Struggling to move on the most congested roads in Ho Chi Minh City

Duong Nguyen Tat Thanh noi lien Quan 7, Quan 4 va Quan 1, dang la tuyen qua tai nhat TPHCM. Theo thong ke cua So Giao thong Van tai, Trong 9 thang dau nam nay, tren tuyen duong nay xay ra 811 vu un u.

Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, connecting District 7, District 4 and District 1, is the most congested route in Ho Chi Minh City. According to statistics from the Department of Transport, in the first 9 months of this year, there were 811 traffic jams on this street.

Dai khoang 2 km, duong Nguyen Tat Thanh bat dau tu cau Khanh Hoi, ket thuc o cau Tan Thuan. Mat duong rong 14 m, 4 lan xe, mot ben la khu dan cu day dac, truong hoc, co so kinh doanh; phia con lai phan lon dien tich thuoc cang Sai Gon.

About 2 km long, Nguyen Tat Thanh Street starts from Khanh Hoi Bridge and ends at Tan Thuan Bridge. The road surface is 14 m wide, with 4 lanes. According to Mr. Nguyen Kien Giang - Deputy Head of the Department of Road Traffic Infrastructure Management and Exploitation (HCMC Department of Transport), Nguyen Tat Thanh Street is currently overloaded by up to 140%, causing constant congestion, especially during rush hours.

Nguyen nhan dan den tinh trang un tac do day la duong huyet mach noi khu vuc phia Nam voi trung tam TPHCM. Dong thoi, tuyen duong nay co nhieu truong hoc, dan cu sinh song. Mat khac, Cang Sai Gon chua duoc di doi theo chu truong cua UBND TPHCM. Viec cac xe container, xe tai nang lien tuc ra vao cang da gay ap luc lon len he thong giao thong, dac biet la khu vuc cau Tan Thuan 1 va Tan Thuan 2.

The reason for the traffic jam is that this is the main artery connecting the southern area with the center of Ho Chi Minh City. On the other hand, Saigon Port has not been relocated according to the policy of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the continuous movement of container trucks and heavy trucks in and out of the port has put great pressure on the traffic system, especially the area of Tan Thuan 1 and Tan Thuan 2 bridges.

The second traffic jam point is on Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street (from Bach Dang to Dai Liet Si Intersection) in Binh Thanh District, where 615 traffic jams occurred in the first 9 months of 2024 according to statistics from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport.

Day la cua ngo ket noi khu trung tam ve phia dong bac thanh pho, tap trung nhieu truong hoc, ben xe, moi ngay luon day dac xe qua lai.

This is the gateway connecting the central area to the northeast of the city, with many schools and bus stations, and is always crowded with vehicles every day.

Phuong tien un u tren duong Xo Viet Nghe Tinh trong sang 1.11. “Duong nay ngay nao cung xay ra ket xe. Ngay nhieu thi 3-4 lan, khong thi cung xay ra 2 lan sang va chieu“, ba Lan Chi - chu cua hang kinh doanh ben duong Xo Viet Nghe Tinh cho hay.

Traffic jams on Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street on the morning of November 1. “Traffic jams happen on this street every day. On the most frequent days, it happens 3-4 times, and on the least frequent days, it happens twice a day, morning and afternoon,” said Ms. Lan Chi, a shop owner on Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street.

Tuong tu, duong Truong Chinh o cua ngo phia tay bac thanh pho cung qua tai nghiem trong.

Similarly, Truong Chinh Street at the northwest gateway of the city is also seriously overloaded. This is the main artery connecting Tan Phu and Tan Binh districts to the city center, so it has a high traffic density.

Theo thong ke cua So Giao thong van tai TPHCM, trong 9 thang dau nam 2024, doan tu duong Au Co den duong Tan Ky Tan Quy, quan Tan Binh xay ra 569 lan un u.

According to statistics from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport, in the first 9 months of 2024, the section from Au Co Street to Tan Ky Tan Quy Street, Tan Binh District, experienced 569 traffic jams.

Phuong tien xung dot tai giao lo Truong Chinh - Tan Son Nhi.

Vehicles collided at the intersection of Truong Chinh - Tan Son Nhi.

Ngoai cac khu vuc tren, thong ke tai TPHCM con co 24 diem nguy co un tac khac. Trong do, mot so diem ket xe da ton tai nhieu nam chua co dau hieu chuyen bien, nhu: nut giao An Phu, Nguyen Thi Dinh doan gan cang Cat Lai (TP Thu Duc); Duong Ba Trac (quan 8), nut giao Dinh Bo Linh - Bach Dang (Binh Thanh)...

In addition to the above areas, statistics in Ho Chi Minh City show that there are 24 other traffic jam-prone areas. Some of these have existed for many years with no signs of improvement, such as: Dinh Bo Linh - Bach Dang intersection (588 times); An Phu intersection (554 times), Nguyen Thi Dinh (195 times); Duong Ba Trac - Kenh Xang bridge area (188 times)...