On the afternoon of January 30, representatives of the Traffic Command and Traffic Light Control Team (Traffic Police Department, Hanoi City Police) provided information to Lao Dong Newspaper related to reflections on the traffic light system causing congestion on Nguyen Trai street.
The traffic light system operating causing congestion that people reflected was installed at the U-turn point on Nguyen Trai street (in front of house number 142 Nguyen Trai, near the intersection with Cu Loc street).
Representatives of the Traffic Command and Traffic Light Control Team said that currently the Traffic Police Department (Hanoi City Police) and the Department of Construction are studying a plan to reduce traffic volume on the Nga Tu So overpass towards the inner city during morning rush hours.
Accordingly, functional agencies are calculating for the traffic light system at the U-turn point to operate normally again.
Today, the technical department turned on the traffic light system for inspection, causing congestion. After completing the inspection process, the traffic lights were turned off, and traffic returned to normal" - representative of the Traffic Command and Traffic Light Control Team said.
After the traffic diversion plan in this area is agreed upon by the inter-sectoral Department of Construction and Hanoi City Police, people will be notified to know and implement it.
According to Lao Dong's records at rush hour on January 30, the traffic light system at the U-turn position in front of house number 142 Nguyen Trai was not working.
Officers and soldiers of Road Traffic Police Team No. 7 are present during rush hour to regulate and divert traffic.
In general, the traffic situation at the U-turn intersection is relatively stable, with no localized congestion.
