On the afternoon of April 7, at the Q1 press conference organized by Da Nang City People's Committee, Mr. Vo Tan Ha - Deputy Director of the Department of Construction affirmed that the city is drastically reviewing the issuance of high-rise permits and re-planning the parking system to relieve urban traffic pressure.
Leaders of Da Nang Department of Construction said that the city is aiming to solve the increasingly serious traffic congestion problem, especially on river and coastal roads.
According to Mr. Vo Tan Ha, to reduce pressure on existing infrastructure, the Department of Construction is conducting a thorough review of the licensing of high-rise buildings. The development of skyscrapers in the central and coastal areas will be strictly compared with related transport infrastructure.
The city identifies the General Plan as a prerequisite for re-evaluating sub-areas. Areas with population and vehicle density increasing too rapidly will be recalculated to ensure sustainable development space, avoiding the situation of high-rise buildings "stifling" roads.
One of the key contents of public concern is the solution to the shortage of parking lots. Mr. Vo Tan Ha informed that currently many areas have implemented parking bans on even and odd days or bans on hours to clear the roadway.
However, this is only a temporary solution. In the long term, in the upcoming plan, Da Nang will focus on static parking lots and centralized parking lots.
We are reviewing and re-planning locations to form a large enough public parking system to meet the actual needs of the people. This must be implemented synchronously with urban planning to minimize the situation of personal vehicles occupying roads and sidewalks causing congestion," emphasized the Deputy Director of the Department of Construction.
In addition, the city also encourages the development of green public transport, towards using electric buses to gradually replace personal vehicles, reducing pressure on key intersections.
In addition to traffic solutions, leaders of the Department of Construction also said that the city is studying to convert projects along the Han River, typically marina restaurants, into public spaces serving people.
