Traffic jam at the western gateway of Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of April 30

    Chân Phúc |

    The increased traffic volume at the western gateway of Ho Chi Minh City has caused many roads to fall into prolonged congestion, and traffic police forces have been strengthened to regulate traffic.

    Sáng 30.4, ngày đầu kỳ nghỉ lễ 30.4 - 1.5, khu vực cửa ngõ phía Tây TPHCM ghi nhận tình trạng phương tiện tăng đột biến, gây ùn ứ kéo dài trên Quốc lộ 1, hướng từ trung tâm thành phố đi các tỉnh miền Tây.
    On the morning of April 30, the first day of the April 30 - May 1 holiday, the western gateway area of Ho Chi Minh City recorded a sudden increase in vehicles, causing prolonged congestion on National Highway 1, in the direction from the city center to the western provinces.
    Từ khoảng 7h, dòng xe máy và ôtô đã nối đuôi nhau di chuyển chậm qua khu vực nút giao Bình Thuận. Nhiều thời điểm, các phương tiện gần như “chôn chân“, phải nhích từng chút một. Tiếng còi xe vang lên liên tục, không khí trở nên ngột ngạt khi lượng xe đổ dồn về cùng lúc.
    From about 7 am, motorbikes and cars lined up to move slowly through the Binh Thuan intersection area. At many times, vehicles were almost "stuck", having to move little by little. Car horns rang continuously, the atmosphere became suffocating as the number of vehicles poured in at the same time.
    Phương tiện ken đặc, di chuyển chậm trên cầu vượt nút giao Bình Thuận hướng về các tỉnh miền Tây.
    Vehicles are packed, moving slowly on the overpass at the Binh Thuan intersection towards the Mekong Delta provinces.
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    Many families carry luggage, bags, and gifts piled high in front and behind the car.
    Trên các xe máy, hình ảnh cha mẹ chở theo con nhỏ, thậm chí bồng bế trẻ em giữa dòng xe đông đúc khá phổ biến.
    On motorbikes, images of parents carrying young children, even holding children in the crowded traffic are quite common.
    Phương tiện “Gia đình tôi về quê ở Bến Tre nghỉ lễ nên mang theo khá nhiều đồ đạc. Đi từ sớm nhưng vẫn gặp cảnh kẹt xe kéo dài, lại chở theo con nhỏ nên di chuyển rất vất vả,” anh Trần Minh Tuấn (32 tuổi) cho biết.
    Vehicles are congested, moving slowly through the gateway area. "My family returned to my hometown in Can Tho for the holiday, so we brought quite a lot of luggage. We left early but still encountered prolonged traffic jams, and also carrying young children, so moving was very difficult," shared Mr. Tran Minh Tuan (32 years old).
    Lực lượng CSGT có mặt tại nhiều giao lộ trọng điểm để phân luồng, điều tiết giao thông. Một số điểm được điều chỉnh đèn tín hiệu, hướng dẫn phương tiện di chuyển theo từng đợt nhằm giảm áp lực.
    Traffic police forces are present at many key intersections to divert and regulate traffic.

    Dự báo, tình trạng ùn ứ tại cửa ngõ phía Tây TPHCM có thể còn kéo dài đến trưa cùng ngày, khi nhu cầu về quê nghỉ lễ vẫn tiếp tục tăng cao.
    It is predicted that the congestion at the western gateway of Ho Chi Minh City may continue until noon on the same day, as the demand for returning home for holidays continues to increase.
    Chân Phúc
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