At noon on January 22, traffic volume from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre province and vice versa increased, causing local traffic congestion at Rach Mieu bridge area.
According to Lao Dong Newspaper reporters, the Traffic Police force of Tien Giang and Ben Tre provinces coordinated with relevant units to regulate traffic, preventing serious congestion at the "bottleneck" on National Highway 60.
Major Nguyen Van Thu - Traffic Police Department of Tien Giang Province Police - said that when the traffic volume from Ho Chi Minh City to the West through Rach Mieu Bridge increases and vice versa, local traffic congestion will occur. Traffic police forces of the two localities have coordinated to regulate traffic across the bridge in each direction to reduce congestion.
On the Tien Giang side, traffic police officers and soldiers of My Tho City Police also coordinated to block vehicles on Le Van Pham Street and Nguyen Cong Binh Street to give priority to vehicles traveling on National Highway 60 to Ben Tre or Ho Chi Minh City.
Captain Tran Nguyen Viet Thai - Deputy Head of the Traffic Police - Order Team of Chau Thanh District Police (Ben Tre Province) - said that in recent days, the traffic volume through Rach Mieu Bridge has been very high, causing congestion. Faced with this situation, the Traffic Police of Chau Thanh District Police coordinated with the Traffic Police Department of Ben Tre Province Police to regulate traffic and prevent prolonged congestion in the area.
Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Minh Hiep - Deputy Head of the Road Traffic Police Team, Traffic Police Department of Tien Giang Province Police - said that the traffic police forces of Tien Giang and Ben Tre provinces are coordinating and sending forces to be on duty on both sides of Rach Mieu Bridge. "If the traffic on the Tien Giang side is locally congested for a long time, the Traffic Police force of Ben Tre Province Police will block vehicles from Ben Tre Province to let vehicles from My Tho City move across Rach Mieu Bridge and vice versa to regulate traffic at this section", Lieutenant Colonel Hiep informed.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Hiep, the Traffic Police of Tien Giang Province have deployed forces at important locations to regulate traffic. Thereby, there has been no serious congestion at hot spots such as Luong Phu Intersection, Rach Mieu Bridge... Currently, the Traffic Police are on duty at "hot spots" to both ensure traffic safety and order, and regulate traffic to ensure that people can travel more smoothly.
