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Ho Chi Minh City aims to tackle traffic jams

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport will focus on implementing major projects to reduce traffic congestion and traffic accidents in 2019.
Ho Chi Minh City aims to tackle traffic jams ảnh 1Nguyen Thai Son-Nguyen Kiem intersection in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)

HCMCity (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport willfocus on implementing major projects to reduce traffic congestion and trafficaccidents in 2019.

Thedepartment will strive to put 75km of new roads and 17 bridges into operationwithin the year.

Itwill prioritise projects in key intersections, belt roads and city gateways, whilestriving to complete 24 important underway projects such as My Thuy crossroad,An Suong tunnel and Nguyen Thai Son-Nguyen Kiem flyover.

Additionally,the city transport sector will speed up other major projects such as the roadconnecting Pham Van Dong street with Go Dua crossroad, Thu Thiem 2 bridge, the intersectionat Ho Chi Minh National University, the Luong Dinh Cua street upgrade and OngNhieu bridge.

In2019, the department plans to launch 27 new projects, including the repairingof Nguyen Huu Canh street, the expansion of Dong Van Cong street, the constructionof Nguyen Huu Tho-Nguyen Van Linh crossroad, Binh Tien bridge, four main roadsin Thu Thiem urban area, as well as the expansion of Hanoi Highway.

Severalroads around Tan Son Nhat International Airport will be broadened, includingHoang Hoa Tham and Cong Hoa streets.

Accordingto Tran Quang Lam, Vice Director of the municipal Department of Transport, TanSon Nhat International Airport’s Terminal 3 is expected to become operation in2021 with a capacity of 20 million passengers per year. Therefore, roadssurrounding the airport must be improved to prevent congestion.

Thedepartment has proposed the construction of belt road No.3 to ease traffic jamsin the area.

In2018, the city concluded a number of projects, including the expansion of HoangMinh Giam street, the construction of the tunnel and flyover in My Thuy intersectionproject, a tunnel in An Suong intersection, and another at Ho Chi Minh CityNational University intersection, as well as a bridge crossing Kim Cuong islandin District 2.-VNA
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