................................................................. 3-6
Table 3.1.5 Responsibility Sharing between Central and Regional Agencies.............................3-8
Table 3.2.1 Work Frequencies of Medium and Big Repairs......................................................3-11
Table 3.2.2 Results of Analysis................................................................................................. 3-12
Table 3.2.3 State Budgets for Maintenance, Repair Works and Construction..........................3-15
Table 3.3.1 Maintenance Standards and Norms......................................................................3-18
Table 3.3.2 Contents List of Technical Norms 2001.................................................................3-19
Table 3.3.3 Sample Computation of Maintenance Cost (Unit cost for Patching 12 cm)...........3-19
Table 3.3.4 Contents List of Technical Standards 2003............................................................3-20
Table 3.4.1 Outline of Road Inspection....................................................................................3-23
Table 3.4.2 Traffic Counting...................................................................................................... 3-23
Table 3.4.3 Evaluation of Pavement Conditions (1)..................................................................3-24
Table 3.4.4 Grade Conditions and Supplemental Criteria for Grade A2 Pavement Case.........3-25
Table 3.5.1 RRMCs under RRMUs.......................................................................................... 3-29
Table 3.5.2 Performance Levels of Acceptance.......................................................................3-31
Table 3.6.1 Operability and Distribution of Software Tools.......................................................3-32
Table 3.6.2 Past Trials of Long-Term and Middle-Term Road Maintenance Plans...................3-33
Table 3.6.3 Outline of Data Collection......................................................................................3-34
Table 3.6.4 Translation of Figure 3.6-2.....................................................................................3-36
Table 3.7.1 History of Training for ROSY in Vietnam................................................................3-38
Table 3.7.2 History of Training for HDM-4 in Vietnam...............................................................3-38
Table 3.8.1 History of Donor Assistance...................................................................................3-39

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 2.2.1 National Road Network...........................................................................................2-3

Figure 2.3.1 Number of Registered Vehicles (2006)...................................................................2-4
Figure 2.3.2 Road Traffic on Selected Road Sections.................................................................2-5
Figure 3.1.1 DRVN Organization Chart.......................................................................................3-2
Figure 3.1.2 RRMUs’ Jurisdiction Area........................................................................................ 3-4
Figure 3.1.3 RRMU Organization Chart (RRMU4)......................................................................3-5
Figure 3.1.4 PDOT’s Organization Chart (Nghe An Province).....................................................3-6
Figure 3.1.5 Organization Chart (RTC4).....................................................................................3-7
Figure 3.2.1 Budget Proposal/Distribution Flow........................................................................3-13
Figure 3.2.2 Growth of Budget Proposal and Distribution.........................................................3-15
Figure 3.2.3 Formula of Estimating Routine Maintenance Costs..............................................3-16
Figure 3.6.1 Relation between Hard-Copy and Computerized Databases................................3-32
Figure 3.6.2 Sample Bridge CV (Quang Nam Province)...........................................................3-36

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 ABBREVIATIONS

APM
ASD
BD Basic Design
Bil Billion
CIP Construction Investment Project
CP Construction Permission
DD Detail Design
DRVN Directorate of Roads in Vietnam
DUCMP Detailed Urban Construction Master Plan
DWT Deadweight Ton
FDI Foreign Direct Investment
GUCMP General Urban Construction Plan
HCMC Ho Chi Minh City
ICD Inland Container Depot
IMO International Maritime Organization
ISO International Organization for Standards
JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency
LGU Local Management Unit
MOC Ministry of Construction
MOD Ministry of Defense
MOT Ministry of Transport
MPMU Maritime Project Management Unit
MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry
ODA Official Development Assistance
PC Pilot Company
PDOT Provincial Department of Transport
PETROLIMEX Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation
PM Prime Minister
PMU Project Management Unit
PTCS Petro Vietnam
RCMP Regional Construction Master Plan
RRACMP Rural Residential Areas Construction Master Plan
SFEZ Southern Focal Economic Zone
SOE State Owned Enterprise
TBT
TCCS Basic Standard
TCN Sector Standard
TCVN National Standard
TCXDVN National Construction Standard
TD Technical Design
TEU Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit
UCMP Urban Construction Master Plan

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UK United Kingdom
USD US Dollar
VICT
VINALINES Vietnam National Shipping Lines
VINAMARINE Vietnam National Marine Bureau
VINASHIN Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
The Comprehensive Study on the Sustainable
VITRANSS2 Development of Transport System in Vietnam
VND Vietnam dong
VSRC Vietnam Search and Rescue Center
WTO World Trade Organization

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