Assessing the management of road traffic infrastructure in form of BOT in Tien Giang province from the perspective of traffic safety and investment efficiency

Abstract

Road traffic infrastructure management and exploitation is a material production industry with both service and technical attributes, directly related to human life, means of transport and other assets. Traffic safety criteria are expressed through the ability to smooth traffic and the safety when traveling. To meet the above requirements, the road traffic infrastructure system must ensure quality in all aspects such as: design - construction - operation management. The Trung Luong - My Thuan expressway through Tien Giang province, invested in BOT form, phase 1, does not meet traffic safety criteria. The route does not have an emergency stop lane for rescue activities in the event of an accident. This is due to the issues in investment project planning, surveying and designing. For that reason, the article evaluates the management and operation of roads invested in the form of public-private partnership (BOT) in Tien Giang province from the perspective of traffic safety and investment efficiency. The, the article points out the gaps of state management in the field of road exploitation, as a basis for proposing solutions to improve the efficiency of BOT road traffic operation in Tien Giang province, Vietnam.