Prolonged traffic congestion on Dong Van Cong street on the way to Cat Lai Port, HCM City (Photo: tuoitre.vn)HCM City (VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has asked the Departmentof Transport to seek measures to tackle traffic jams at 37 traffic-congestionhotpots across the city, including those at seaports.
The city has asked the department to propose measures to ensuresafety and avoid traffic jams for vehicles travelling to Hiep Phuoc Port in NhaBe district.
The ports will be moved from districts 4 and 7 to Hiep Phuoc Portin the near future.
Of the 37 traffic-congestion hotpots in the city, Cat Lai Portarea has three heavy traffic-congestion hotspots, which can last up to manyhours per day, according to the Department of Transport.
The My Thuy intersection at Dong Van Cong and Nguyen Thi Dinhstreets in district 2 is a hotspot for traffic accidents.
Bui Van Quan, Chairman of the HCM City Cargo Association, saidthat prolonged traffic congestion caused transport costs to increase, with onlyone container ship per day from Cat Lai to factories. It formerly carried twotrips per day.
Quan said the heavy traffic jams at Cat Lai were due to itslocation in the Thu Thiem new urban area, instead of industrial parks.
Meanwhile, the Department of Transport has asked to speed upconstruction of the overpass at the My Thuy intersection so that it can open totraffic by November.
A director at Tan Thuan Industrial Development One-Member Co.,Ltd., which manages Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park in Nha Be district, said theauthorities should learn from the lessons of heavy traffic jams in Cat LaiPort.
HCM City has37 congestion hotspots, including six in the city centre, six near Tan SonNhat airport, and three at Cat Lai Port, among others.
Roads leadingnear Cat Lai Port recently suffered a 13-hour traffic jam, the most seriouscongestion this year.
To resolve theproblem, the construction of new roads at the intersection of Nguyen Thi Dinhand Vo Chi Cong streets has been proposed.
In addition, PhuMy Bridge needs to be expanded to ease frequent congestion.
Meanwhile,traffic jams at roads near Tan Son Nhat airport are expected to be relieved,owing to the completion of two flyovers by the end of this month.
Trafficcongestion has become a critical issue in HCM City, which has more than 1,000newly registered vehicles a day.
By the end ofMarch last year, the city had more than 7.5 million vehicles, a year-on-yearincrease of 6.77 percent , according to the Department of Transport.
Millions ofvehicles from other provinces also contribute to traffic congestions every day,the department said.-VNA
The city has asked the department to propose measures to ensuresafety and avoid traffic jams for vehicles travelling to Hiep Phuoc Port in NhaBe district.
The ports will be moved from districts 4 and 7 to Hiep Phuoc Portin the near future.
Of the 37 traffic-congestion hotpots in the city, Cat Lai Portarea has three heavy traffic-congestion hotspots, which can last up to manyhours per day, according to the Department of Transport.
The My Thuy intersection at Dong Van Cong and Nguyen Thi Dinhstreets in district 2 is a hotspot for traffic accidents.
Bui Van Quan, Chairman of the HCM City Cargo Association, saidthat prolonged traffic congestion caused transport costs to increase, with onlyone container ship per day from Cat Lai to factories. It formerly carried twotrips per day.
Quan said the heavy traffic jams at Cat Lai were due to itslocation in the Thu Thiem new urban area, instead of industrial parks.
Meanwhile, the Department of Transport has asked to speed upconstruction of the overpass at the My Thuy intersection so that it can open totraffic by November.
A director at Tan Thuan Industrial Development One-Member Co.,Ltd., which manages Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park in Nha Be district, said theauthorities should learn from the lessons of heavy traffic jams in Cat LaiPort.
HCM City has37 congestion hotspots, including six in the city centre, six near Tan SonNhat airport, and three at Cat Lai Port, among others.
Roads leadingnear Cat Lai Port recently suffered a 13-hour traffic jam, the most seriouscongestion this year.
To resolve theproblem, the construction of new roads at the intersection of Nguyen Thi Dinhand Vo Chi Cong streets has been proposed.
In addition, PhuMy Bridge needs to be expanded to ease frequent congestion.
Meanwhile,traffic jams at roads near Tan Son Nhat airport are expected to be relieved,owing to the completion of two flyovers by the end of this month.
Trafficcongestion has become a critical issue in HCM City, which has more than 1,000newly registered vehicles a day.
By the end ofMarch last year, the city had more than 7.5 million vehicles, a year-on-yearincrease of 6.77 percent , according to the Department of Transport.
Millions ofvehicles from other provinces also contribute to traffic congestions every day,the department said.-VNA
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