Recorded on the evening of May 13, Cong Hoa road section from Hoang Hoa Tham overpass to Truong Chinh train point fell into a serious congestion situation. Thousands of motorbikes and cars lined up to move in sections towards the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City. The prolonged traffic jam made it extremely difficult to move through this area.
At the Hoang Hoa Tham overpass intersection, although all lanes are concentrated in the direction from the center to An Suong, when going down to the foot of the bridge, the flow of vehicles intersects with the opposite direction, causing traffic conflicts. Notably, many motorcyclists after going down the bridge slope have continuously turned around or turned into nearby roads, making the congestion situation even more complicated.
Currently, the items of installing steel medians and barriers to serve traffic organization in reverse are still being urgently implemented by construction units. Due to the incomplete system of traffic signs and the appearance of new barriers, traffic police forces must be on duty throughout to regulate flexibly, avoiding prolonged local congestion.
Representatives of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction said that the city has not yet officially deployed reversal testing. The construction of medians at some locations combined with the psychology of people not being familiar with the new traffic direction is one of the reasons why the traffic situation here has become more tense in recent days.
According to the plan, from May 15, Ho Chi Minh City will pilot the reverse traffic diversion plan on the 2.5 km long Cong Hoa road.
In the morning, when the volume of vehicles from An Suong direction pouring into the city center increases, the two middle lanes will be prioritized for this traffic direction, raising the total number of lanes heading into the inner city to 4 lanes.
In the afternoon, when the flow of vehicles from the center moving backwards towards An Suong intersection increases sharply, the plan will reverse traffic to prioritize the direction out of the suburbs.
Outside peak hours: The two middle lanes operate normally in both directions.
The two middle lanes are separated by a fixed steel median strip, combined with mobile barriers at both ends of the route for flexible adjustment according to each time frame.
Cong Hoa Street is a vital traffic axis connecting the Northwest area with the city center and Tan Son Nhat airport. The reverse deployment is expected to solve the serious overload problem in this area for many years.
