The number of vehicles traveling on the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway, especially the section from An Phu intersection to Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway intersection, has exceeded the designed capacity by 25%.
With the number of trucks, just a small incident such as a damaged vehicle or a traffic collision can cause congestion. Every time there is electricity to repair bridges and roads on the highway, traffic jams extend for kilometers.
This time, the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway has been blocked in one lane for repairs, leading to traffic jams on many routes, causing traffic chaos and making it extremely difficult for people to travel. Although it was previously announced that traffic congestion on the Dong Nai - Ho Chi Minh City route was inevitable during the construction process, drivers and drivers were advised to consider other appropriate routes.
Drivers know that the highway is congested, so they proactively switch to other routes, such as Cat Lai ferry, Hanoi highway, but the number of vehicles is too crowded, so all routes are congested. According to Lao Dong reporters, there were times when vehicles lined up for 10 km to wait to cross Cat Lai ferry.
Traffic congestion has spread to National Highway 1, National Highway 51, Hanoi Highway, especially the Tan Van intersection area (old Di An, Binh Duong) - where the Ring Road 3 project is under construction. When the entire traffic network is affected, no route is open to traffic.
Traffic congestion in recent days shows that just blocking a lane to repair on the highway, the traffic picture of the eastern gateway can only be described in two words "chaos".
Passengers traveling to localities in the region took a lot of time and could not take the initiative to work. The transportation of goods is prolonged for more than usual, affecting the business and production of enterprises due to increased operating costs and disruptions in the supply chain.
Traffic congestion on the highway and some routes connecting the center of Ho Chi Minh City to Dong Nai and Vung Tau occurs frequently, this time it will last long because the construction time is about 15 days starting from July 15.
There are many opinions that it is necessary to increase shifts and quickly construct construction items to limit damage caused by traffic jams.
The reality of the past few days shows that the expansion of the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway is urgent, to put it into operation to keep up with the exploitation of Long Thanh airport.
Not only must the expressway be safe, but other routes must also be guaranteed. Otherwise, transporting passengers from different places to Long Thanh airport and vice versa will face many risks.
No one dares to choose to travel at an airport that could be delayed due to traffic jams.
