Aviation security staff guides traffic in the pick-up lane at the T1 Terminal of Nội Bài International Airport. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — A proposal to pilot non-stop automatic toll collection in Nội Bài and Tân Sơn Nhất international airports has been submitted by the Department for Roads of Vietnam. 

The document reported that manual fee collection is still the norm in multiple airports’ parking lots in the country, which is time-consuming and leads to traffic congestion. 

The proposal asked the transport ministry to report the situation to the Prime Minister and allow for non-stop automatic toll collection in Nội Bài and Tân Sơn Nhất airports for a duration of six months. 

A representative of the Department of Roads of Vietnam said that the pilot programme is conducted on the basis of benefits for service users, society and project effectiveness. 

The programme is also expected to effectively make use of the investments into non-stop automatic toll collection, while also serving as the foundation for evaluation and perfecting the legal frameworks, the department’s representative added. 

Since automatic toll collection has been applied for expressways since August 1 last year, the Department of Roads of Vietnam reported that there are now five million automobiles with electronic toll tags installed and toll payment accounts, which equals 90 per cent of the total number of vehicles in the country.

Experts have said that scaling up automatic toll collection to airports and parking lots is necessary and in line with the development trajectory for smart traffic, serving the needs of service users and maximising the investment efficiency of projects. — VNS