Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai Street in HCM City’s District 3 is often congested, especially during peak hours. More than 90 per cent of residents in the city use motorbikes for transport. — VNS Photo Ngọc DiệpViet Nam News HCM CITY — Many experts agree that HCM City authorities should focus on improving public transport before making decisions about limiting vehicles in the inner city. HCM City’s Việt Nam Fatherland Front on March 1 organised a conference about a draft plan to develop a public transport system (metro lines, bus, taxi, waterbus and urban railway) and limit the circulation of private vehicles (bikes, motorbikes and cars) by 2030. Nearly 63 per cent of 35,000 people who were surveyed about the plan agreed to limiting inner-city travel only if public transport met demand, according to a recent survey conducted by the Transport Development and Strategy Institute (TDSI) in collaboration with the city’s Department of … [Read more...] about Improve public transport first before limiting vehicles in inner city: experts
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Transport ministry claims 60% of HCM City residents support motorbike ban
A Ministry of Transport survey claims that more than 60% of residents in HCM City support the plan to restrict cars and motorbikes in the city centre. Congestion in HCM City The figures were announced at a review meeting on improving public transportation and limiting personal vehicles project in HCM City held on March 1 by the city’s Vietnam Fatherland Front. The survey was conducted with 30,000 people in 24 districts by the Department of Transport and the Transport Development and Strategy Institute under the Ministry of Transport. The result shows that 62.56% of the residents approved of the project. However, they also asked the authorities to quickly improve the public transport system. Over 80% supported the idea to adjust school and office hours to avoid congestion. Nearly 70% supported the idea of a congestion charge for car drivers in the city centre and 85.5% wanted the authorities to apply an automated system to issue penalty notices and fines. The Department of … [Read more...] about Transport ministry claims 60% of HCM City residents support motorbike ban
HCMC takes heed to expand infrastructure in Eastern gateway
It is a step to pave the way for implementation of creative urban planning project in districts 2, 9 and Thu Duc where cover an area of 21,000 hectare and estimated population of nearly one million in the future. As per the city’s general development strategy, the city will expand to four directions in the South, the North, the East and the West; however, it seemed that city authorities focus on infrastructure in the Eastern gateway more. So far, major infrastructure constructions have been inplementing such as expansion project of Hanoi highway, Vo Van Kiet boulevard, Sai Gon tunnel, the ring belt road No.2, Pham Van Dong boulevard, the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway, the metro No.1 and the new Mien Dong Bus Station. The municipal Department of Transport said that it will step up major traffic infrastructure constructions in 2018 to tackle the congestions and create a close urban traffic system in the city. Major construction projects in the East will be on … [Read more...] about HCMC takes heed to expand infrastructure in Eastern gateway
New master plan to transform HCM City Region
An overpass with three branches, which has been partially built, will help ease congestion on streets around Tân Sơn Nhất international airport. Photo courtesy of the city’s Department of Transport Viet Nam News Every year, thousands of people move to HCM City looking for work thus placing a strain on transport, educational and healthcare systems. A new master plan envisions improvements in infrastructure and services in the region that would help relieve overcrowding in the city and provide a higher quality of life to both provincial and city residents by 2030. Bồ Xuân Hiệp reports. HCM CITY — Five years ago, Hoàng Thị Thùy Vân left her hometown in Vĩnh Long Province in the Mekong Delta to move to HCM City to find a job with a decent income. “It’s a nightmare to go to work every morning and come back in the afternoon because of the traffic. But I have to stay here to earn a … [Read more...] about New master plan to transform HCM City Region
GMS transport projects make Vietnam better connected
Vietnam is the only country in the GMS that has participated in all three economic corridors. They include the north-south corridor that connects Vietnam with China, the east-west to link Thua Thien-Hue province and Da Nang city in the central region with Laos and all the way to Thailand and Myanmar and finally the southern one bridging HCM City with Phnom Penh and Bangkok. According to Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho, with financial aid from sponsors, especially the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and concerted efforts, Vietnam has been completing works within these important connectivity corridors. Connecting with China, Vietnam put the Kunming – Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong expressway into use in December 2015. Notably, the Hanoi – Lao Cai expressway with a total length of 264 km and investment of 1.2 billion USD sourced from the ADB was considered a strategic part of the Kunming – Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong road corridor … [Read more...] about GMS transport projects make Vietnam better connected