Jakarta will provide free public transportation for 15 groups of residents as part of the 100-day programme led by its Governor Pramono Anung and Deputy Governor Rano Karno.
The Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line’s elevated section has received a safety certification by Apave - Bureau Veritas - Certifer (known as ABC Consultant) from France, giving it the paperwork needed to be operational.
Thai tourism operators are urging the Thai government to seriously consider measures to tackle overtourism. One of the proposed measures is a tourism tax of 300 baht (8.11 USD).
Traffic jams has been mounting in Hanoi as the Tet (Lunar New Year) is approaching, prompting local authorities to try new ways to ease congestion, which is even worsened by construction sites.
Along with completing its transport infrastructure system, Ho Chi Minh City is building a smart traffic management and operation system using high technologies to deal with traffic congestion and reduce accidents.
Secretary of the Party Committee of Binh Duong province Nguyen Van Loi has pledged all the best conditions possible to foreign investors so they can undertake long-term business effectively in the southern locality.
Study of new technologies is underway in Ho Chi Minh City to complete its transport system, and ease traffic congestion that has plagued the southern hub for a long time.
Hanoi has focused resources on infrastructure construction, especially transport infrastructure, with many important projects rolled out and put into service, contributing to ease traffic congestion in the capital city.
About 566km of expressways have been constructed since 2020, increasing the total length of highways in the country to 1,729km, according to a recent report from the transport ministry.
Ho Chi Minh City is striving to reactivate several key projects that have been shelved for years with a view to helping ease flooding and traffic congestion.
The Hanoi People’s Council has approved, in principle, the construction of Thuong Cat bridge across the Red River, connecting Bac Tu Liem and Dong Anh districts.
The Ministry of Transport on launched the Traffic Safety Year 2023, which aims to decrease the annual number of accidents, deaths, and injuries by five to 10%.
This year, Hanoi plans to increase investment in transport infrastructure and accelerate the progress of technical infrastructure investment projects, and major transport works to alleviate traffic congestion in the city.
In a bid to ease traffic congestion and reduce pollution in Hanoi, around 100 automatic toll stations for cars entering the city’s inner areas could be set up over the next three years.
The Thai cabinet has declared three extra holidays for residents in Bangkok, and Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan provinces to reduce traffic congestion when Bangkok hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting next month.
The capital city of Hanoi officially opened the Le Van Luong - Belt Road No. 3 tunnel to traffic in the morning of October 5, part of the city's moves to address traffic congestion.