Close-up of the old streets in Hanoi where vehicles with more than 16 seats are banned

    Việt Anh - Hoàng Xuyến |

    To reduce congestion and environmental pollution, from March 1, many streets in the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake (Hanoi) will pilot a ban on cars with more than 16 seats operating during rush hour.

    Moi day, UBND TP Ha Noi da chap thuan de nghi cua So Giao thong Van tai ve phuong an oto tren 16 cho chi duoc hoat dong theo khung gio o pho co, Ho Guom, tru xe buyt, xe dua don hoc sinh.
    Recently, the Hanoi People's Committee has approved the proposal of the Department of Transport on the option that cars with more than 16 seats can only operate within the operating hours in the old town and Hoan Kiem Lake, except for buses and school buses.
    Thoi gian thi diem han che bat dau tu 1.3, buoi sang tu 6h30 den 8h30, chieu tu 16h30 den 18h30. Sau 6 thang, cac co quan se danh gia hieu qua, bao cao thanh pho xem xet quyet dinh.
    The limited pilot time starts from March 1, in the morning from 6:30 to 8:30, in the afternoon from 16:30 to 6:30. After 6 months, the agencies will evaluate the effectiveness and report to the city for consideration and decision.
    Cac tuyen duong han che xe tren 16 cho.
    The routes limit vehicles with more than 16 seats.
    Da so cac tuyen duong nay deu co mat do giao thong dong duc va xay ra tinh trang un tac, dac biet la vao gio cao diem. Ngo Hang Hanh la mot trong nhung ngo duoc thi diem han che xe, ghi nhan trong ngay 14.2, du khong co xe tren 16 cho di chuyen vao khu vuc nay nhung con ngo van chat choi vi long duong nho, via he hep.
    Most of these routes have high traffic density and congestion, especially during rush hour.
    Pho Bao Khanh va ngo Bao Khanh cung thuoc khu vuc cam xe tren 16 cho trong khung gio cao diem.
    Bao Khanh Street is one of the streets piloted to ban vehicles with more than 16 seats during peak hours. Recorded on February 14, although there were no vehicles with more than 16 seats moving into this area, the street was still cramped due to the small roadway and narrow sidewalks.
    Pho Hang Trong cung cam xe tren 16 cho hoat dong tu ngay 1.3. Day la mot trong nhung tuyen pho co nhieu co so luu tru cho khach du lich nen co nhieu phuong tien giao thong cho khach di chuyen vao day.
    Hang Trong Street also prohibits vehicles with more than 16 seats from operating from March 1. This is one of the streets with many accommodation facilities for tourists, so there are many means of transport to move here.
    Pho Ly Quoc Su la tuyen pho giao thong 1 chieu, 2 ben via he bi trung dung lam noi do xe va ban hang nen trong khung gio cao diem, viec di chuyen qua khu vuc nay kha kho khan.
    Ly Quoc Su Street is also one of the streets that prohibits vehicles with more than 16 seats. This is a one-way traffic street, with both sides of the sidewalk being used as a parking and sales place, so during rush hour, traveling through this area is quite difficult.
    Via he Pho Ly Quoc Su trong ngay 14.2.
    Sidewalk on Ly Quoc Su street on February 14.
    Ba Nguyen Thi Dung (tieu thuong ban hang tren pho Ly Quoc Su, Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi) cho biet: “Khu vuc nay rat nhieu truong mam non, moi khi xe du lich tra khach trung voi gio hoc sinh tan hoc la tac khong di duoc“.
    Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung (a vendor on Ly Quoc Su Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi) said: "There are many kindergartens in this area, every time a tourist truck returns to a customer during school break, it is jammed and cannot be used."
    Mot xe du lich don tra khach tren pho Nha Chung.
    A tourist car picked up and dropped off passengers on Nha Chung Street.
    Nhieu lan thay doan tu Trang Thi toi Nha Chung bi tac trong gio cao diem, ba Nguyen Thi Hoa (Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi) mong muon se giai quyet duoc tinh trang un tac tu sau ngay 1.3.
    Having seen the section from Trang Thi to Nha Chung blocked many times during rush hour, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa (Hoan Kiem, Hanoi) hopes to solve the traffic congestion after March 1.
    De ho tro nguoi dan va du khach di lai thuan tien, thanh pho Ha Noi se bo tri 4 diem trung chuyen theo cac huong cua khu vuc han che tren cac tuyen pho Ba Trieu, Tran Nhat Duat, Phung Hung va khu vuc cho Dong Xuan.
    Image of a car stopping to pick up passengers on Nha Tho Street, a large car occupying half of the traffic road.
    De ho tro nguoi dan va du khach di lai thuan tien, thanh pho Ha Noi se bo tri 4 diem trung chuyen theo cac huong cua khu vuc han che tren cac tuyen pho Ba Trieu, Tran Nhat Duat, Phung Hung va khu vuc cho Dong Xuan.
    To support people and tourists to travel conveniently, Hanoi will arrange 4 transit points in the directions of limited areas on Ba Trieu, Tran Nhat Duat, Phung Hung streets and Dong Xuan market area.
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