Vehicles will be banned from central city to assure traffic order and safety during the ten-day 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi celebrations.

The Hanoi Transport Department says all vehicles will be banned in the Ly Thai To Park precinct and limited around Hoan Kiem Lake before the opening ceremony at 7am Friday, October 1.

Vehicles will also be prohibited from Ba Dinh Square; Hung Vuong Road; Doc Lap-Hoang Van Thu; the Nguyen Canh Chan-Ba Huyen Thanh Quan-Mot Cot Pagoda route; the Phan Dinh Phung-Hoang Dieu-Quan Thanh route; Thanh Nien Road; the Van Xuan Garden and surrounds during parade rehearsals on October 6-7 and October 9-10.

Nguyen Thai Hoc-Cua Nam-Trang Thi-Hang Khay-Trang Tien Streets will be closed to traffic for the parade.

Both vehicles and pedestrians will be banned from Ba Dinh Square on Sunday morning, October 10.

Public screens will be installed at public places.

All roads to My Dinh National Stadium, including Cau Dien-Ho Tung Mau-Pham Hung-Tran Duy Hung-Khuat Duy Tien-Lang Hoa Lac streets will be closed during the final ceremony of Sunday evening, October 10.

All coaches of 24 seats or more will be banned from the ring road to downtown Hanoi and will have to park at Long Bien, Hai Ba Trung, Tu Liem, Hoang Mai, Ba Dinh and Cau Giay districts between October 7-10.

Buses will be used to ferry people from these points to the central city and return free of charge.

Hanoi Police deputy director Bach Thanh Dinh said security and safety were the priorities for guests and participants at the celebration and his officers would oversee five key areas during the parade.

People who lived or worked in restricted areas should carry their identification cards or employee cards to enter and leave restricted areas, he warned.

Transport Department director Nguyen Quoc Hung said the dense population would make traffic congestion inevitable.

People should follow the guidance of police and be aware of the need for traffic sense during the ceremonies, he advised./.