Hanoi has set a target of reducing at least 15 percent of its traffic bottlenecks and clear all notorious accident black spots this year, in a bid to improve its traffic situation.

Accordingly, the city has asked all management agencies to launch more campaigns to raise transport businesses and citizens’ awareness of traffic order and safety.

The agencies have been asked to rearrange parking lots on main streets in the inner districts of Hoan Kiem, Dong Da, Ba Dinh, and Cau Giay, while keeping a close watch on places where congestions and accidents are easy to occur and dealing with traffic violations.

Additionally, more activities are required to improve officials’ capacity as well as the training and management of drivers. More investment is needed to be poured into the city’s transport system.

This year, Hanoi strives to reduce 5-10 percent of the number of traffic accident cases and related fatalities and injuries as compared to 2013.-VNA