On February 22nd (ie, the 6th day of the Binh Ngo Tet), the last day of the Tet holiday, the traffic situation at the gateways of Ho Chi Minh City recorded stability. Although the number of vehicles was large, there was no prolonged congestion because people had actively returned to the city early.
Recorded on National Highway 1 and the area at the foot of Binh Dien bridge, the flow of people from the Mekong Delta provinces flocking to the city by motorbike is starting to increase. Many families are "carrying bags" with bulky belongings and hometown gifts after a long holiday. Although the traffic density is high, the travel speed is still maintained stably.
At Mien Tay Bus Station, passenger cars continuously arrive to take workers back to Ho Chi Minh City to work. Here, the Traffic Police Team of An Lac not only is on duty to regulate traffic but also combines random alcohol concentration tests for drivers showing signs of being unconscious, to ensure absolute safety for traffic participants.
On the expressway towards the city, the flow of passenger cars and private cars is stable. Highway Traffic Police Team No. 7 (Traffic Police Department) has organized traffic diversion from the night before until this morning.
Representatives of Team 7 said that the unit is always in a state of readiness for opening/closing the direction from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta to relieve pressure if an incident occurs. However, as of noon on the 6th day of Tet, no serious bottlenecks have appeared.
According to the assessment of functional forces, traffic pressure on the 6th day of this year decreased significantly compared to every year. The main reason is that people have a mentality of "avoiding" traffic jams, proactively leaving their hometowns from the 4th and 5th days of Tet.
The number of people returning to their hometowns by motorbike on the 6th day decreased more than expected, helping the traffic police officers' regulation work to be much less stressful," shared an officer on duty at the western gateway.
Similar to the West, the eastern gateway, although the number of vehicles has increased, is still under control. The Traffic Police Department of Ho Chi Minh City Police has directed teams and stations to coordinate with local police to simultaneously launch campaigns, strengthen patrols and controls at key intersections, determined not to let prolonged congestion occur on the last day of the holiday.
