Ho Chi Minh City will limit the construction of new residential high-rises in districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 and Phu Nhuan, under a housing development plan for the 2021-2030 period.
Ho Chi Minh City will not grant licences to high-rise construction projects on roads and in areas where planned infrastructure projects have not been completed in an effort to relieve congestions.
The Hanoi People’s Committee has proposed regulations related to underground parking space in high-rises to the municipal People’s Council, which will be approved in a meeting in July.
The rapid rise of apartment blocks along several small roads in Hanoi has strained traffic infrastructure with thousands of new residents arriving at once.
Ho Chi Minh City authorities are considering requiring high-rises of 20 floors or more to have helipads for search-and-rescue missions during natural disasters or fires.
Authorities of the central city of Hue have banned the construction of tall buildings near the city’s garden houses, considered an architectural legacy of the former imperial capital.
HCM City’s Urban Railway Management Board has submitted a plan to link the urban railway system underground with high-rise buildings, apartments and shopping complexes.
Hanoi continues enhancing fire prevention inspections and the maintenance of fire safety systems from one to four times per year, not including sudden inspections, at apartment buildings.
The government has paid attention to and issued documents on fire prevention and safety to strengthen the capacity of buildings, however, the implementation process has shown drawbacks.
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