HCM City aims to promote smart traffic system

HCM City aims to promote smart traffic system

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.
Hanoi may ban motorbikes in inner areas from 2025

Hanoi may ban motorbikes in inner areas from 2025

Relevant agencies in Hanoi are considering the prohibition of motorbikes in some urban districts after 2025.
Hanoi plans solutions to increase public transport use

Hanoi plans solutions to increase public transport use

Authorities in Hanoi have announced a plan to charge vehicles in downtown areas to increase the use of public transport, according to a decision signed by Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung recently.
Fewer road crashes but more traffic jams in H1

Fewer road crashes but more traffic jams in H1

Vietnam saw a decline in road accidents in the first half of 2019 while the number of prolonged traffic congestion was on a rise, according to the latest report of the National Committee for Road Safety.
HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway faces increasing traffic congestion

HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway faces increasing traffic congestion

Heavy traffic and frequent congestion has turned the HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay expressway into a low-speed road.
Vietnam to develop minibuses to deal with congestion

Vietnam to develop minibuses to deal with congestion

Transport experts have agreed that minibuses would encourage more people to use public transportation to ease congestion in big cities at a conference held by the Voice of Vietnam Radio on December 19.
Annual cost of Hanoi traffic reaches $1.2 billion

Annual cost of Hanoi traffic reaches $1.2 billion

Traffic congestion has cost Hanoi between US$1 and 1.2 billion per year and has made air pollution five times worse, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy under the Ministry of Transport said.
City urged to tackle flooding, pollution and traffic congestion

City urged to tackle flooding, pollution and traffic congestion

The chairwoman of the HCM City People’s Council urged the city’s People’s Committee to seek better solutions to tackle flooding, pollution and traffic congestion at a meeting held on Monday in the city.
City unveils new housing plan

City unveils new housing plan

HCM City authorities have submitted a new housing plan to the city People’s Council to ensure that new housing projects follow plans designed to improve city landscapes and residents’quality of life.
All roads leading to HCM City airport gridlocked ahead of long holiday

All roads leading to HCM City airport gridlocked ahead of long holiday

Since Monday roads leading to HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất airport have clogged by traffic though the four-day weekend extending into Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1) does not begin till Saturday.