Vehicles, except trucks, may use sides of Saigon pedestrian street at max of 20 kph

May 16, 2015 | 13:28

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All vehicles will likely be banned from using the inner part of Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1, but they, except trucks, may use the two lanes along the sides of the street, the local transport authorities have proposed.

The city Department of Transport made the proposal in its recent report to the city People’s Committee about the operations of the walking street since it was put into use on April 28.

Accordingly, the department wants to prohibit all vehicles from the inner pedestrian street, but allow them, except trucks, to travel at a maximum of 20 kph on the two lanes along the sides of the facility.

Operators of trucks wanting to use these two lanes must apply to the department for a permit to use them, the department said, adding the permit grant will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Meanwhile, on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or days when events are organized in the pedestrian street under the city’s authorization, all vehicles will be banned from using the entire Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street from 7 am to 11 pm.

On such days, all vehicles are also banned from stopping or parking on the street, the department proposed.

The department suggested that the city’s volunteer youth force be assigned to set up parking lots for motorbikes on streets near the walking street, such as Le Thanh Ton, Ton Duc Thang, Pasteur and Ham Nghi.

The Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street spans 670 meters from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee edifice to Bach Dang Wharf in District 1 and measures 64 meters in width.

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