A parking zone in Lê Lai Street in HCM City’s District 1. Finding a parking space is a serious problem for car drivers in the city.—VNS Photo Lê Anh Vũ Viet Nam News HCM CITY – High investment costs and low parking fees have made investors less interested in building automated car parking lots in HCM City, experts said at a workshop held on Friday. To cope with the problems of increasing automobiles and an overloaded car parking system, since 2006, the Ministry of Science and Technology has instructed Nippon Mechanics and Crane Co, Ltd (NMC) to undertake the project of designing and building elevators or automated parking systems in the country. The system has a lifting device and storage spaces inside to store vehicles efficiently and its capacity is 2-20 times higher than a traditional parking lot if they are built on the same area of land. Due to the lack of car parking spaces, many car drivers park on roadsides or drive around to find a place to park their vehicles, … [Read more...] about Elevator parking in city difficult to implement: experts
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Japanese company to help build HN’s underground parking
A parking area on Hà Nội’s Lý Thường Kiệt Street. Hà Nội is proposing to hire a Japanese consultant contractor to help implement an underground parking system in four inner districts. – VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Hà Nội’s People’s Committee has proposed that the Government choose a Japanese company as a consultant contractor to implement the planning of underground parking stations in the city. In the document sent to the Government, the committee said the planning of underground parking areas in four inner districts of the city was necessary to solve the urgent parking demand of residents and curb traffic congestion. The project, which will be implemented in Hoàn Kiếm, Ba Đình, Đống Đa, and Hai Bà Trưng districts, must include measures to protect the historical value of the city and connect commercial and cultural centres and infrastructure. The cost of planning the underground garage system in the city is … [Read more...] about Japanese company to help build HN’s underground parking
Hà Nội to switch major bus stations into car parks by 2020
Hà Nội’s Department of Transport has planned to switch four major bus stations in the inner city, including Gia Lâm, Mỹ Đình, GIáp Bát and Nước Ngầm, into car parks and inner-city bus interchanges by 2020.– VNA/VNS Photo Việt Hùng HÀ NỘI – Hà Nội’s Department of Transport has planned to switch four major bus stations in the inner city, including Gia Lâm, Mỹ Đình, GIáp Bát and Nước Ngầm, into car parks and inner-city bus interchanges by 2020. This is part of the department’s draft plan to improve parking lots, bus stations and bus interchanges by 2030 with a view to 2050. Plans have been submitted to the municipal People’s Committee for approval. Under the draft, the four bus stations would still be places to pick up and drop off passengers but they would be gradually transformed into parking lots. Gia Lâm and Giáp Bát bus stations are the first to be completed in 2020 with Mỹ Đình and Nước Ngầm following five years later. The department also said the city would complete … [Read more...] about Hà Nội to switch major bus stations into car parks by 2020
Experts raise concerns over Yên Sở bus station
The image of Yên Sở Bus Station when construction is completed. – VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Experts have raised concerns over the construction of Yên Sở bus station, which will be located inside the city instead of the suburbs, saying that the construction would cause waste and would not suit the city’s planning. According to Hà Nội’s planning on bus stations and parking lots to 2030 with a view to 2050, which was approved by the Government in 2016, Yên Sơn bus station would be a medium-term inter-provincial facility to reduce overloading on Giáp Bát, Nước Ngầm and Gia Lâm bus stations. The station would be located near Yên Sở Park south of Ring Road 3. It was expected to serve passenger buses and trucks with capacity to accommodate between 800 and 1,000 buses and 200 trucks per day. The construction of the bus station has proved controversial among transport experts. Dr Đào Ngọc Nghiêm, vice chairman of the Hà Nội Urban Planning and Development Association … [Read more...] about Experts raise concerns over Yên Sở bus station
New bus station on Belt Ring Road No.3 illogical: experts
Artist’s impression of Yên Sở’s new bus station, planned for Belt Ring Road No.3 in Hoàng Mai District. – Photo kinhtedothi.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The recent decision of the Hà Nội People’s Committee to approve the construction of a new bus station on Belt Ring Road No.3 is contrary to the city’s prior plans to remove bus stations from the inner city, transport experts say. The new bus station, to be called the Yên Sở station, will be built on Belt Ring Road No.3 near Yên Sở Park in Hoàng Mai District, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn. Hà Nội plans to transform four major inter-provincial bus stations in the inner city, including Gia Lâm, Mỹ Đình, Giáp Bát and Nước Ngầm, into car parks and inner-city bus interchanges by 2020. The changes are part of the draft plan to improve parking lots, bus stations and bus interchanges by 2030. By moving the major inter-provincial bus stations outside of the central city, urban planners hope to reduce heavy traffic that … [Read more...] about New bus station on Belt Ring Road No.3 illogical: experts
HCM City set to increase parking fees in public areas
An overloaded parking lot in HCM City’s District 1. The city will increase parking fees in the downtown area from October 1 in an effort to attract investment in parking lots. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Tuyết Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City authorities have decided to increase parking fees at all lots run by private operators in the inner city from October 1 . This is aimed at attracting more investment in building parking areas and reducing traffic in these areas. The new fees for bicycles and electric bikes in districts 1, 3 and 5 will be VNĐ2,000 (US$0.08) during the day, VNĐ4,000 ($0.17) at night, and VNĐ100,000 ($4.3) per month. Day is from 6am to 6pm. These will apply to schools, hospitals, markets, bus stations, supermarkets, entertainment places, cultural houses for children and youth, parks, and government offices. Motorbikes and electric motorcycles will be charged VNĐ4,000 for four hours during … [Read more...] about HCM City set to increase parking fees in public areas
Hải Phòng to build eight new coach stations
A coach station in Hải Phòng City. - VNA/VNS Photo Lâm Khánh Viet Nam News HẢI PHÒNG — The northern coastal city of Hải Phòng plans to mobilise investment from the private sector to build eight new coach stations in the period from 2018-20. The planned stations are Hải Thành Station in Dương Kinh District, Vĩnh Niệm Station in Lê Chân District, a southern station in Kiến An District, an eastern station in Hải An District, Minh Đức Station in Thủy Nguyên District, Tiên Lãng Station in Tiên Lãng District, Đại Hợp Station in Kiến Thụy District and Cát Hải Station in Cát Hải District. Deputy Chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Nguyễn Xuân Bình said that the move aims to reduce pressure on the State budget and increase competitiveness in investing and operating stations and parking lots. Investment allocation from the private sector will ensure transparency and community supervision on the operation of coach stations and parking lots, he said. The … [Read more...] about Hải Phòng to build eight new coach stations
Gov’t asks HN to build parking spaces, parks
A parking lot near Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked Hà Nội’s People’s Committee to revise its construction plan and build more parks and parking areas to serve people. In particular, the city should focus on constructing more irrigation lakes to increase water regulation capacity and reduce flooding in the city. Dũng also asked the municipal People’s Committee to review comprehensively its technical infrastructure plans, making sure transport plans are coordinated and consistent with the city’s approved master plan. In addition, Hà Nội needs to pay attention to the planning of underground spaces and the construction of traffic points connecting the inner city with suburban areas and satellite towns. The city should boost investment toward building traffic junctions linking bus stations, parking lots with specific investment plans and building mechanisms to attract … [Read more...] about Gov’t asks HN to build parking spaces, parks
Bus operators object to moving to new station
Coaches at the Cầu Rào Bus Station in the northern port city of Hải Phòng. — Photo vietnamnet.vn Viet Nam News HẢI PHÒNG — The northern port city of Hải Phòng’s Department of Transport has planned to gather hundred of coaches at one station, which has met with opposition from the owners of the vehicles. The department recently proposed to the city’s People’s Committee to transfer 144 inter-provincial coaches that were operating at Cầu Rào, Niệm Nghĩa and Lạc Long stations to Thượng Lý Bus Station in the inner district of Hồng Bàng. The large number of coaches coming in and out of these three stations has worsened traffic and caused traffic jams in the city’s central areas during peak hours, according to the department. The stations and coach operating companies whose vehicles are running from the central province of Nghệ An to the southern region have objected to the proposal, the Vietnamnet online newspaper reported. Trần Mạnh Hùng, vice … [Read more...] about Bus operators object to moving to new station
Illegal parking spots spring up in Hà Nội
Hà Nội will develop modern car park in downtown. With space limited in downtown Hà Nội, parking spaces are at a premium. — VNA/VNS Photo Thế Duyệt Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — With space limited in downtown Hà Nội, parking spaces are at a premium. So difficult it is to find a place to park cars and motorbikes, it seems any spare piece of land, on sidewalks and even in the yards of State agencies, is snapped up to be used as an illegal lot. In front of an office in Hai Bà Trưng District on Đoàn Trần Nghiệp Street, the motorbike parking lot of the Anh Duy Development Investment Co Ltd charges VNĐ10,000 (US$0.4) to park – despite the price printed on the ticket as only VNĐ5,000, reports Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper. Last month, the capital city expanded the use of the iParking app at 146 lots. The project is part of the ongoing efforts to improve urban traffic management by monitoring the number of vehicles using parking lots and ensuring transparency in collecting fees. … [Read more...] about Illegal parking spots spring up in Hà Nội