Hanoi–Haiphong Expressway (Vietnamese: Đường cao tốc Hà Nội - Hải Phòng, labelled CT.04) is one of Vietnam's controlled-access highways, running for 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.
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. Route details Lanes 6 lanes + 2 shoulder
Distance 105,5 km
Speed limit Max: 120 km/h, Min: 60 km/h 2 fast lanes: Max: 120 km/h, Min: 80 km/h Slow lane: Max: 100 km/h, Min: 60 km/h Bridge on route 9 large overpasses, 21 medium overpasses, 22 overpasses and underpasses on residential roads.
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
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center;" |- style="border-bottom:solid 0.25em green;" !No. !Name !Dist. fromOrigin !Connections !Notes ! colspan="3" |Location |- !colspan="7" style="text-align: center;"|Connects to Co Linh Street |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|1 |IC Cổ Linh |0.0 |( National Route 1) Ring Road 3 |Start of the route | rowspan="2" |Hà Nội |Long Biên |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|2 |JCT Vin City |4.0 |Nguyễn Quý Trị streetVinhomes Ocean Park | Exit: Hanoi Join: Haiphong |Gia Lâm |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|BR | B-01 |↓ | |Cross the Bac Hung Hai canal | colspan="2" |Hà Nội – Hưng Yên boundary |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|3 |JCT Văn Giang |11.0 |Tô Quyền streetVinhomes Ocean Park 2 and 3 | | rowspan="6" |Hưng Yên | rowspan="3" |Văn Giang |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|TG |Toll Gate (Hanoi) |12.7
!style="background-color: #BFB;"| 4 |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|IC Ring road 4 |style="background-color: #ffdead;"| |style="background-color: #ffdead;"| Hanoi Ring Road 4 |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|Under Construction |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|5 |IC Yên Mỹ |21.0 | Chợ Bến – Yên Mỹ National Route 39 | | rowspan="2" |Yên Mỹ |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|SA |V23 Hưng Yên Service Area |24.3
!style="background-color: #BFB;"| 6 |style="background-color: #ffdddd;"|IC Ân Thi |style="background-color: #ffdddd;"| |style="background-color: #ffdddd;"| National Route 38 |style="background-color: #ffdddd;"| Under Construction | Ân Thi |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|BR |Bãi Sậy Bridge |↓
| colspan="2" | Hưng Yên – Hải Dương boundary |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"| 7 |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|IC Bình Giang |style="background-color: #ffdead;"| |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|Provincial Road 392 |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|Under Construction | rowspan="5" |Hải Dương | Bình Giang |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|BR |Cầu Ô Xuyên |↓ | |Cross the Bac Hung Hai canal | rowspan="3" |Gia Lộc |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|8 |IC Gia Lộc |49.0 | National Route 38
!style="background-color: #BFB;"|SA |V52 Hải Dương Service Area |53.0
!style="background-color: #BFB;"| 9 |style="background-color: #ffdddd;"|IC Thanh Hà |style="background-color: #ffdddd;"| |style="background-color: #ffdddd;"|Provincial Road 390 |style="background-color: #ffdddd;"|Under Construction | Thanh Hà |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|BR |Thái Bình Bridge |↓ | |Thái Bình river pass | colspan="2" |Hải Dương – Hải Phòng boundary |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|10 |IC An Lão |74.0 | National Route 10 | | rowspan="9" |Hải Phòng | rowspan="2" |An Lão |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|SA |V77 Hải Phòng Service Area |76.6
!style="background-color: #BFB;"| 11 |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|IC CT.08 |style="background-color: #ffdead;"| |style="background-color: #ffdead;"| Ninh Bình – Hải Phòng |style="background-color: #ffdead;"|Planned | rowspan="3" |Dương Kinh |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|TG |Toll Gate (Haiphong) |94.6
!style="background-color: #BFB;"|12 |IC Dương Kinh |95.0 |Provincial Road 353
!style="background-color: #BFB;"|BR | Lạch Tray Bridge |↓ | |Lạch Tray river pass | Dương Kinh – Hải An boundary |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|13 |IC Tràng Cát |98.7 |Đình Vũ – Cát Hải Bridge Tân Vũ - Lạch Huyện street | | rowspan="3" |Hải An |- !style="background-color: #BFB;"|14 |IC Bạch Đằng Bridge |104 | Hải Phòng – Hạ Long – Vân Đồn – Móng Cái
!style="background-color: #BFB;"|15 |IC Đình Vũ |105 |Provincial Road 356 |End of the route
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