Traffic jam

Nguyễn Thị Định Road will be widened to reduce traffic jam. — Photo vov.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Nguyễn Thi Định Road from Mỹ Thủy Intersection to Cát Lái Port in HCM City will be widen ed to reduce traffic jam s in the area. The estimated investment for a 1.9km stretch of the road is VNĐ1.44 trillion (US$63.3 million), of which VNĐ850 billion (US$34 million) will be spent on clearing the land . The area from Mỹ Thủy Intersection to Cát Lái Port sees a great deal of traffic from container trucks every day , which cause s terrible congestion. The city has adopted several measures to reduce traffic jam s in the area , such as traffic divergence and building up intersections. The road widening effort will help improve the traffic situation . The investor , the Urban Traffic Management Centre No 2 , said the project had been approved by the city’s c ouncil in 2016. … [Read more...] about Road widened to reduce traffic jams

Vehicles stuck in the area of tunnel construction site in Điện Biên Phủ Street, Đà Nẵng City. — Photo kenh14.vn Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — Delay in the construction of a tunnel at the Điện Biên Phủ-Nguyễn Tri Phương intersection in the central Đà Nẵng City has worsened the traffic situation in the area during rush hour. The construction, aimed at reducing traffic jams from Đà Nẵng International Airport to the central city, and another part serving the APEC Summit in November began in December 2016 and was expected to be completed late last month, but, so far, the construction site was still a mess. “The delay in construction had badly impacted our lives,” a local living near the construction site said. “During rush hour in the morning and evening, vehicles are forced to come to a standstill on the road for hours,” he said. The area is very dusty on sunny days, while on rainy days, huge puddles of water are everywhere, a woman, who has a small shop on Điện Biên Phủ Street, … [Read more...] about Construction delay causes traffic jams

Traffic slowed along Giải Phóng Road in Hà Nội yesterday as thousands returned to the city after the holiday. — Photo infonet.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI -- An influx of people returned to big cities, particularly Hà Nội and HCM City, after enjoying the four-day holiday for the Reunification and Labour Day celebrations, causing some traffic congestion along cities’ entrance routes. The National Highway 1, which runs from north to south, experienced the most serious traffic jams at its Pháp Vân-Cầu Gĩe crossroads heading towards Hà Nội yesterday, when traffic peaked. Travellers, most of whom were office workers or children visiting their families in different provinces, tried to reach the city on time to begin their working day today, and many were forced to scramble to find an available city-bound bus. The bus stations of Mỹ Đình and Giáp Bát in Hà Nội yesterday were chaotic due to thousands of passengers arriving at the same time in the afternoon. People stuffed into … [Read more...] about Holiday traffic jams persist as travellers flock back to cities

The area gets extremely crowded. – Photo vietnamplus.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - A collision between a dump truck and a four-seater car caused hours-long traffic jam on Phan Trọng Tuệ Road in Thanh Trì District in the southeastern side of Hà Nội this morning. Thousands of vehicles were stuck on the 3km stretch in the area near the Tó Bridge and the Đại Thanh Urban Area from around 7.30am until 10.30am. Thái Huy Văn, a police officer of section 14 of Hà Nội’s Transport Police, said the collision was not serious but had caused a major traffic jam because it happened during the rush hour. The police had to dispatch more than 10 officials to support the two on-duty officials in that area to manage the traffic. Nguyễn Việt Dũng, a resident of Đại Thanh Urban Area, said he had been waiting for two hours but had not moved. Several people had to call their offices to inform them they would be late or absent. “I asked for leave in the morning because with … [Read more...] about Accident causes traffic jam in southeastern Hà Nội

Prolonged traffic congestion on Đồng Văn Cống Street on the way to Cát Lái Port. — Photo tuoitre.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The HCM City People’s Committee has asked the Department of Transport to seek measures to tackle traffic congestion at 37 traffic-congestion hotpots across the city, including those at seaports. The city has asked the department to propose measures to ensure safety and avoid traffic jams for vehicles travelling to Hiệp Phước Port in Nhà Bè District. The ports will be moved from districts 4 and 7 to Hiệp Phước Port in the near future. Of the 37 traffic-congestion hotpots in the city, Cát Lái Port area has three heavy traffic-congestion hotspots, which can last up to many hours per day, according to the Department of Transport. The Mỹ Thủy intersection at Đồng Văn Cống and Nguyễn Thị Định streets in District 2 is a hotspot for traffic accidents. Bùi Văn Quản, chairman of the HCM City Cargo Association, said that prolonged traffic congestion … [Read more...] about City aims to reduce seaport traffic jams

The fire cause a huge traffic jam on the Phan Ngoc Hieàn route. — VNA/VNS Photo Manh Linh CA MAU (VNS) — A huge fire broke out today at a private company in Ca Mau City in the southernmost Ca Mau Province. The fire broke out at about 11am on the second floor of a building, owned by the Thanh Ngan Informatics Trading and Service Ltd Company, and located at 77, Phan Ngoc Hieàn Street in District 5, Three fire engines were sent to the site, and they quickly brought the fire under control. However the fire cause a huge traffic jam on the Phan Ngoc Hieàn route, the largest in the city, for one hour. "The fire broke out on the second floor of the building where our employees work. Luckily, no one was present at the time. The fire was probably caused by a burning ventilator that fell onto the mattress below," Nguyen Thi Bich Ngan, the company's chief, said. Municipal officials have begun investigating the cause of the fire and the damage it has caused. — VNS … [Read more...] about Huge Ca Mau City fire causes traffic jam

With more than 26,000 taxis, HCM City’s traffic congestion has worsened in recent years. – VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY – Stand on just about any sidewalk in downtown HCM City and you can’t fail to see an oncoming stream of taxis, a welcome sight for passengers during rush hour and rainy days, but quite a nuisance for many others. Some local residents and officials say the explosion of taxi services in recent years is contributing to traffic congestion, which has become increasingly worse. As of 2016, there were a total of 11,060 traditional taxis and 15,300 app-based taxis, double the number that city officials had previously targeted. Traffic is often so bad around the city that it’s uncommon for a resident to go for more than a day without struggling to wriggle through crowded streets at any time of the day. Adding to the congestion is the daily flush of vehicles that enter and leave the city from neighbouring provinces. Though the city’s … [Read more...] about Are taxis making HCM City’s traffic worse?

HCM City plans several measures to ease traffic at congestion-prone sites. – VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY – Traffic jams have eased somewhat in HCM City but not been eliminated, a top transport official has said. Bùi Xuân Cường, director of the Department of Transport, told a meeting on June 19 that one of the reasons they still occur in some places is the plethora of traffic infrastructure works in the downtown area. Lê Hồng Việt, deputy head of the department’s inspectorate, said inspections of the works have been stepped up, and warned contractors to speed up work so that temporary fences around construction sites could be removed soon. The inspectorate has also eliminated the problem of taxis parking on banned streets, he said. The city has 37 spots prone to traffic jams, according to the department. Of them, 25 have seen much improvement and two have improved somewhat, but the rest remain in a bad state, it said. In District 2, traffic jams occur … [Read more...] about City’s efforts to improve traffic at hot spots pay off — somewhat

A serious traffic accident occurred on the HCM Highway in Kon Tum province last Friday. The accident killed four people, including a HIV-virus carrier who exposed 35 others to the virus. — VNA/VNS Photo Cao Nguyên Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Nearly 9,600 traffic accidents resulting in 4,134 deaths and 8,000 injuries were reported in Việt Nam in the first half of this year, according to National Committee for Road Safety. The amount of accidents, deaths and injuried victims fell by 636, 229 and 1,004 respectively compared with those of the same period last year. However, there were 23 serious traffic accidents that claimed a total of 81 deaths, 110 injuries and other asset losses. According to the report released today by the road safety committee, the traffic fatality rate has reduced in 38 major cities and provinces across the country . Particularly, 16 of the 38 provinces and cities saw the fatality rate drop up to 20 per cent. These provinces include Cà Mau, … [Read more...] about Fewer traffic accidents and victims reported in 2017’s first half

A police officer manages traffic flow at an intersection of Giải Phóng and Pháp Vân roads in Hà Nội. The city has about 35 congestion hotspots and the maximum time spent stuck in traffic has been cut to just 20 minutes.VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tấn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội has about 35 congestion hotspots and the maximum time spent stuck in traffic has been cut to just 20 minutes. According to Hà Nội’s Transport Department six of the worst spots for traffic were eased in the first six months of the year. The spots include Lò Đúc - Trần Khát Chân - Kim Ngưu; Trung Văn - Tố Hữu; Chương Dương Bridge, Trâu Quỳ - National Highway No 5 and a spot near the Vinamilk Factory on National Highway No 5, reported Giao thông ( Transport ) online newspaper. A number of streets that suffered standstills of up to an hour, such as Phạm Hùng, Lê Văn Lương, Trần Duy Hưng, Ngã Tư Sở, Trường Chinh and Cầu Giấy, now only witnessed traffic jams for 5 – 10 minutes. Nguyễn Văn Thái, a taxi … [Read more...] about Hà Nội reduces traffic congestion